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TtiE iLLlNOtS PAHMER. 



lUfnoIs State A^ctiltiiral Society— Meeting 

 of the ExecutlTe Committee. 



A meeting of the Executive committee of the 

 State Agricultural Society, was held in Spring- 

 field, commencing on the 4th inst. The follo\7- 

 persons -vrere present: C. W. Webster. Presi- 

 dent; Lewis Ellsworth, Wm. Kile, S. A. Buck- 

 master, A. B. McConnel, H. Capron, Vice Pre- 

 sidents; J. N. Brown and H. C. Johns, Ex- 

 President; S. Francis, Corresponding Secre- 

 tary; P. Warren, Recording Secretary; John 

 Williams, Treasurer. 



A communication was read from Dr. John 

 A. Eennicott, which was laid on the table for 

 the present. 



A communication was read from the County 

 Agricultural Society of Peoria county, asking 

 that the next State Ftdr be held on the grounds 

 of that society, and pledging that they will 

 perform all the requirements of the committee, 

 in furnishing fixtures, &c. 



Mr. Kile laid before the committee some pro- 

 ceedings of the Agricultural Society of Edgar 

 county, asking that the State Fairs be perma- 

 nently located at Springfield. Laid on the 

 table for the present. 



The Premium List was taken up. 



On motion, Resolved, That a premium of $10 

 be allowed for the best Essay on the Cultiva- 

 tion of the Chinese Sugar Cane, and the man- 

 ufacture of its juice into sugar and molasses; 

 and a medal for the second best. 



Adjourned till 7 o'clock P. M., at which hour 

 the committee met pursuant to adjournment. 



On motion, resolved. That premiums be of- 

 fered for four distinct classes of thorough-bred 

 Cattle, — Durhams, Herefords, Devons and 

 Ayershires. 



Sometime was spenit in revising the premium 

 list. Adjourned till 7 o'clock the next morn- 

 ing, at which time the business of locating the 

 State Fair was taken up. 



On motion, resolved, That the Society hold 

 its next Fair at Peoria; provided, that satisfac- 

 tory guarantees shall be given to the President 

 that &e grounds, fixtures, and police shall be 

 fiirnished the Society. 



Mr, Powell, State Superintendent of Com- 

 mon Schools, addressed the committee in refer- 

 ence to the establishment of District School 

 Idbraries; stated that they were provided for by 

 law, and suggested the propriety of placing in 

 those libraries a proportion of books on Agri- 

 cultural subjects. 



Messrs. Ellsworth, Kile and Capron were 

 appointed a committee to consider the subject. 



On motion of Mr. Ellsworth, a medal was 



awarded to C. W. Mustfeldt, for his essay on 

 the rearing of stock. 



On motion, the draft of a Diploma, by J. A. 

 Miller, was accepted, and he was directed to 

 cause it to be engraved. 



On motion, resolved, That a trial of Reaping 

 Machines shall be made at Salem, at such time 

 in June, as the President shall designate. 



On motion, Resdlved that the Executive com- 

 mittee be the Awarding committee on this tri- 

 al of the reaping machines. 



On motion, Resolved That the State Agricul- 

 tural Society will hold their fair on the 2l8t, 

 22d, 23rd, 24th and 25th days of September 

 next. 



The committee appointed upon Dr. Kenni- 

 cott's papers made the following report : 



"The committee on Dr. Kennicott's papers, 

 beg leave to report, that they have had the same 

 under consideration, and offer to the committee 

 the following resolutions : 



Resolved, That this Board endorse the action 

 of Dr. Kennicott in accepting Mr. Lapham's 

 essay on the grasses of lUinois, and that the 

 Recording Secretary draw an order upon the 

 Treasurer of this society for $150, in favor cf 

 Mr. Lapham for such essay with the use of the 

 explanatory plates. 



Resolved, That the corresponding Secretary 

 be authorized to employ such assistance as he 

 may need in editing through the press the 

 forthcoming transactions, and be authorised to 

 draw upon the Treasurer of the society for such 

 compensation as he may agree to pay for such 

 services. - H. C. Johns, Chairman. 



The report was accepted, and the resolutions 

 adopted. 



Adjourned till 7 o'clock, at which hour the 

 committee met pursuant to adjournment. 



On motion, the President was ordered to pro- 

 cure the services of a band of music for the 

 next fair. "' 



The committee then appointed the superin- 

 tendents for the next fair. 



1st Department. — H. Capron was appointed 

 superintendent of cattle. 



2d. S. A. Buckmaster, superintendent of 

 horses. 



3d. A. B. McConnell, superintendent of 

 sheep, swine and poultry. 



4th. J. E. McClun, superintendent of agri- 

 cultural implements. 



5th. H. S. Osborn, superintendent of farm 

 and garden products, food, condiments, &e. 



6th. L. Ellsworth, superintendent of fruits 

 and flowers. 



7th. Wm. Kile, superintendent of machine- 

 ry, metal work, cabinet ware, &c. 



8th. J. W. Singleton, superintendent of mu- 



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