20 TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 



MEETING STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Wednesday, August 30, 1922. 



Board Room, Administration Building, 10:15 P. M. 



As per the call of the president the board convened in the board 

 room at 10:15 p. m. with the following members present: Cameron, 

 Mullen, Corey, Sheldon, Weaver, Davis, Ferris, Curtin, Tow, Legoe, 

 Beckner, Hoffman, McHenry and Pike. For the purpose of considering 

 the following protest filed by A. J. Blakely & Son: 



August 30, 1922. 

 To the Iowa State Board of Agriculture, 

 Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Gentlemen: 



The undersigned exhibitor at the Iowa State Fair hereby formally pro- 

 tests the eligibility of sheep labeled A. F. Arnold to compete in the "Iowa 

 Specials," Divisions No. 46 and No. 48, under the entry of Warner, Hill 

 and Arnold exhibitors. 



Similarly, the sheep labeled O. F. Warner are protested to compete in 

 the "Iowa Specials," Divisions No. 46 and 48, under the entry Hanson & 

 Warner exhibitors. 



The sheep exhibited by Warner, Hill & Arnold carrying ear tags A. F. 

 Arnold, are registered in the American & Delaine Merino Record Associa- 

 tion as bred by A. F. Arnold, and the sheep exhibited by Hanson & 

 Warner, carrying ear tags O. F. Warner, are registered in the American 

 & Delaine Merino Record Association as bred by O. F. Warner. 



Evidence will follow. 



(Signed) A. J. Blakely & Son, 

 by 

 A. J. Blakely Jr. 



August 28, 1922. 

 A. J. Blakely, Jr., 

 Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Dear Sir: 



Warner, Hill & Arnold have never recorded any sheep in this associa- 

 tion but I find they have had the following sheep transferred to Warner 

 & Hill: A. F. Arnold Nos. 527, 563 & 544. 1920 correct Nos. 584 & 539; 

 Nos. 607 & 546; Nos. 492 & 498; Nos. 589, 563 & 544. Nos. 624 & 652 

 born 1922. No. 415 born 1919 and No. 371 born 1917. Nos. 388 & 393 

 born 1918. Numbers not mentioned as to year born are correct. Nos. 

 51, 44, 5, 33, 38 & 39 are recorded as O. R. Warner and have not been 

 transferred. Ages are correct on these numbers. 



Hope this gives you the necessary information. 



American and Delaine-Merino Record Ass'n., 

 (Signed) Gowdy Williamson. 



Mr. A. J. Blakely Jr. appeared before the board and explained why the 

 protest was filed, and why the sheep entered in the name of Warner, 

 Hill & Arnold and the sheep entered in the name of Hanson & Warner 

 were not entitled to be shown in the Iowa Specials Divisions. Mr. O. F. 

 Warner appeared before the board and explained his position and ad- 



