454 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



ALPENA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. , 



Report of the Sixth Annual fair of Alpena County Agricultural Society, 

 held at Alpena, October 11th and 13th, 1883. 



Total receipts, includiug county appropriations $853 69 



Disbu7'sements. 



For premiums per annexed schedule $217 00 



All other incidental expenses 232 04 



449 04 



Balance, excess of receipts above disbursements $404 65 



Against which balance there is to be paid the annual interest on the bonded debt 

 of the association, $250 00. 



CLASSIFICATION OF PREMIUMS AWAEDED. 



Department '''■A^—Stoch. 



Class 1— Horses 



" 2— Cattle 



" 5— Coarse wool sheep 



" 6— Hogs 



" 7— Poultry 



Department "B" — Grain. 



Class 1 — Grai n 



" 2— Roots and Garden Produce 



" 3-Fruits 



Department " C''— Flowers. 



Class 1— Flowers 



" 2— Ornamental and artistic. . 

 " 3— Domestic and mechhnical. 



Department " Z>" — Domestic. 



Class 1— Dairy and household $11 00 



" 2— Domestic manufactures 16 00 



$217 00 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



N. M. BRACKENREED, 



Secretary. 



AVON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



As our society has not been represented in the reports of the secretary of the 

 State Agricultural Society heretofore, we deem it best to give a short synopsis 

 of this society's organization and progress up to the present time, as follows: 



June 19th, 1880, this society was formally organized, with capital stock 

 limited at $10,000, and with Joshua Van Hoosen, president; Enos R. Math- 

 ews, treasurer; Thomas S. Sprague, secretary. Directors for first year — 

 John M. Norton, Joseph H. Holman, Milo P. Newberry, John M. Wilcox, 

 Chester Andrews, Harrison Weaver, and Isaac Barwise. Membership, 2?9. 

 Entries made at first annual fair, 1,318. 



