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the Society. To my successor I offer my best wishes. May his success 

 be great. I hope, and in fact I know, that the same good will and hearty 

 support will be extended to him that have been given to me. 



The secretary reported as follows: 

 Gentlemen of the Executive Committee: 



The receipts of my office for the year have been as follows : 



Membership certificates |360 00 



Stall rents 250 90 



From J. H. Steiner fines 6 50 



1623 40 

 for which I hold the receipts of the treasurer. 



The total amount of premiums awarded and paid for 1898 is |7,166.75. 

 The number of entries in each class and division were as follows, with the 

 amounts awarded: 



Division A— Cattle. 



No. of Amount of 



Class. entries. premiums awarded. 



1. Shorthorns 60 $272 00 



2. Devons 28 247 00 



3. Herefords 44 277 00 



4. .Tersevs 95 278 00 



5. Galloways 39 267 00 



6. Aberdeen Angus 33 210 00 



7. Holstein Friesian 13 L50 00 



8. Red Polled .39 203 00 



9. Fat cattle 20 12100 



10. Sweepstakes for milk 4 9 00 



375 $2,034 00 



Division B — Horses. 



11. Standard Bred .57 $2,32 00 



12. Roadsters— not standard 25 97 00 



13. Carriag-e and buggy horses 28 111 00 



14. Saddle horses ." 2 18 00 



15. Horses for all work 34 159 00 



16. Cleveland Bays 5 25 00 



17. French Coach 3 14 00 



18. Hackneys 



19. Percheron or French Draft .30 181 00 



20. Clydesdale or English shire 10 91 00 



2L Grade Draft 15 * 102 00 



22. Shetland Ponies 10 $1,030 00 



219; 13 diplomas. 



Division C — Sheep. 



23. American Merinos 43 $163 00 



24. Rambouillet Merinos .35 126 00 



25. Delaine Merinos M 100 00 



26. Lincolns and specials 57 169 00 



27. Leicesters .50 114 00 



28. Cotswolds 25 124 00 



29. Shropshire 84 16100 



30. Hamsphires 27 142 00 



31. Oxfords 20 58 00 



32. Southdowns 5 



33. Fat sheep, 5 diplomas 16 42 00 



396 $1,199 00 



