SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 11 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 April lS-19-20. 



Meml:ers present Cameron, Olson, Corey. 



The following settlement was made with the Moore-Seig Construction 

 Company in accordance with the final estimate made by John A. Burris, 

 Engineer. 



Mr. A. R. Corey, 



Secretary State Board of Agriculture. 

 Dear Sir : The Moore Seig Construction Company have completed then- sewer 

 contract substantially in accordance with the plans and specifications, and I 

 am sending you, herewith, a statement of the total amount of their contract. 



12 inch 2682 ft., @ $1.46 ? 3,039.72 



10 inch 2159 ft., # $0.65 '. 1,403.35 



5 inch 3618 ft., @ $0.58 2,098.44 



6 inch 5066 ft., @ $0.46 2,330.36 



12925 ft. $ 8,871.87 



Extras as previously itemized 120.40 



Total $ 8,992.27 



Payments : 



June 8. 1915— No. 12426 $ 3,000.00 



July 8, 1915 — No. 12501 1,000.00 



August 21, 1915 — No. 12571 1,000.00 



September 28, 1915 — No. 12822 120.40 



$ 5,120.40 



Am.ount due $ 3,871.87 



Amount of this warrant 3,500.00 



Balance due $ 371.87 



Sincerely, 



JNO. A. BURRIS. 

 Arrangements were made in accordance with the resolution of the 

 board for Mr. Can:ieron and Mr. Corey to go to Omaha on Monday, April 

 24, for the purpose of purchasing three or four hundred sheep for grazing 

 down the grass on the fair grounds. 



The committee approved leasing sixty acres of ground from Joe Moyer 

 at $2.50 per acre for tractor demonstrations. 

 The committee approved payment of bills. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



April 25-26-27-28. 



Members present, Cameron and Corey. In accordance with arrange- 

 ments made at the Executive Committee Meeting on April 20 the above 

 mentioned memibers visited the sheep market at Omaha on Monday the 

 24th and found nothing on the market except lambs that had been on 

 grain feed. They then went to Winterset on Wednesday the 26 and after 

 viewing several flocks purchased the following: From Albert Armstrong, 

 Earlham, 73 clipped ewes with 72 lambs at side for the sum of $675. 

 Frank Rogers, Mackshurg, 85 undipped ewes at $8 per head; this to in- 

 clude 23 lambs at side; $7 discount to be allowed from the total bill. 

 Henry Gifford, Winterset, 110 clipped ewes with 73 lambs at side for 

 $1,000. 



