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sion be charged at the outside gates on Sunday and up until 6:00 o'clock 

 week days. 



Mr. McHenry reminded the board that the county fair managers had 

 requested a room for headquarters for their association in the Adminis- 

 tration Building. Mr. McHenry moved that headquarters be given the 

 Iowa County Fair Managers' Association in the southeast corner room of 

 the Administration Building and that the secretary be instructed to write 

 the fair managers at once advising them that the board had allowed them 

 space in that room for their headquarters. Motion seconded by Mr. 

 Curtin and carried. 



Mr. Morrow's bond for $100,000 was presented. It was moved and 

 seconded that the bond be approved by the board. Motion was seconded 

 and carried. 



Secretary Corey read the following letter from Mr. Wesley Greene, 

 superintendent of the floriculture department, in which he tendered his 

 resignation as superintendent of that department: 



December 11, 1919. 

 Mr. A. R. Corey, Secretary, 

 Department of Agriculture, 

 State House, Des Moines. 



Dear Mr. Corey: — 



On account of a desire to retire from public life, I hereby hand to you 

 my resignation as Superintendent of the Floriculture Department, and ask 

 that you present it to the Board for its action. After many years of serv- 

 ice for the Board, I wish to retire from active duty as superintendent and 

 1 trust you will elect someone to succeed me. . 



I wish to express, through you, to the Board my g-ratitude for the many 

 courtesies received while connected with the department in the discharge 

 of my duty. I shall ever hold in grateful memory the members of the 

 Board for the kind treatment received while connected with the department. 



Sincerely yours, 



WESLEY GREENE, 



Secretary. 



Mr. Curtis moved that the board accept the resignation of Mr. Greene 

 and that the secretary be instructed to explain to Mr. Greene our high 

 appreciation of the service he has rendered in that position. Seconded 

 by Mr. Legoe. Carried. 



Mr. Warner's report on the poultry and rabbit department was read 

 by Mr. Corey. 



POULTRY AND RABBIT DEPARTMENT. 



V. G. Warner, Supt. 



"The 1919 poultry exhibit was one of the largest and best displays ever 

 put on in the state fair grounds and was handled with a minimum amount 

 of help. The rabbit display crowded the poultry department very much, 

 inasmuch as it was necessary to use about 200 coops for the rabbits. Ar- 

 rangement for more cooping or staging the rabbit show in another build- 

 ing should be made. I anticipate the 1920 poultry show will be larger and 

 better than this year. 



"I woidd recommend that the north row of flock pens be removed and 



