LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



State Board of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, 



Columbia, Mo., March 17, 1905. 



To His Excellency, Joseph W. Folk, Governor of Missouri : 



Sir — I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of the 37th an- 

 nual report of the State Board of Agriculture for the year 1904. 



Missouri's claim for being the first agricultural State of the Union 

 has been demonstrated beyond question by the record of the winnings 

 of the farmers made at the World's Louisiana Purchase Exposition. By 

 international juries Missouri has been awarded, in competition with 

 every state and nation of any consequence in the world, a greater aggre- 

 gate number of prizes on agriculture, horticulture, live stock and poultry 

 products than any other state or nation. To Missouri was awarded 298 

 prizes in agriculture, 372 prizes in horticulture, 2 prizes in dairying, 790 

 prizes in live stock and 617 in poultry. To maintain this high position 

 will command the best efforts of our farmers and demand the greatest 

 possible encouragement of the State. 



That the Board of Agriculture is a prominent factor in maintaining 

 the high standard of Missouri as an agricultural and live stock common- 

 wealth is clearly shown by the fact that the publications of the Board are 

 in greater demand than ever before. 



Resi)cctfully, 



GEO. B. ELLIS, 



Sccretarv. 



