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may be made verbally before or during a race, and shall be reduced 
to writing, and shall contain at least one specific charge and a 
statement of the evidence upon which it is based, and shall be filed 
with the judges, association, or proprietor before the close ot the 
meeting. 11 The trot in question took place on Thursday of fair 
week; there was ample time for the presentation of a written pro¬ 
test before the breaking up of the board at the close of the fair. 
The committee are of the opinion that Messrs. J. S. Rowell and 
Ira Rowell can not now claim, as a matter of right, first money 
for their mare u Badger Girl. 11 
JNO. L. MITCHELL, 
Chairman. 
N. W. DEAN, 
J. T. KINGSTON. 
The communication of G. Lawrence, Jr., representing the South¬ 
ern Wisconsin Sheep-Breeders 1 and Wool-Growers 1 Association, was 
referred to a committee of three, Messrs. Dousman, Boyce, and 
Cooper, who made report, recommending that it be incorporated in 
the proceedings of the executive board. 
Report adopted. 
u J/r. President and Gentlemen of the Wisconsin State Agricultural 
Society: 
u On behalf of the Southern Wisconsin Sheep-Breeders 1 and 
Wool-Growers 1 Association, I beg to present a few suggestions for 
your consideration. 
u The breeding of merino sheep in the State is assuming consider¬ 
able magnitude, and attracting much attention both at home and 
abroad. 
u Our^aim is to keep up this interest, stimulate improvement, and 
place Wisconsin in the front rank as a sheep-breeding and wool¬ 
growing State. Breeding is a science, and the nearer we attain 
perfection, the slower the progress; and hence, the need of more 
careful and judicious crossing. 
“ While Wisconsin may not be advanced enough to carry off the 
prize in sheep-husbandry at the coming Centennial Exposition, yet 
we believe it would be well to make a showing to the world of what 
Wisconsin is doing in this important branch of stock-growing. 
