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asking the Legislature to enact a commercial feed law, a pure 

 seed law, and a stallion law. Messrs. Steinmesch, Swink and Bel- 

 lows were appointed on this committee. 



The resignation of Dr. Arthur J. Hammerstein as Deputy- 

 State Veterinarian was then presented to the Board and was 

 accepted. 



The Secretary then read a letter* received from Dr. T. A. 

 Shipley of St. Joseph, which letter had been written by Mr. L. E. 

 Cooper, asking permission to remove hogs from the St. Joseph 

 stockyards under certain conditions. This question was very 

 thoroughly discussed and Dr. Sheldon was authorized to visit vari- 

 ous places and diligently inquire into the success of the treatment 

 of hogs in the stockyards to render them immune from hog cholera 

 so that they may be shipped to feeding lots and fed for slaughter. 



The Secretary then read a letter from Mr. J. B. Dillingham of 

 Platte City, Mo., offering to supply sufficient bond to indemnify 

 neighbors from loss and asking that a permit be given to take hogs 

 from the stockyards to his pasture for feeding. On motion of 

 Messrs. Duncan and Wilkinson, this request was laid on the table 

 pending the report of Dr. Sheldon on the above investigation. 



The Board then adjourned to meet in Jefferson City, January 

 13, 1913, at 10 a. m. 



T. C. Wilson, Secretary. 



MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING. 



Secretary's Office, Columbia, Mo., 

 January 14, 1913, 2 o'clock p. m. 



Meeting called to order by President Lewis. On call of roll 

 those present were Messrs, Lewis, Wilkinson, Dallmeyer, Nelson, 

 Barnes, Steinmesch, Gentry, Parker, Evans, Munson, Bellows, 

 Mumford, Newlon, Brayton and Hedrick. Absent, Governor Major 

 and Messrs. Duncan, Householder and Swink. 



The committee to examine the financial reports of the Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer submitted the following report : 



REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE. 



The Auditing Committee reported as follows: 



To the Board of Agriculture : We, the undersigned members of the committee appointed 

 by the President to examine the financial statement of the Secretary and Treasurer, and to 

 inspect the warrants drawn by the Executive Committee, have examined the same and find 

 that the books of the Secretary agree with tlie financial statement submitted, and the same 

 agrees with the report of the Treasurer of the Board. 



