ANNUAL MEETING. 



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There were present, Hon. John L. Thompson, President; Hon. 

 Mason J. Niblack, Vice-President; Messrs. McDonald, Wallace, 

 Claypool and Conger. 



On motion of Mr. Claypool, duly seconded by Mr. Niblack, the 

 sum of $1,000 was appropriated and set apart for the Western 

 Horseman State Race. 



On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Claypool, the 

 matter of renting or leasing the farm land on the Fair Grounds 

 was referred to the President and Secretary, with power to act. 



On motion the committee adjourned to meet March 4, 1903. 



CHARLES DOWNING, 



Secretary. 



The Executive Committee of the Indiana State Board of Agri- 

 culture met pursuant to adjournment at the rooms of the Indiana 

 State Board of Agriculture in the Capitol building, in the city of 

 Indianapolis, Indiana. 



There were present, Hon. John L. Thompson, President ; Hon. 

 Mason J. Niblack, Vice-President; Charles Downing, Secretary; 

 David Wallace, Sid Conger, M. S. Claypool and James E. 

 McDonald. 



Mr. Hewes of the Inland Poultry Journal, and others represent- 

 ing the State Poultry Association, appeared before the Board 

 and requested the Board to enlarge and improve the poultry ex- 

 hibition building and to provide new coops for the building. 



Mr. Wallace moved that the poultry building and coops be 

 improved at an expense not to exced $1,000, and that the President 

 and Mr. Conger be appointed a committee to confer with the 

 committee from the Poultry Association and ascertain their wishes 

 and submit plans and estimates of said improvement at the next 



