226 WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
entific articles, from good writers, on subjects of leading inter¬ 
est, to embody therein. 
On motion the'Committee adjourned till 9 o’clock, A. M., of 
Thursday. 
Thursday, Feb. 10, 9, A. M. 
TLhe Committee met pursuant to adjournment. Present 
same members as heretofore. 
President in the Chair. 
The minutes of the previous day were read, and approved. 
The committee appointed for the purpose, submitted rules 
and regulations for a Reaper Trial ; which, after some amend¬ 
ments, were adopted. 
Messrs, Ray, Williams, and Billings were appointed a Com¬ 
mittee to make the arrangements and conduct the Trial.— 
They were also empowered to appoint Judges at the time of 
the Trial. The premiums to be awarded were gold medals, 
worth $50 each. 
On motion, it was 
Resolved , That the Society offer Premiums for the best cul¬ 
tivated farms of not less than forty acres—the same to be ex¬ 
amined by a competent committee, about the first of July next. 
The First Premium to be a Silver Pitcher worth $50, and the 
Second a Silver Goblet worth $30. 
On motion, the Committee adjourned until 2 o’clock, P. M. 
Thursday, 2, P. M. 
The Committee met pursuant to adjournment. 
President in the Chair. 
On motion, it was 
Resolved , That B. Ferguson, of Fox Lake, Col. Z. P. Bur 
dick, of Janesville, and Jas. S. Rogers, of Burlington, be ap- 
