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68 



THE ILLINOIS FARMEB. 



certificates of stock to persons entitled to tkem. 



Mr. Jacoby, from the committee appointed at 

 the meeting of the Executive committee of the 

 Association on the 8th day of November, 1856, 

 to borrow money for the use of the Association, 

 presented the following report: That — 



"The committee had borrowed of Abraham 

 Lanterman, twelve hundred dollars, from the 

 2^ of March 1857, for one year, at ten per cent, 

 interest per annum." 



On motion, liesolved. That this Association 

 endorse the action of said committee, and au- 

 thorize said H. Jacoby to give said Abraham 

 Lanteiman a satisfactory note, and for the pay- 

 ment of which the Association will be held re- 

 sponsible. 



The Treasurer reported, that the debts of this 

 Association is now $1475,63— of which $1200 

 are due to Abraham Lanterman, and $275,63 

 to John Williams, both sums ^bearing ten per 

 cent, interest &om the 2d of March current. 



On motion, the Association went into the 

 election of officers for the year ensuing, 

 when the following persons were elected to the 

 offices annexed to their respective names :" 



C. W. Vanderen, President ; John C. Crow- 

 der and A. B. Cast, Vice Presidents ; S. M. 

 Parsons' Treasurer ; S. Francis, Secretary. 



C. W. Vanderen, J. C. Crowder and A. B. 

 M'Oonnell, were elected Trustees for the man 

 agement ofthe Association. 



On motion, 'Resolved, That the Association 

 hold their Annual Fair for four days, commen- 

 cing on Tuesday, the 15th of September next. 



The following persons were elected superin- 

 tendents ofthe several departments named: 



J. D. Smith, Cattle ; Jesse Pickrell, Horses, 

 Jacks and Mules ; A. B. McConnell, Sheep and 

 Poultry; Wm. H. Orowder, Hogs; Henry 

 Grubb, Implements, &c.; John N. Poorman, 

 Farm Products ; C. W. Matheny, Mill Fabrics, 

 Needle Work, Painting, &c.; Preston Brecken- 

 ridge, Ham, Bread, Cake, &c.,&o.; J.B. White, 

 plsnts and flowers; Wm. 0. Jones, Miscella- 

 neous. 



On motion, 'Resolved, That the superinten- 

 dents prepare the premium lists for their re- 

 spective aepartmenta, and appoint the awarding 

 committees for the same, and report at a spe- 

 cial meeting on the 11th of April next, for its 

 action, to be held at the office of the Secretary. 



'Resolved, That the Secretary inform the su- 

 perintendents of their appointment and duties. 



"Resolved, That the editors of the newspapers 

 published in this city be respectfully requested 

 to publish the foregoing proceedings in their 

 respective papers. 



S. FRANCIS, Secretary. 



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J. C, Davis, of m., is appointed Marshal of 

 Kansas. 



EDITORIAL NOTICES. 



Trial of Reapers and Mowers— Under the Su« 

 perintendence of the Officers of the Illi- 

 nois State Agricultural Society. 



Spwngfxeu), III., March 11, 1857. 



At a meeting of tae Executive committee of 

 the Illinois State Agricultural Society held in 

 Springfield on the 4th of March, it was resolved 

 thatthere shall be a trial of mowingand reaping 

 machines in the month of June next, under the 

 following rules and regulations: . 



Exhibitors of machines must enter them with 

 S. Francis, Springfield Corresponding Secretary 

 ofthe Society, on or before the loth day of May 

 next; and the persons entering them are re- 

 quired to pay $50 cash, in order to defray the 

 expenses of the officers of the Board, Commit- 

 tees, &c. The trial is to take place at or near 

 Salem, in Marion county ; the time to be desig- 

 nated by the President. The Executive Com- 

 mittee will act as the awarding committee on 

 the trial. The committee will seal up their de- 

 cision, which will be opened at their meeting 

 during the next State Fair. All the imple- 

 ments on trial must be exhibited at the Fair. 

 The trial is to be under the direction of J. E. 

 Mc'Clun, Vice President of the Society, and 

 Superintendent of the Agricultural implement 

 department, and such assistants as he may des- 

 ignate. This trial will not be entered into un- 

 ices six entries are made. The scales of merit 

 which shall govern in this trial, were published 

 in the premium list of the society for last year, 

 and a copy ofthe same will be furnished to ap- 

 plicants. 



By order of the President : 



S. Francis, 



Corresponding Secretary of iihe Illinois State 

 Agricultural Society. 



fH^ All papers friendly to the objects of the 

 Agricultural Society, in this State, are request- 

 ed to publish the above. 



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The Dairy— Trial of Milch Cowtu 



The Illinois State Agricultural Society have 

 offered the following premiums for the best 

 milch cows, under the rules and regulations an- 

 nexed: 



OPEN TO ALL BREEDS OF CATTLE. 



Best milch cow _ Dht.and $20 



2d do do ...M...... •••.■MooaI ftnd 15 



8d do do 10 



The cow to be kept on grass only during the 

 experiment. The time of trial from 5th to the 

 15th of June, and from the 5th to the 15th of 

 Aimist. 



Statement to be furnished, containing : 



