294 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SUPERINTENDENTS. 



CATTLE. 



Mr. President and Members of the Executive Committee of the Michi- 

 gan State Fair: 



Gentlemen — As Superintendent of Cattle Department I submit the 

 following report: The exhibit as a whole was a very creditable. one. In 

 several instances the Michigan exhibits compared well with exhibits 

 from out of the State. Although somewhat crowded for room, all seemed 

 willing to crowd up all they could and through the lU'ompt action of our 

 Business Committee in putting up the large tent, and the courtesy of 

 Steward Smith of the Eastern Michigan Asylum, we finally got quite 

 comfortably settled. 



At present I believe there are no Devon cattle bred in Michigan and 

 the foreign exhibit seems to be deteriorating; I would therefore sug- 

 gest that this class be dropped from our list and a class for Polled Dur- 

 ham be substituted. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



W. E. BOYDEN, 

 Superintendent of Cattle. 



The report was accepted and referred to the Premium Committee. 



HORSES. 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agri- 

 cultural Society: 



Gentlemen— As Superintendent of Division B., Horses, I would sub- 

 mit the following report. The total number of entries were 258, divided 

 as follows: 



standard bred 43 Hackney, open 9 



Roadsters 16 Hackney, Michigan 9 



Carriage 23 Percheron, open 10 



Saddle 5 Perclieron, Michigan 13 



All work 62 Clyde or Shire, open 5 



Cleveland Bay Clyde or Shire, Michigan 7 



French Coach, open 2 Grade draft 43 



French Coach, Michigan 3 Shetland 8 



The quality was good but the numbers in the coach and draft classes 



were small. 



C. A. WALDRON, 

 Superintendent of Horses. 



On motion, the report was accepted and referred to committee. 



