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more about poultry than my mother did who had poultry on the farm for 

 years. These children have made a study of it and were interested in it, 

 and were doing a great deal toward bringing about better poultry in their 

 community, and the poultry demonstration is of great value to the fair. 

 It means a great deal to the community to know how to go about it to 

 raise better poultry. 



This concludes what I have to say about the demonstrations for women. 

 Are there any questions you would like to ask? If so, I will answer them, 

 if I haven't made myself clear. If there are no questions, that it all. 

 (Applause.) 



The President: Gentlemen, I take a great deal of pleasure in 

 introducing the next speaker on our afternoon program, whom I 

 know from experience is interested in everything that you are 

 interested in. He has been a booster for the fairs and a booster 

 for everything for making Iowa a leader among states, and I take 

 a great deal of pleasure in introducing to you the Governor-elect 

 of Iowa, the Hon. Nate Kendall. 

 Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen of the Board of Agriculture of Iowa: 



I want to introduce what I have to say by a brief indictment of this 

 society. When the secretary invited me to appear here today, he fur- 

 nished me the assurance that I should not be expected to say anything. 

 He appreciated the fact, of course, that I am not accustomed to making 

 a public appearance, and that when I am called upon to deliver a public 

 address I am usually afflicted with impediment in speech, and I accepted 

 his invitation upon that hypothesis. And now, when I come to this gath- 

 ering this afternoon, I discover that I am expected, if the program may 

 be relied upon, to occupy half of the afternoon. But don't be alarmed. 

 I don't intend to do that. (Laughter.) 



I have always been glad to boost for Iowa, and in my legislative career 

 in the General Assembly of Iowa, I have had some satisfaction, I think, 

 of boosting for the agricultural societies of Iowa. Of course, in the last 

 year or two I have been boosting altogether in another quarter. (Laugh- 

 ter.) But now that that enterprise has been disposed of somewhat satis- 

 factorily, I hope to return to my early allegiance, and I have great pleas- 

 ure in assuring you gentlemen here this afternoon that in the little time 

 I shall occupy the executive office of this state I intend to devote my ut- 

 most energies in promoting the interests you have at heart in this meet- 

 ing this afternoon. (Applause.) 



A little while ago I was asked to appear at the State Fair of Nebraska 

 and submit a few scattering observations there upon agricultural achieve- 

 ment, and as I was leaving the grounds a gentleman said, "Mr. Kendall, 

 do you have a state fair in Iowa?" (Laughter). I said. "We have 'the' 

 state fair in Iowa." (Applause.) 



I can remember when our state fair did not enjoy the prestige that it 

 does now. I see men here in this audience this afternoon, here are one 

 or two over here on my left, some down here in front who were present, 

 I think, and adjusted the swaddling clothes about the agricultural society 



