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The Secretary then called attention of the board to the fact 

 that Miss Alice Kinney of Franklin, Mo., President of the Missouri 

 Home Makers' Conference Association, and Mrs. C. W. Greene, 

 State chairman of Home Economics of Missouri, were in waiting 

 in another room and asked that the Board give them a few mo- 

 ments to present a proposition to encourage girls on the farm. The 

 request was granted and Miss Kinney presented the case in a very 

 forceful and appealing way. The Board unanimously approved her 

 proposition and on motion of Messrs. Bellows and Mumford, $25.00 

 was appropriated from the farmers' institute fund to be applied on 

 a scholarship for the young woman who was awarded the prize 

 in the tomato growing contest, which $25, together with a similar 

 amount appropriated by the Missouri Home Makers' Conference 

 Association, shall pay for the attendance of the successful contest- 

 ant in the short course in the school of home economics of the Uni- 

 versity of Missouri. 



Dr. Cutler, State Food and Dairy Commissioner, presented his 

 report and made explanation of several features, after which, on 

 motion of Mr. Steinmesch, the report was received and ordered 

 printed in the annual report. 



Mr. Curtis Hill presented his report showing the work accom- 

 plished by the Highway Engineer's Department, and on motion 

 duly made and carried the report was received and ordered printed 

 in the annual report. 



Mr. M. E. Darby, Apiary Inspector, mailed his report to the 

 Secretary, which was presented to the Board, received and ordered 

 printed in the annual report. 



Dr. Sheldon stated that his annual report was not quite ready 

 to come before the Board and asked leave to present his report in 

 January, which request was granted. He then recommended that 

 the Board ask the enactment of a law regulating the importation 

 into Missouri of cattle, horses, sheep and swine, requiring such 

 certificate of good health as may be deemed proper and necessary 

 for the protection of the Missouri farmers against diseased animals. 

 On motion Dr. Sheldon was authorized to prepare a bill covering 

 his recommendation to be presented to the Board at its January 

 meeting. 



Judge W. R. Wilkinson being the ranking member of the Board 

 in point of service, having been longer on the Board than any other 

 man now a member, asked permission to present the following 

 resolution : 



