ii8 Wisconsin state agricultural society. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
Division C, embracing “ machinery, manufactures and works of 
art,” was carefully considered in detail, and adopted with slight 
additions of articles to certain classes, the premiums remaining 
substantially the same, with the exception that the Western Farmer 
was in several classes substituted for other premiums heretofore 
given. 
Class 52, “ millinery,” and class 53, “ needle, shell and wax 
work,” were transferred to the department of fine arts. 
Division D, “ natural history,” was considered, and after a brief 
discussion, was adopted, with amendments, making the premiums 
definite, instead of discretionary, and adding thereto the following : 
Best exhibition of live fish artificially reared, showing the dif¬ 
ferent stages of growth, $30. 
Second best, $20. 
Secretary Field laid before the board a resolution, which had been 
postponed from the September meeting, relative to the appointment 
of a State Entomologist, which, on motion, was laid over until 
the next meeting of the board. . 
Secretary Field moved that the State Fair for 1873 be held the 
29th of September, to and including the 3d of October. The 
motion was seconded, and after a brief discussion adopted by the 
following vote: 
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. Warren, Mitchell, 
Blair, Eaton, Yilas, Hinkley, Douseman, Field and President Tay¬ 
lor—9. 
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Cheney, Wil¬ 
liams, Stilson, Martin, Fratt and Lapham—6. 
Dr. Martin moved that the State Fair of 1873 be held in the 
city of Milwaukee. 
Judge Yilas moved to amend said motion, by adding, “and 
the city of Madison in 1874.” The Judge said he thought it 
might be well to hold it in Milwaukee the present year, as the 
last fair had not been so successful, financially, as the society had 
hoped, owing to wet and unfavorable weather; that the grounds, 
buildings, stalls, etc., would need but a small expenditure of 
money to put them in the best .possible condition for another ex- 
