44 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 

 President, F. J. Hess. 

 Vice-President, C. F. Afflick. 

 Secretary, Geo. B. Ellis. 

 Assistant Secretary, Snowdon V>. Willis. 

 Treasurer, H. H. Banks. 



The following members of the Executive Committee were elected : 

 F. J. Hess. 

 C. F. Afflick. 

 H. J. Waters. 

 W. C. Howell. 

 W. L. Bryant. 



Dr. H. J. Waters called up the recommendations which were made 

 by the Executive Committee for amount of moneys needed for the next 

 biennial period, and after a discussion of the same, the action of the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee was unanimously approved in making the following 

 recommendations : 



We recommend to the Legislature that the following amounts will 

 be needed for the next biennial period : 



Veterinary Fund $20,oco 



Farmers' Institute Fund 10,000 



Annual Report Fund 4,000 



Distribution of Annual Report Fund 1,000 



Office Expense Fund 1,000 



Crop Report Fund 2,000 



Expense of Members' Fund 1,500 



Butterine Fund 4,000 



We would further state that we believe the salaries of the Secretary 

 and Assistant Secretary of this Board are inadequate and would recom- 

 mend an amendment that would give two thousand dollars per annum 

 for Secretary's salary and one thousand per annum for Assistant Secre- 

 tary. The Secretary is the executive officer of the Board and his duties 

 correspond to those performed by similar departments of other States 

 where the salary is from two thousand to three thousand dollars. The 

 publication of the annual report and the monthly bulletin, collecting crop 

 and live stock statistics, the supervision of the farmers' institute work 

 and the State Veterinary Service requires the entire time of the Secretary. 

 The character of the annual report and the monthly bulletins issued from 



