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Wisconsin - State Agricultural Society. 
Superintendents were appointed as follows: 
Department A.—Horses, H. C. McDowell. 
Department B.—Cattle, Geo. E. Bryant. 
Departments C and D. —Sheep and Swine, A. A. Boyce. 
Department E.—Poultry, N. W. Dean. 
Department F.—Agriculture, C. L. Martin. 
Department IE—Machinery, R. D. Torrey. 
Department I.—Manufactures, Satterlee Clark. 
Department J.—Fine Arts, E. J. Cooper. 
Department K.—Natural History, J. T. Kingston. 
Superintendent of Forage—Geo. E. Bryant. 
Superintendent of Gates—N. D. Fratt. 
Marshal—J. H. Warren. 
Premium-list revised until 6 p. m., when, on motion, the board 
adjourned until P a. m., Thursday. 
Thursday , 9 a. it/., February 3. 
Board met, President Stilson in the chair. 
Quorum present. 
Secretary Field stated that a desire had been expressed by the 
State Horticultural Society to hold the State Agricultural Con¬ 
vention under the joint auspices of the State Agricultural and State 
Horticultural Societies. He favored such action and thought if the 
board would amend its by-laws, so as to meet Monday instead of 
Tuesday, the executive board meeting and convention could be 
held in one week. He therefore moved that section three, of the by¬ 
laws, be amended, by adding in the first sub-division, between “ on 11 
and “ the, ” in the second line u Monday preceding,” which makes 
the meeting, Monday preceding the first Tuesday in February. 
The motion prevailed unanimously. 
On motion the superintendents were authorized to appoint suit¬ 
able persons to act as judges in their respective departments and 
notify them of such appointment. 
Department H.— u Machinery,” amended by awarding premiums 
on certain classes of machinery, not to exceed in the aggregate 
$200, and divided into two classes, operative and other heavy ma¬ 
chinery, and field or agricultural machinery. 
President Stickney of the Horticultural Society came before the 
board and made brief remarks relative to the financial condition of 
