PART I 



Synopsis of Proceedings of the Iowa State Board of 

 Agriculture and Committee Meetings, 1914 



A synopsis of the transactions of the Iowa State Board of Ag- 

 riculture during the year from Tuesday, December 11, 1913, up 

 to and including the meeting of December 11, 1914, is given in this 

 part. All meetings of the board, the executive committee and 

 special committee meetings are presented. 



MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 

 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1913. 



Board met at 10 o'clock a. m. in the rooms of the Department of Ag- 

 riculture, with the following members present: Cameron, Olson, Corey, 

 Phillips, Reeves, Curtin, Wentworth, Legoe, Curtiss, Sheldon, Summers, 

 Mullen, Pike and Gibson. 



Minutes of the board meetings on May 16-17 and August 29, and all 

 committee meetings were read and approved. 



Mr. Wentworth offered the following resolution: That the amount of 

 money ($29.05) which was collected and turned in by the Public Safety 

 Department be returned to that department. Seconded by Mr. Legoe. 

 Resolution adopted. 



Mr. Wentworth read the report of the Public Safety Department, and 

 by order of the president, same was placed on file. 



To the State Board of Agriculture : 



Gentlemen: In submitting my report for the work of my department 

 for the year 1913, I would prefix same by calling attention to the reports 

 and recommendations made in 1911 and 1912, but for ready comparison 

 I will quote therefrom the following: 



"In 1911 we had a total of 144 men; 127 footmen and 15 mounted, the 

 chief and assistant to the chief, with an aggregate of 1,023 days' service. 

 In 1912 we had 163 men; 137 footmen and 24 mounted, the chief and 

 assistant to the chief, with an aggregate of 1,201 days." 



For the year just closing we had a total of 186 men; 158 footmen, 28 

 mounted, the chief and assistant to the chief, with an aggregate of 1,508 

 days police duty. The expense being divided as follows: 



