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R. J. Johnston, Humboldt County : I want to say just a word for 

 the State Board of Agriculture. In the last fifty years there has not 

 been over three or four years that I have not attended the Iowa State 

 Fair, and I have known all of the Officers and Directors during this 

 period. They have constituted the State Board of Agriculture. I 

 want to say to you that it is the pride of my life that there never 

 has been elected on this Board a man that has had one stain on his 

 character or reputation. I was rather sorry to see my friend T. C. 

 Legoe not elected again, but I want to offer a little advice to Mr. 

 Legoe. It has been about twenty-six years since I served on this 

 Board. I was the first President when it was made the State De- 

 partment of Agriculture, and what I want to say is that I take my 

 good wife every year and go to the state fair and I want Mr. Legoe 

 to do the same. We have a man in the Tenth District who is a mem- 

 ber of this Board and who comes up to all of these specifications, 

 and I now take great pleasure in nominating Mr. Sears McHenry of 

 Crawford County. 



C. P. Harvey, Crawford County : I rise to second the nomination 

 of Mr. McHenry of Crawford County. 



There being no further nominations, Mr. Johnston moved that 

 the rules be suspended and the Secretary be instructed to cast the 

 entire vote of this convention for Mr. McHenry to succeed himself as 

 a member of the State Board of Agriculture from the Tenth District. 



Motion was seconded by Mr. Harvey and the Secretary announced 

 that he had so cast the vote of the convention for Mr. McHenry and 

 the President declared Mr. McHenry duly elected to succeed himself 

 as a member of the State Board of Agriculture from the Tenth Dis- 

 trict for a term of two years. 



Mr. McHenry, Crawford County : I am grateful to my friend 

 from Crawford County, as I am to all of my friends here in the 

 convention. I can assure you that it has been a great pleasure for 

 me to serve with the splendid men who have constituted the State 

 Board of Agriculture for the last few years. It is a pleasure and 

 honor to work with them. I have given my best endeavor and I as- 

 sure you that it will be my pleasure to continue to do the best I 

 can. I thank you. 



President Cameron : This completes the election of officers and 

 directors of the State Board of Agriculture, and so far as I am ad- 

 vised, the business of the convention. 



Chas. H. Barber, Cerro Gordo County, moved that the convention 

 adjourn. Motion was duly seconded and carried. 



President Cameron: The convention will stand adjourned. 



