48 BOARD OF AGRICULTUBE. 



The Indiana State Board of Agriculture met pursuant to the 

 call of the President on the 12th day of February, 1903, at the 

 rooms of the Board in the State House, in the city of Indianapolis. 



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

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

 John C. Haines, E. S. Tuell, John Tilson, H. L. Nowlin, Knode 

 Porter, David Wallace, Sid Conger, W. T. Beauchamp, Oscar 

 Hadley, M. S. Claypool, Wm. M. Blackstock, Joe Cunningham, 

 C. B. Benjamin and J. E. McDonald. 



The minutes of the Board meetings of TTanuary 7 and 8, 1903, 

 were read and, on motion of Mr. Haines, were approved. 



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

 action of the Executive Committee in contracting Avith the Indian- 

 apolis Racing Association for the Indiana State Fair Grounds 

 for race meetings was ratified and confirmed. 



Mr. McDonald moved that the dates for the Indiana State Fair 

 be fixed for the week of September 7, 1903, which motion was 

 received and seconded. 



On motion of Mr. I^iblaek, seconded by Mr. Conger, the dates 

 for the Indiana State Fair were fixed for September 14, 15, 16, 

 17 and 18, 1903. 



Mr. Claypool moved that the Board o|)en stakes for two-year-old 

 and three-year-old trotters and pacers for colts bred in Indiana, 

 which motion was duly seconded, and put and carried. 



The President ap}X)inted Messrs. Claypool and Blackstock a 

 Committee on Fees and Salaries for members of the Board and all 

 officers for the ensuing year. 



Messrs. Claypool, Haines and Blackstock, Committee on Fees 

 and Salaries, made and presented the following report Avhicli was 

 concurred in on motion : 



