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PROCEEDINGS. 
EXECUTIVE MEETINGS. 
State Agricultural Rooms, 
Madison, February 7,1871. 
The Executive Board of the Wisconsin State Agricultural 
Society met, pursuant to requirement of the by-laws, in the 
State Agricultural Rooms, on the evening of February 7, 1871, 
at 7 1-2 o’clock. 
Present.—Messrs. B. R. Hinkley (president), Wm. R. Tay¬ 
lor, Eli Stilson, Saterlee Clark, C. L. Martin, J. O. Eaton, N. 
S. Greene, J. H. Warren, N. D. Fratt, C. H. Williams, H. Lud- 
ington, John L. Mitchell, and J. W. Hoyt. 
President Hinkley in the chair. 
On motion, it was determined that the first order of busi¬ 
ness should be the preparation of regulations and a list of pre¬ 
miums for the next annual exhibition. 
Voted, on motion of Mr. Warren, that the general regula¬ 
tions of 1870, under the head of “supervision,” be adopted as 
they now stand. 
“ Rules of entry ” next taken up. Rule 9—“ competition 
will be open to the world in all departments and classes”— 
gave rise, as usual, to an animated discussion, although the 
weight of opinion was manifestly on the affirmative side. Cer¬ 
tain classes of stock and manufactured articles more especially 
were regarded by one or two members as entitled to protec¬ 
tion. On the other hand, it was urged that the object of the 
exhibition being to improve the quality of our productions, 
whether in one department or another, it was unwise to ex¬ 
clude articles or animals from without the state on the ground 
