Seventh-The number of pounds of maple sugar made, and the number of gallons of syrup manufactured.

Eighth-The number of pounds each of butter and cheese manufactured.

Ninth The number of acres planted in potatoes, and the number of bushels obtained; and make a correct return thereof to the county auditors of their respective counties at the same time that a return of the enlisted property is made.

SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the county auditors to forward annually, on or before the first day of June, to the office of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, the aggregate of each of the items of statistics enumerated in the first section of this act, together with the aggregate of each and every item of statistics of acreage and product, where acreage is enumerated, and the aggregate product where no acreage is enumerated, of all the agricultural statistics by law anthorized to be returned to the auditor of state; together with the aggregate number and value of the horses, cattle, sheep and swine in the county, as sent to the office of state auditor SEC. 3. This act to take effect from and after its passage.

Passed February 20, 1864.

AN ACT

To create a permanent fund for the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. WHEREAS, On the 8th day of February, A. D. 1847, a bill was passed by the Ohio legislature, entitled "An act to create a permanent agricultural fund in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes;" which bill provides that the minimum of show licenses shall be twenty dollars, and that one half of the fund arising from show licenses throughout the state shall be set apart for the state agricultural fund; and said bill furthermore provides, that the fund arising from the sale of escheated lands shall also be set apart for the state agricultural fund; and,

WHEREAS, The aforesaid bill exonerates Hamilton county from the payment into the state treasury for the agricultural fund, of any portion of the show licenses or escheats acquired within said county of Hamilton; and,

WHEREAS, On the 29th of March, 1856, a bill was passed by the legislature of Ohio, authorizing the sum of six hundred dollars to be retained in the county in which an escheat might transpire; and,

WHEREAS, On the 16th day of April, 1862, the legislature of Ohio passed a bill which, in effect, virtually deprives the fund arising from escheat, from passing into the state treasury for the benefit of said agricultural fund; and,

WHEREAS, The Ohio State Board of Agriculture has derived an annual average sum of two thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars from the two sources of revenue indicated or authorized by the act of February 8, 1847: Therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there is hereby appropriated from the general revenue not otherwise appropriated, for each of the years 1864 and 1865, the sum of three thousand three hundred dollars, for the encouragement and improvement of the agricultural interests of the state, in such manner as the State Board of Agriculture may deem most conducive to that object: Provided, that said State Board of Agriculture shall pay the sum of three hundred dollars annually to the Ohio Pomological Society; and the Treasurer of State is hereby directed to pay said sum to the president of Ohio State Board of Agriculture, on the warrant of the Auditor of State.

SEC. 2. That portion of the show license fund heretofore set apart for the state agricultural fund, and the funds arising from the sale of escheated lands set apart for the state agricultural fund, shall be collected as heretofore and paid into the state treasury, and be regarded in every sense as forming a part of the general revenue.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect from and after its passage.

Passed March 31, 1864.

RULES

For the Organization and Management of County and District Societies.

I. The officers of each Society shall consist of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, SecreLary, and at least five Managers or Directors, who, together, shall constituté a Board of Directors for the management of the affairs of the Society, and shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected.

II. Members of the Society must be residents of the county or district, must be over twenty one years old, and must anuually pay the sum of one dollar to the Treasurer.

III. The Treasurer shall keep a list of the members of the Society, so that he may be able to report to the State Board the number of members each year, and so that it may be ascertained who are entitled to vote for officers.

IV. The election for officers, for each County and District Society, shall be held in each year, at such time in January as the County or District Society may determine upon.

V. County or District Societies may open their premium lists to all persons, without restric tion, except on field crops, which shall be confined to the county or district.

VI. Competitors for premiums must be members of the Society.

VII. All articles offered for premiums must be owned by the person offering the same, or by some member of his or her family.

VIII. Awarding committees must comply with the provisions of the law requiring compet itors for premiums on crops and other improvements to furnish full and accurate statements of the process, expense of culture, production, &c.

IX. Competitors for premiums on crops shall be required to have the ground and its products accurately measured, and satisfactory proof, under oath, must be furnished by each competitor.

X. Each Society shall have duly prepared an annual report, and shall present the same to the State Board of Agriculture on or before the annual meeting of said Board, as prescribed to be held by the second section of the "Act for the encouragement of Agriculture," passed April 6th, 1861.

XI. Said report shall contain the following:

1. A list of the premiums awarded at the previous Annual Fair.

2. A copy of the published abstract of the Treasurer's account, as the same was published, in conformity with the first section of the above named act.

3. All statements of competitors for premiuius on crops and other improvements in agriculture, detailing mode of tillage, &c., &c.

4 A general account of the proceedings of the Society, the number of its members, and the prospects of its progress and usefulness

5. A statement of the principal crops raised in the county or district; an estimate of the amount of each raised; the average yield per acre; the striking characteristics of the previous season; the names of the destructive insects which may have injured the crops; and such other facts as will tend to give a full view of the state of agriculture in each county or district, so that the same may be embodied in the succeeding Annual Report, made by the State Board to the Legislature.