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3. Iowa Bankers' Association regarding the car shortage. 



4. Organization at Chicago on Export Credit Corporation 

 project. 



5. Adoption of uniform basis for gathering statistics in 

 Middle West. 



6. State Board of Education and various departments of 

 the Iowa State College of Agriculture looking to the 

 needs of that part of the work which helps the farmer 

 most in his practical operations, and gives the boy and 

 girl in the country opportunities of securing education 

 so much desired. 



B. Attended meetings: 



1. One hundred eighteen county wade and district meet- 

 ings, picnics, etc. 



2. Directed speakers to fifteen hundred sixteen county, 

 district, township meetings, picnics, etc. 



3. All Federation Executive committee meetings. 



C. Gathered statistics and secured information : 



1. Cost of production of 



a. Corn 



b. Wheat 



c. Oats 



2. "Supply and Demand" Statistics gathered quarterly. 



D. Conducted following investigations : 



1. Code Commission work and reports to intelligently 



advise members of the legislature of the effects of pro- 

 posed legislation. 



2. Coal conditions at the mines by Mr. A. M. Avery. 



3. Co-operative marketing in California by Professor E. 

 G. Nourse. 



4. Canadian co-operative methods of marketing by Mr. A. 

 L. Middleton. 



E. Car shortage and railroad rates service : 



1. Assisted in securing the equalization of water and rail 

 rates with all rail rates from Chicago to Buffalo and 

 eastern exportation points. 



2. Has secured the distribution of thousands of cars (both 

 grain and stock) acting whenever called upon. 



3. Secured release of coal for threshing purposes through- 

 out the State. 



