INTRODUCTORY 



In this book is an important cross-section of Iowa history for the 

 year 1922. 



it deals with the agricultural thought, progress and achievements 

 of the year. Those who are interested in the further development 

 of this great commonwealth and in the activities of her rural people 

 will find in these pages a story well worth reading. 



In Part I will be found the proceedings of the Iowa State Board 

 of Agriculture, and of its executive and special committee meetings. 

 In these meetings are made the plans for the great annual State Fair 

 and Exposition. They furnish an interesting insight into how one 

 of the state's most gigantic enterprises is prepared and managed. 



The State Agricultural Convention, in which leaders in Iowa's 

 agricultural progress discuss problems of the day, is recorded in 

 Section II. It contains not only the addresses of well-known men 

 in various fields of agriculture, but also the report of the secretary 

 of the Iowa State Fair and the comment of the farm press on the 

 1922 exposition. 



Part III is devoted to the thirteenth annual meeting of the Iowa 

 Fair Managers' Association, the addresses by leading fair managers 

 of the state, and the discussions which featured the gathering. All 

 addresses are given in full, together with reports of committees and 

 officers. 



The winners in the 1922 Iowa State Fair are recorded in Part IV. 

 This section gives not only the awards in practically all departments 

 of the fair, but also numerous photographs of the leading live stock 

 champions. The names and addresses of the owners of all prize 

 winners are also given, together with the amounts won. 



Accomplishments of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation during 

 the year 1922 and the proceedings of the annual Farm Bureau con- 

 vention are reported in Part V. This section contains the speeches 

 of leading officers and members, the reports of the president and 

 secretary and the recommendations of important committees. 



Part VI is the annual report of the Iowa Dairy and Food Com- 

 missioner. The work of the dairy inspectors, the progress of Iowa 



