722 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Summary. 



Business committee $193 38 



Directors • 588 75 



President's office 123 78 



Secretary's office 911 44 



Treasurer's office 410 59 



Judges 189 24 



Printing and stationery 235 10 



Music 204 00 



Badges 32 60 



Advertising department 1 5 327 ^ 



Gates department 170 76 



Police department 508 41 



Booths and privileges 52 83 



Buildings and grounds _ 446 14 



Speed department 3,974 39 



General expenses 9,704 33 



$19,073 37 



The treasurer presented his report as follows: 

 To the President and Members of the Executive Committee of Michigan 

 State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — I hereby submit the following as my report as treasurer 

 for the year 1897 : 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash on hand at beginning of year $187 12 



Received from general admission 8,538 10 



Received from grand stand 1.296 50 



Received from speed department 2,035 00 



Received from American Trotting Association 38 00 



Received from railroad coupon tickets 3.619 50 



Received from privileges 2,318 19 



Received from secretary's office 682 00 



Received from membership treasurer's office 186 00 



Received from note at bank 500 00 



Total • • $19,400 41 



Expenditures paid on business orders 10,927 97 



Expenditures paid on premiums 8,261 50 



Amount of cash on hand 210 94 



Total $19,400 41 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. W. YOUNG, 



Treasurer. 



January 11, 1898. 



On motion the reports of the Secretary, the Business Committee and 

 the Treasurer were accepted and referred to the Finance Committee. 



Mr. Anderson of the Finance Committee being absent, the president 

 appointed I. H. Butterfield to act in his place. 



The reports of executive superintendents were presented. 



