80 BOARD OF AORICULTUHE. 



am in favor of referring it to a committee for a short time. 1 

 therefore move that a committee of three be appointed by the 

 chair to consider the bill and report thereon as early as prac- 

 ticable, say to-morrow morning. 



The motion was carried, and Messrs. Nelson, Stuart and Duu- 

 gan were appointed as the committee. 



Mr. Mitchell — It seems to me that there is a better way to 

 reach this object, and that would be to create a chair of Vet- 

 erinary Science at Purdue University, and make the Professor 

 thereof the State Veterinary Surgeon, with duties as provided 

 in the proposed bill. 



Dr. R. T. Brown, Superintendent of the Geological and 

 Natural History Department, presented report of exhibits 

 therein, which will be found in place with the reports of De- 

 partment Superintendents. 



Mr. Stuart, from the Committee on Premium List, reported 

 as follows : 



Your Committee on Premium List, having examined the list of the lair of 

 1884 and the various reports of the Superintendents of departments, present the 

 following report, and respectfully suggest that the changes therein proposed shall 

 be adopted. 



First. Substitute the word 'two" lor the word "three" in rule 6, page 9, of 

 Premium List, 1884. 



Seeond. In the Horse Department make the premiums and items in Book V the 

 same as in Book ill, except the last item in Book III. 



Third. In the Cattle Department dispense with the sweepstakes rings for bull 

 and cow in dairy breeds, and add the premiums thereon to the dairy herd prize. 

 Give the sum of §150 to each of the dairy breeds in prizes of $100 and $50, the 

 constitution of the herds to be by age as now. 



Fourth. In Books XIII, XIV, XV, XVI change the tirst item so as to read 

 " Bull three years old and over with three of his get." 



Fifth. In the Hog Department in Book XXX dispense with the last herd pre- 

 mium, and dispense with the herd jjremium in Book XXXI, and have a herd 

 prize arranged by age, the same as in first clause of Book XXX. 



Signed, W. A. Banks, John Ratlifk, 



E. W. Shank, J. M. Boggs, 



A. C. McWiLi^iAMs, C. B. Stuart. 



