446 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Your committee also reports that an offer was made to the premium liolders of 

 the Pair of 1892 to pay to them fifty per cent of the balance due on said premiums, 

 provided this amount would be accepted in full payment. This offer has been ac- 

 cepted by all but nine of the holders, and the amount has been paid to those who 

 accepted. Also the sum of $1,500 has been paid on society notes, leaving a balance 

 due of $1,000 and interest. 



EUGENE FIFIELD, 

 I. H. BUTTERFiELD, 

 H. S. FRALICK, 



Business Committee. 



On motion the reports of the secretary, business committee and treas- 

 urer were referred to the finance committee. 



The president appointed F. E. Skeels member of the finance committee, 

 to act in place of C. E. Lockwood, not present. 



The president presented the following: 



RESIGNATION OF ME. KELSEY. 



Lansing, Jan. 28, 1899. 



To the officers and members of the Executive Committee of the Michigan 

 State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen— Believing the interests of our Society could be best 

 secured by members on the executive board who are physically strong and 

 active, and owing to my present relation to all work requiring me to be on 

 my feet, I would respectfully tender my resignation as member of the 

 executive committee, said resignation to take effect the 31st inst. 



Be assured the kindness and forbearance accorded me by my associates 

 on the official board through all the years of my connection with the 

 State fair will never be forgotten, nor will my withdrawal lessen in the 

 least my interest in the future success of the Society. 



Very respectfullv, 



N. J. KELSEY. 



The resignation was accepted. 



On motion of Mr. Butterfleld the secretary was directed to tender the 

 thanks of the executive committee to Mr. Kelsey for his long and faith- 

 ful service to the Society and regret at his decision to leave its service. 



REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS. 



DIVISION A— CATTLE, FRANK MAYNARD, SUPERINTENDENT. 



The exhibition of cattle at the last State fair was unusually good both 

 in numbers and quality. 



Total number of entries in Division A were 375. Total amount of pre- 

 miums offered, $2,437.00; total amount of premiums awarded, $2,044.00. 



A number of new exhibitors appeared, while a goodly number of the 

 old ones came again. 



In class 2. Devons, two herds were exhibited, both from outside the 

 State. If Michigan farmers are not breeding Devons they must lack in 



