22 TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 



On motion duly made by Mr. Weaver and seconded by Mr. Ferris the 

 pay rolls as presented were approved by the board and the secretary 

 was instructed to issue an expense warrant covering the amount of each 

 pay roll and deposit same with the Central State Bank to the credit of 

 the superintendent's pay roll account. 



The superintendents were directed to issue pay roll checks to the em- 

 ployes in their respective departments signing the checks "Iowa Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Per , Superintendent." 



Mr. Mullen presented the following resolution pertaining to the press 

 and beauty contest and moved their adoption: 



WHEREAS, The search conducted during the last ten months to find 

 the most beautiful girl in the State of Iowa, to be crowned queen of the 

 1922 Iowa State Fair, has been eminently successful, and. 



WHEREAS, The manner of conducting this search and the impartiality 

 in the selection of the winner have met with the commendation of the 

 State at large, therefore, 



BE IT RESOLVED, That the Iowa State Board of Agriculture hereby 

 extend a sincere expression of appreciation to the Des Moines Register 

 for the splendid assistance given in conducting this search. The State 

 Board of Agriculture feels that the Des Moines Register has performed 

 a splendid service in this, has conducted the contest on a particularly 

 dignified plane, and has, in the publicity given to the contest and to the 

 Iowa State Fair, done a splendid piece of work. 



Resolutions to the Press of the State of Iowa. 



WHEREAS, The Iowa State Board of Agriculture, constituting the 

 board of managers of the Iowa State Fair and Exposition, feels that 

 through their cooperation the newspapers of the State of Iowa have ren- 

 dered a great service and contributed materially to the success of the 

 1922 Iowa State Fair, and 



WHEREAS, The Iowa State Fair and Exposition, being a state institu- 

 tion, the property of the people of Iowa and representing the achieve- 

 ments of this great state, holds a position which makes its success of 

 direct interest to every citizen of Iowa, and 



WHEREAS, The Iowa State Board of Agriculture wishes to make 

 known its appreciation of this support by the press, both in its own be- 

 half and in behalf of the citizens of the State of Iowa who are the di- 

 rect owners of the exposition, therefore, 



BE IT RESOLVED, That the Iowa State Board of Agriculture hereby 

 extend to the newspapers, farm papers and other publications of Iowa, 

 a sincere expression of appreciation for their splendid assistance in 

 making the 1922 Iowa State Fair and Exposition the crowning success 

 which it has been.- 



The motion was seconded by Mr. McHenry and unanimously adopted. 



Upon motion the Board adjourned. 



MEETING STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Friday, September 1, 1922 

 Board Room, Administration Building, 8:30 P. M. 



As per the call of the president the board convened at 8:30 p. m. in the 

 board room of the administration building. Upon roll call the follow- 



