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WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCEITY. 
ly elected. President elect Stilson thanked the Executive Board 
in a few well chosen words for their expression of confidence in 
electing him to so important and honorable a position. He said 
the long period in which they had been associated together in the 
great work of the society had left pleasant memories in his mind 
of the past and inspired bright hopes for the success of the society 
in the future, and he confidently hoped that with their counsel and 
advice he should be enabled to so discharge the delicate and of¬ 
tentimes perplexing duties of the office as to meet their approval 
and that of the society, and to aid in advancing the interests of 
the organization and the cause of agriculture throughout the state. 
Adjourned until 2 P. M. 
Afternoon Session, 2 P. M. 
Board met. 
President Stilson in the chair. Secretary Field stated that a 
committee from the State Horticultural Society were present and 
would be glad to communicate with the board relative to an 
appropriation for that department for premiums, and moved that 
they be then heard, which was agreed to. 
C. H. Gfreenman, on behalf of said committee, said that they 
had been appointed by the State Horticultural Society to confer 
with the State Agricultural Society and to ask for an appropria¬ 
tion of $800, which their society would offer as premiums in the 
horticultural department. This sum he stated had been gen¬ 
erously appropriated annually for some years and it had enabled 
their society to offer liberal premiums which had been very 
satisfactory to exhibitors of fruits and flowers. 
On motion, the sum of $800 was appropriated to the State 
Horticultural Society, the same to be offered by them in prem¬ 
iums, and only such part of the above sum as shall be actually 
awarded lor premiums to be paid. 
Moved by J. 0. Eaton that the secretary be requested to send 
a postal card to each life member announcing the time when each 
annual volume of Transactions would be ready for distribution 
with the charges by express and mail. Motion seconded and 
adopted. Secretary Field moved that President Stilson be appointed 
a delegate to represent this society in the National Agricultural 
