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Lot 4 — Pickles. We would add Pickled Crab Apples, Pears, 

 Gherkins, and Peppers, with premiums of $2 and $1 each. 



We would further recommend that the Secretary allow no entries 

 to be made in this class except in accordance with the list. 



J. A. Gage. 

 R. N. Day. 

 A. J. Browx. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLASS 3. 



Mr. President: Your committee beg leave to present as their re- 

 port the following revised list of premiums for old Class 3, now 

 known as Class 4 — Floral. [See Premium List, Class 4.] 



(Signed) W. J. Hesser. 



D. C. Mosher, 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



Mr. President : Your committee would advise changing the word 

 " Saturday," in first sentence of Regulations, to " Monday," and 

 omitting the word " flowers," in the tenth Regulation, allowing the 

 special rules in Class 4 to govern the arrangement of flowers in groups, 

 as what is practicable with fruit and canned goods will not apply to 

 the florist's products. E. F. Stephens. 



G. J. Carpenter. 

 Peter Youngers, Jr. 

 • W. J. Hesser. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



Mr. President: Your committee to whom was referred the Address 

 of the President, after discussing the same, and having the suggestions 

 under contemplation, have come to the following conclusions : 



1. Regarding the salaries of our officers, we think we should bear 

 in mind that in the discussion before the Committee on Agriculture 

 in the last legislature, we made it one of the points in favor of the 

 Society that we would be very careful in our expenditures of public 

 moneys entrusted to us; that we should make the money, which was 

 placed in our hands, do the utmost good to the state and Society in legiti- 

 mate work and not in salaries and unnecessary expenses. Hence your 



