104 WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The forenoon wa3 spent by the said committees in reading and 
discussing the essays assigned to them, and in preparing their sev¬ 
eral reports thereon. 
Reports were submitted to the board, with the view of their be¬ 
ing considered at 2 P. M., to which time the board adjourned. 
2 P. M. 
Board met pursuant to adjournment. 
Present, same members as before. 
Dr. Martin moved that the reports of the committees on essays 
be adopted, and that the secretary be authorized to make such re¬ 
vision of the same, for publication, as shall be deemed proper. 
Adopted. 
The following were authorized to be published as Prize Essays. 
“Management and rotation of crops of a farm for Mixed Hus¬ 
bandry.” By Gustave de Neveu, Fond du Lac. 
“ Market Gardening.” By J. B. Root, Rockford, Ill. 
“Practical Management of Sandy Land.” By Hon. J. G. Knapp, 
Madison. 
“Dairy Farming.” By Rev. S. B. Loomis, Lone Rock. 
“Cultivation of the Cranberry.” By G. N. Smith, Berlin. 
“Planting and management of a Vineyard adapted to Wiscon¬ 
sin.” By C. H.*Greenman, Milton. 
“Cultivation of Small Fruits.” By M. de Wolf, Delavan. 
The Secretary called attention to newspaper comments concern¬ 
ing gambling devices and games of chance said to have, crept in 
at the last Fair, and enquired whether there was any truth in the 
said comments. 
Alter some remarks by members, it was moved by Mr. Stilson, 
and carried, that hereafter no games of chance, of any kind, even 
those apparently harmless, be allowed upon the Fair Grounds. 
The special committee on collections reported as follows : 
The committee appointed at the meeting of 1870 to confer with 
the Secretary concerning the collections in the Agricultural Rooms, 
would report, 
That they have conferred with the Secretary, J. W. Hoyt, and 
he proposes to donate to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Soci- 
