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7. That, if possible, additional exhibit space be provided to take care of 

 the increased lines of work. 



Mr. Bishop also spoke in the interest of what is known as the pro- 

 fessionals in the Boys' Club Work in the State of Iowa, and suggested 

 the State Board of Agriculture include in the classification for Boys and 

 Girls' Club Work a class for professionals. This would require four 

 prizes; one for each of the four boys who have excelled in producing corn, 

 pigs, baby beeves and garden products in county contests. 



The president requested Professor Bishop to outline this plan more 

 fully in writing to the secretary and that the matter be referred to the 

 Executive Committee with power to act. 



Mr. Kuser representing a committee from the State Board of Control 

 appeared before the board and presented a proposition for asking the 

 legislature for an appropriation for constructing two buildings on the 

 Iowa State Fair Grounds to be used in housing the exhibits from the 

 institutions under the State Board of Control. One building to be set aside 

 for live stock, the other for manufactured and textile exhibits. The 

 board endorsed the plan but asked that the request for this appropriation 

 come from the State Board of Control rather than from the State Board 

 of Agriculture. 



Mr. W. B. Barney, Superintendent of the Dairy Department, presented 

 a request from the buttermakers and dairymen for an adequate building 

 on the state fair grounds to be known as the Dairy Building. Mr. Barney 

 declared the building should provide a sufficient amount of floor space 

 in which to exhibit dairy machinery and dairy equipment; also a model 

 creamery; a model ice cream plant; quarters for mechanical cow milking 

 demonstrations and quarters for a cow-testing association exhibit. 



Mr. Legoe moved the Executive Committee be authorized to employ a 

 superintendent of grounds at a salary of $1,200 a year and the same 

 privileges enumerated in last year's contract. Mr. Mullen seconded the 

 motion. Motion prevailed. 



Mr. Mullen moved the dates of the 1917 Iowa State Fair and Exposition 

 be August 22-31 inclusive. Motion carried. 



The matter of messengers for the superintendents of the cattle and 

 horse departments was taken up and the board authorized Messrs. Curtiss 

 and Pike to employ one messenger each for their respective departments 

 for the 1917 fair. 



Mr. Pike moved the management of the 1917 fair be delegated to the 

 executive committee and the elective members of the State Board of 

 Agriculture. Seconded by Escher. Motion carried. 



Mr. Curtin moved that the Boys' State Fair Camp and the Boys' 

 Judging Contest be made a feature of the 1917 Iowa State Fair and that 

 $600 be offered in five scholarships at the Iowa State College of Agriculture 

 in the Boys' Judging Contest, and that the railroad expense, board and 

 lodging of the boys winning trips to the state fair boys' camp be paid by 

 the Department of Agriculture. 



Mr. Escher moved that $1,450 be appropriated for the classification in 

 the Educational and Boys' and Girls' Club work departments, and that 



