726 STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF FARM PRODUCTS. 



Division F—Farm and Garden Produce. 



No. of Entries. Amt. Offered. Amt. Won. 



Grains and seeds 68 $41 50 $34 50 



Corn 64 84 00 58 00 



Roots and vegetables grown by exhibitor 250 185 00 138 50 



Roots and vegetables by gardener 6 90 00 90 00 



Flour, meal and feed 20 39 00 39 00 



Totals 408 $439 50 $360 00 



The exhibition in Division F, Farm and Garden Produce and Manu- 

 factured Products, at the last fair, was equal and in some respects bet- 

 ter than in past years. The Canadian exhibit of grains, grasses and 

 minerals made by their Chief Agent, Mr. Mclnnis, for the United States, 

 added very much to the interest in Agricultural Hall, and many were the 

 inquiries in regard to the great Northwest, which the agent was able to 

 answer in good shape. Some of his goods came too late to be placed on 

 exhibition. 



F. L. REED, 

 Superintendent. 



REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DAIRY, BEES AND HONEY. 



To the President and members of the Executive Committee of the Mich- 

 igan State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — I would report that Division G, Class 49, Butter, Cheese 

 and Dairy Articles, were with the exception of cheese, well represented. 

 There were about the usual number of cheeses, as for the last two fairs. 

 In my opinion, it is a very meager exhibit to represent the great interest 

 of the cheese manufactured in Michigan. I asked one of the ex- 

 hibitors why there was not more interest taken by the manufacturers 

 to make a more creditable display. He gave as his opinion, that our 

 rules requiring the make of three different months was the reason. But 

 few manufacturers keep cheese on hand for so long a time. When our 

 fairs are held in the first half of September, it would require cheese made 

 in June to supply a part of the exhibit. I would recommend that the 

 rule be changed or amended so as to read as follows: Display of cheese 

 by any factory, quality considered, not less than six cheeses, and repre- 

 senting the make of any month not later than the month preceding the 

 month in which the fair is held, and may be represented by twins of 

 ordinary size. 



There was a very nice exhibit of butter, both creamery and domestic 

 manufacture, and of excellent quality. 



There were 23 entries of butter and cheese. 



In Class 50, Sugar, Bread and Pickles, there were 53 entries contain- 

 ing a large number of samples of bread, consisting of all the known 

 kinds, except the bad. The two large show cases were crowded full 

 and piled on. The competition was sharp. The awarding committee 

 was put to a severe test to decide, in many instances. It seems to me 

 that properly arranged score cards would assist the committees very 

 much in awarding premiums on bread and would be more likely to ar- 

 rive at just conclusions. I would recommend that Division G, Class 50, 

 be amended so as to rend. Sugar, Bread. Pickles and Canned Vegetables. 



