576 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Legal services 1,429.30 



Clarence Pickard 936.84 



President's salary and expenses 2,638.01 



Secretary's office 1,000.00 



This makes a total of $8,673.58, and leaves a balance on hand on the 

 year's business of $2,875.27. 1 didn't carry the balances forward from 

 last year, or from year to year, because that is included in the report of 

 the treasurer. 



Of receipts by counties, you will be interested in knowing that Craw- 

 ford county is first with $1,304 paid in. Other large counties are Benton, 

 Buena Vista, Boone, Cedar, Cherokee, Des Moines, Greene, Guthrie, Harri- 

 son, Ida — with $818, which was the second county — Iowa, Lyon, Mont- 

 gomery, Marshall, Poweshiek, Pottawattamie — which was the third larg- 

 est — Sac, Sioux, Tama and Warren. Those are the largest counties, con- 

 tributing over $200 each. 



The Chairman : The next will be the report of the treasurer. 



The treasurer submitted his report, which corresponded with 

 that of the secretary except as to a voucher for $18.30, which had 

 not yet been presented to him for payment. His books showed 

 a balance on hand from previous years of $3,189.76. 



The Chairman : Is the auditing committee ready to report. 

 Mr. Dawson? 



AUDITING COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 



Des Moines, Iowa, February 19, 1920.— To the Corn Belt Meat Pro- 

 ducers' Association. Your committee having examined and audited the 

 books of the secretary and treasurer, find the same to be accurately kept 

 and to balance, except one voucher for $18.30, which was issued by the 

 secretary and has not at this date reached the treasurer for payment. 



W. P. DAWSON. 

 E. L. HILL. 



