PROCEEDINGS STATE BOARD OF ACxRICULTURE 7 



SWIXE DEPARTMENT 



Mr. Tow, superintendent of the swine department, called the board's 

 attention to the resolution adopted by the Swine Record Associations. 

 This resolution provides that for all special money, including futurities, 

 over and above the regular classification, the Record Associations will 

 contribute dollar for dollar in these special classes. 



Mr. Tow moved that the state fair offer, over and above the regular 

 classification for futurities and other specials, not to exceed $250 for any 

 one breed, this to be offered on a basis of $1 fair money to $2 association 

 money. Motion seconded and carried. 



DAIRY BUILDIXG 



Mr. Barney, superintendent of the dairy department, appeared before 

 the board regarding the matter of a new dairy building on the state fair 

 grounds. He stated that the dairy industry now represented more than 

 $150,000,000 and that Iowa was one of the very few states that had no 

 building on the state fair grounds. He further stated that the dairy in- 

 terests of the state had endorsed the proposition for a new building. He 

 further stated, however, that it was very evident that but few appropria- 

 ions for new buildings would be made at this session of the legislature 

 and rather than take a small appropriation, which would not provide an 

 adequate building, that it might be well to let the matter go over until 

 the next session of the legislature, but felt that the matter of a new dairy 

 building should be the next improvement asked for. 



Mr. Curtin moved that owing to the high cost of building materials and 

 the condition of the state's finances at this time that the matter of appro- 

 priations for a new dairy building be deferred. Motion seconded by Mr. 

 Sheldon and carried. 



SHEEP DEPARTMENT 



No recommendations were made for a change in the classification for 

 the sheep department, with the exception that the Iowa Fleece Wool 

 Growers' Association made a request that a classification calling for $396 

 be offered for the wool exhibit. Of this amount, the Association will con- 

 tribute $150. This would call for an increase of $146 on the part of the 

 state fair management. Mr. Helser requested that two county booths in 

 the agricultural building be set aside for the wool exhibit. 



POULTRY DEPARTMENT 



The revision of the Junior poultry department calls for an increase of 

 $175. This increase is due to the fact that commission firms offered 

 approximately $250 in specials in this department in 1920 and it was not 

 deemed advisable to solicit this special money for the 1921 fair. 



AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT 



The recommendations of the committee appointed by the county agents 

 to make certain recommendations regarding county agricultural exhibits 

 were read. Mr. Weaver stated that there was considerable expense in 

 collecting the necessary material and putting up a good county exhibit 

 and that he felt the county agents could not do their counties justice 



