2 TWENTY-SECOND-ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 



MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 

 February 1, 1921. 



The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a. m. by President Cameron. 

 The following members responded to roll call: C. E. Cameron, J. P. 

 Mullen, A. R, Corey, W. W. Morrow, H. O. Weaver, E. T. Davis, E. M. 

 Reeves, E. J. Curtin, C. A. Tow, C. F. Curtiss, F. E. Sheldon, Sears Mc- 

 Henry and H. L. Pike. 



Mr. B. W. Garrett, Clerk of the Supreme Court, administered oath of 

 office to Mr. T. C. Legoe as director of the State Board of Agriculture 

 from the sixth district. 



The secretary read the minutes of the board and committee meetings, 

 commencing with the minutes of the State Agricultural Convention held 

 on December 8th and concluding with the executive committee meeting 

 on January 12-13. On motion, the minutes were approved as read. 



Dr. Peter Malcolm, State Veterinarian, appeared before the board and 

 explained the effect of rule 18, adopted by the Animal Health Commis- 

 sion. Rule 18 reads as follows: 



Iowa State Fair and Exposition — Cattle Department. 



All cattle presented for exhibition at the Iowa State Fair, or at any 

 fairs held within the State of Iowa shall be either from a tuberculosis- 

 free accredited herd or they shall have passed a satisfactory tuberculin 

 test and found to be free from tuberculosis not more than ninety day.s 

 prior to the opening date of exhibition at such fairs. 



Mr. Mullen moved that this rule be published in the regular premium 

 list, preceding the cattle department. Second by Mr. Tow. Motion car- 

 ried. 



The matter of appropriations to be asked of the Thirty-ninth General 

 Assembly w^as discussed by the board. The secretary presented an item- 

 ized statement, showing that the cost of the ^ew cattle barn to date and 

 the necessary amount to pay the balance on the cattle barn and to install 

 window regulators and ladies' toilets, amounted to $212,532, or $62,532 

 in excess of the state appropriation. Also a statement showing that the 

 forty acres of additional land purchased during the year 1919 for the addi- 

 tion to the state fair grounds cost $58,513 or $4,513 in excess of the state 

 appropriation. Also a statement showing the amount of the city assess- 

 ment for grading, paving, opening East University Avenue and oiling 

 Dean Avenue, for the years 1919 and 1920. This statement showed the 

 total assessment to be $23,774. Of this amount, $8,701 had been paid 

 from state appropriation by the Thirty-eighth General Assembly, leaving 

 a balance due of $15,073. These matters were discussed at length and 

 it was the opinion of the board that the Thirty-ninth General Assembly 

 should be asked to reimburse the department for the state fair funds 

 invested in the cattle barn and also the additional land. They were also 

 of the opinion that the General Assembly should be asked to appropriate 

 a sufficient amount to take care of the city assessment for paving, etc.. 

 assessed against the state fair grounds. The item of $2,960 assessed 



