186 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



EXECUTIVE COmilTTEE MEETING. 



January 6-9, 1909. 



Executive committee met with all members present, also member 

 of the board E. J. Curtin. 



On January 6th Mr. James Atkinson, editor of the Iowa Home- 

 stead, met with the committee and discussed with them the matter 

 of collecting and making exhibits for the agricultural department. 

 Mr. Simpson was instructed to call in Prof. B. W. Crossley, of the 

 Farm Crops Department of the college at Ames to outline the best 

 methods to pursue in collecting and making the exhibit and present 

 same to the committee and Superintendent Curtin at the earliest 

 possible date. 



On the 7th and 8th the committee on revision of laws and new laws 

 met, all members being present except Mr. Curtiss. The matter of 

 repealing and enacting a new section with reference to agricultural 

 and stock statistics was discussed, as was also the change to be made 

 in the manner of tiling reports from farmers' institutes. L. E. Wil- 

 son, secretary of the Greater Des Moines Committee, appeared be- 

 fore the committee and gave an excellent talk with reference to the 

 bill for a bureau of publicity and advertising. The essential fea- 

 tures to be incorporated in this and other bills were discussed quite 

 freely and ^Ir. Simpson was instructed to have bills drawn and 

 when ready to again call the committee to meet for the purpose of 

 submitting same for their approval before presenting them to the 

 legislature. 



On the 9th II. L. Pike, member of the board, and A. L. Denio, 

 superintendent of speed, met with the committee. The matter of 

 revision of the classification in the poultry department was first con- 

 sidered. On invitation of Mr. Pike, superintendent of the poultry 

 department. Mrs. Ashby of Des Moines and Prof. Pierce of Ames 

 met Avith the committee. A complete revision of this departemnt 

 prepared by Prof. Pierce was presented by ]\Ir. Pike, the list con- 

 taining all standard varieties of birds. The rules were revised and 

 approved as they were to appear in the premium list for 1909. 



Mr. Simpson presented a plan showing the proposed changes for 

 the poultry building by the installation of a new system of cooping. 

 The plan was approved by those present and the executive committee 

 instructed Mr. Simpson to purchase the necessary coops as per plan 

 presented. 



