PROCEEDINGS STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION 77 



The farmer must realize that with the present prices of feed, the 

 horse is the most economical motive power to be used on the farm. 

 He is also aware that the horse is a consumer of the products raised 

 upon the farm and in producing and using horses he is making a 

 greater market for his products. 



During the fiscal year ending July 1, 1922, the Department re- 

 ceived reports from seventy Farmers Institutes and Short Course 

 Associations. These institutes held 214 sessions, employed 358 

 speakers and had a total attendance of 64,685. The State Aid paid 

 the institutes on the certificate of the department amounted to 

 $3,533.50. 



The Department has published during the year, six editions of 

 "GREATER IOWA," having a preferred mailing list of 18,000. 

 The aims and purposes of the publication has been to place in the 

 hands of those that can use the material to the best advantage, 

 definite information regarding the State of Iowa, laying stress upon 

 the agricultural and live stock industries, and to give the proper 

 information regarding the Iowa State Fair. This publicity work has 

 also been supplemented by news items and notices to the press of 

 the State. 



The Department publishes annually the "Iowa Year Book of 

 Agriculture." The volume contains about 800 pages and covers all 

 of the activities of the Department. Among the more important 

 subjects covered are the Farm and Crop statistics collected by the 

 township assessors, comparative statistics covering a period of years, 

 a report of all board and committee meetings of the State Board of 

 Agriculture, a complete report of the State Fair, including the pre- 

 mium awards in all departments, the proceedings of numerous state 

 organizations allied with agriculture, bulletins, addresses and papers 

 upon agriculture and live stock subjects. 



COUNTY AND DISTRICT FAIRS 



Ninety-five county and district fairs were held in the State of 

 Iowa during the year 1922. This was an increase of three over 

 the previous year. 



These fairs received state aid in the sum of $168,062.33, an in- 

 crease of $10,371.43 over 1921. Fifty-one fairs received the limit 

 of $2,000 each. The average state aid for all fairs was $1,770.00. 



The receipts at the outside gates and grandstand show a slight 

 increase over 1921, regardless of the fact that all fairs went back to 



