6 TWENTY-SECOND-ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 



vised and that the premiums be increased approximately fifty per cent. 

 They stated that the present value of the bees in the state of Iowa was 

 approximately $2,250,000 and the equipment necessary to producing the 

 annual crop is estimated at $750,000, making a total of $3,000,000 in- 

 vested in the industry, and that the Iowa Beekeepers produce over 

 $1,000,000 worth of honey annually. They also pointed out that the other 

 state fairs in adjoining states offered a much more liberal classification 

 for honey and bees. They also asked that a superintendent be placed 

 in charge of this department and that definite shipping instructions be 

 printed in the premium list. 



REVISION OF PREMIUM LIST 



The next order of business was the revision of the premium list and 

 the president called upon the superintendent of the horse department for 

 his recommendations. 



HORSE DEPARTMEXT 



Mr. Curtiss, superintendent of the horse department, submitted a com- 

 plete revision of the classification for the horse department, which called 

 for the following increases: 



Percheron, $210; Belgian, $245; draft mares and geldings, $155; saddle 

 horses, $510; Welsh ponies, $50; Shetland ponies, $50; Hackney ponies, 

 $50; ponies in harness, $50; ponies under saddle, $25; mules, $10. 



Making .a total increase of $1,355. The $500 increase in the saddle 

 horse division is to be offered for a junior stake with an entry fee 2 per 

 cent of the stake. 



CATTLE DEPAKTMEXT 



Mr. H. L. Pike, Whiting, Iowa, stated that inasmuch as the Shorthorn 

 and Hereford Associations were offering the special money this year on 

 a basis of $3 state fair money for each $2 association money, it would be 

 necessary to make increases in these divisions. Mr. Pike recommended 

 the following increases: 



Shorthorn Division, $2,500; Hereford Division, $1,750. In the Angus 

 Division, drop amateur class and leave the open class at $3,600, same as 

 in 1920. This would call for an increase of $100 on account of the Angus 

 Breeders' Association cutting their appropriation from $1,200 to $600. 



Mr. Pike also recommended that all amateur classes be discontinued 

 and that the following new classes for Iowa cattle be offered: 



Iowa Herefords, $800; Iowa Holsteins, $800; Iowa Guernseys, $800; 

 Iowa Jerseys, $800. 



Mr. Pike also recommended that $250 be added to the class for Milking 

 Shorthorns in order to meet the offer of the American Shorthorn Breed- 

 ers' Association to contribute $500 to this class. He also recommended 

 that the class for two-year-old steers be discontinued. The total increase 

 recommended in the cattle department amounts to $5,800. 



