MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 301 



Apples 1,667 Cans of fruit 132 



Crab 109 Cans of vegetables 22 



Pear 584 Cans of pickles 79 



Peach 483 Cans of jellies . ■ 76 



Plum 585 Cans of dried fruitr 16 



Grape 192 Cans of wines 24 



Quince 11 



Blackberry 1 Total 349 



Cherry 3 



Strawberry 3 Cut flowers, 96 vases; plants in pots. 



Red Raspberry 1 485; floral pieces, 4. 



English Walnut 1 



Elderberry 1 



Cranberry 2 



Chestnut 1 



Japan Walnut 1 ' ' 



Pecan 2 



Total 3,647 



1 suggest the followiug: First, that competition in general and 

 special collections should be restricted to Michigan fruit growers, but 

 on single plates allow outside entries from any state. 



Second. That all collections should include 50 or more plates where 

 not otherwise specified. 



Third. That Menominee county be added to the list of lot 1,489. 

 class 66. 



Fourth. Having restricted collections to Michigan fruit growers, I 

 believe that we should ofler a premium of $85 first and $15 second for 

 best collections of fruit from any society or individual from any other 

 state. 



Respectfully submitted, 



M. L. DEAN, 

 Superintendent. 



On motion, the above report was received and referred to proper com- 

 mittee. 



• - GATES. 



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

 cultural Society: 



Gentlemen — Being Superintendent of Gates, I make the following re- 

 port : 



I employed 15 men to take tickets, that included grand stand men. 

 Paid gatemen $3 per day and railroad fare, excursion rates. Paid grand 

 stand men $1.50 for each one-half dav thev worked; making a total of 

 $264.81. 



All of which I respectfully submit. 



W. P. CUSTARD, 

 Superintendent of Gates. 



