498 
STATE AGEICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 
On call, the Treasurer then presented the following financial report of the 
Society’s transactions for the year 1868 : 
REPORT OF THE TREASURER. 
To ike Executive Committee of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society : 
The financial transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society for 
the past year have been as follows : 
RECEIPTS. 
1867. 
Dec. 11. Balance in treasury as per last report.$3,480 69 
1868. 
Feb. 7. To cash of W. W. Field (life membership).. 10 00 
cash on note of Lodi Union Society.... 100 00 
May. cash on note of Columbia County Agri¬ 
cultural Society. 60 00 
Sept. cash, gate receipts. Fair 1868. 6,562 50 
cash for life membership. 460 00 
cash from rents. 1,331 00 
cash for entries. 667 60 
cash for oats. 81 65 
cash for hay. 15 00 
Oct. balance of Lodi Society’s note. 100 00 
cash, being interest on do. 9 30 
-$12,867 64 
DISBURSEMENTS. 
1868. 
Dec. 9. By orders paid, and this day returned and 
cancelled, marked from 1 to 359, 
both inclusive, except Nos 87, 349 
and 346, and including Nos.208, 414, 
466 and 467, of 1867, said orders 
paid covering the following items 
as per record of Secretary: 
For premiums.$6,412 33 
salary of Secretary ... ^ . 2,000 00 
expenses of executive meetiugs. 473 80 
printing and advertising. 929 75 
Super’ts of Departments and Clerks... 875 00 
forage. 476 75 
labor. 977 31 
police. 376 60 
refreshments for Officers and Judges... 301 00 
music. 100 00 
addresses. 133 50 
office expenses. 288 34 
miscellaneous expenses of Fair. 166 26 
-$12,600 54 
Balance in treasury, Dec. 9, 1868 .•. $367 10 
There is also in the Treasury a note of the Madison Driving Park Associa¬ 
tion, due on demand, for $2,600. 
All of which is respectfully submitted, 
DAVID ATWOOD, Treasurer. 
Madison, Dec. 7, 1868. 
