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I know the commission which has been recently appointed by Governor Hadley, 

 and which will meet August 12, 1909, for the purpose of organization, will be more 

 than pleased to receive your letter of August 2nd, accompanied by resolutions. 



The work of the commission can be made most effective by the valuable co- 

 operation of the various departments of the State. You can rest assured that after 

 we have organized and gotten down to work that we will be most pleased to com- 

 municate with you, and would like to have any suggestions which your Board is 

 willing to make. 



Will you kindly give me at your convenience the names of all the members of 

 the State Board of Agriculture, their residence, etc., •and, also, will you kindly give 

 me an idea of whether your Board has any way of determining the amount of damage 

 done by the recent flood in the Missouri and Mississippi rivers to Missouri lands? 

 It may be possible that your Board has had compiled the amount of acreage that is 

 subject to overflow, etc. If so. I would like very much to hear from you.- 



Thanking you in advance, I beg to remain. 



Yours sincerely, 



(Signed) W. K. Kavanaugh, President. 



At a called meeting held in Sedalia on August 4th, Dr. H. J. 

 Waters, Dean of the Agricultural College and President of the Board, 

 tendered his resignation as President in the following letter: 



Columbia, Mo., August 4, 1909. 

 To the Honorable State Board of Agriculture : 



Gentlemen — I have the honor to submit herewith my resignation as President 

 of your Board and as a member of the executive committee, to take effect not later 

 than September 1, 1909. On that date I shall sever my connection with the Missouri 

 College of Agriculture and enter upon the duties of President of the Kansas State 

 Agricultural College. 



In severing my connection with this Board, I desire to express my highest appre- 

 ciation of the hearty support and cordial and unselfish co-operation of the members cf 

 the Board of Agriculture, which I have had during the fourteen years of my con- 

 nection with the Missouri College of Agriculture. 



The College of Agriculture recognizes the valuable assistance rendered it by 

 this Board. 



I thank you for the honors you have conferred iipon me, and congratulate you 

 upon the excellent work you are doing for the advancement of Missouri's chief 

 industry. 



Very respectfully. 



H. J. Waters. 



The Board very regretfully accepted the resignation and appointed 

 the following committee to draft suitable resolutions to be prepared for 

 the consideration of the Board at this meeting: Messrs. Colman, Nel- 

 son, Gentry, and the Secretary. 



To fill the vacancy made on account of the resignation of Dr. 

 Waters, the Board elected Mr. Deerwester President, and Mr. Nelson, 

 Vice-President; also the following executive committee to serve until 

 the next meeting of the Board: Messrs. Deerwester, Nelson, Hutchi- 

 son, Sly, and Mum ford. 



farmers' INSTITUTES. 



The farmers' institute work has continued with about the usual 

 interest and along practically the same lines as for the previous year. 

 Two farm boys' encampments were held, one at Sweet Springs and the 



