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later than October 1st each year, and that this committee after confering 

 with the executive committee report their recommendations for all pre- 

 miums for the coming year at the December meeting of the board. 



Mr. Curtiss moved that the matter of conditions governing the 

 use of buildings to be erected on the State Fair Grounds by ex- 

 hibitors and others be referred to the Committee on the Revision 

 of the Premium List, Rules and Regulations. Motion prevailed. 



Mr. Curtiss moved that it is the sense of this board that a class 

 for Brown Swiss cattle be added to the premium list for 1911, 

 classification to be the same as that allowed the Ayrshire breed. 

 Motion carried. 



Mr. Ledgerwood moved that it is the sense of this board that at 

 least $50.00 should be added to the class for Oxford sheep. Mo- 

 tion carried. 



Secretary presented the following report presented by Mr. Wes- 

 ley Greene, superintendent of the Floriculture department, of the 

 1910 fair. 



REPORT OP SUPERINTENDENT OF FLORICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



December 16, 1910. 

 Department of Agriculture. 



Gentlemen. — The dry weather this year made it very difficult to se- 

 cure a good display of plants and flowers for the exhibit at the fair this 

 year. I would therefore suggest that the amount offered for premiums in 

 this department be increased to $1,200 or $1,300 as may appear best to 

 the board to promote the interest of the department of agriculture. 



Yours truly, 



WESLEY GREENE, 



Superintendent. 



Mr. Wentworth here presented and read the following report as 

 superintendent of the Department of Public Safety and Trans- 

 portation for the 1910 fair: 



REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRANS- 

 PORTATION. 



December 15, 1910. 

 To the President and Members of the State Board of Agriculture. 



Gentlemen. — In submitting a report upon the work assigned to me as 

 superintendent of Transportation and Public Safety, beg leave to say I 

 am under great obligations to each and all for the uniform courtesy 

 shown and the high average standard of the men recommended for posi- 

 tions in the public safety department. The work was new to me and 

 I do not feel at all satisfied with the work accomplished, although I would 

 be ungrateful were I to fail to acknowledge the many kind expressions 



