FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II 137 



In addition to these interesting exhibits each forenoon and afternoon 

 a program was put on consisting of canning demonstrations by canning 

 clubs from different sections of the state, showing modern metliods of 

 canning fruits and vegetables. 



An excellent exhibit of Iowa coal was put on in a building set aside 

 for that purpose, through the cooperation of the State Mine Inspectors 

 and the coal operators in the state of Iowa. This exhibit showed samples 

 of coal from practically every mine in the state of Iowa. The exhibit 

 was also supplemented by charts showing the value of coal produced 

 annually; the number of people employed in the industry and the scale 

 of wages paid, etc. 



The Iowa Geological Survey also put on an educational exhibit in the 

 same building, consisting of soil maps and an exhibit of minerals to be 

 found in the state of Iowa; also maps and charts showing where clay, 

 sand and mineral deposits might be found in the state. 



The state factory inspection department occupied space in the Ma- 

 chinery Building and made an exhibit of safety appliances and guards 

 for dangerous machinery. A number of these were shown in operation. 

 This brought the factory inspection department in close touch with a 

 number of the manufacturing concerns in the state. 



The boys' judging contest, for which five scholarships at the Iowa 

 State College at Ames are offered as prizes, was again a feature of the 

 first day of the fair and was participated in by 104 boys. In addition to 

 the prizes offered this contest offers a short course in live stock judging 

 for the boys who do not participate in the awards and it is commanding 

 more interest each year. 



The boys' camp was made up of ninety-eight boys this year, and 

 consisted of one boy from each county in the state, with the exception of 

 Winneshiek and Harrison, and one from the state at large. In Winneshiek 

 county there was a lack of interest, and in Harrison county the boy who 

 had been selected was unable to attend the camp. These boys earned 

 their trip to the Iowa State Fair on a competitive essay contest. The 

 railroad fare and board for these boys were paid by the management. In 

 return for this, they assisted in ushering at the grand stand and live 

 stock pavilion. The camp leaders escorted the boys through the exhibition 

 buildings and explained the exhibits to them. In addition to this, each 

 morning two or three good speakers were asked to talk to the boys in 

 attendance at the camp. Immediately after the boys returned to their 

 homes they submitted essays on ''What I Saw and Learned at the Iowa 

 State Fair," and their essays would indicate that the week spent at the 

 Iowa State Fair was profitable to them. 



FAIE FINANCES. 



The total receipts of the 1914 fair were $188,644.66. This is $187.44 less 

 than the receipts of the 1913 fair. The receipts from the outside gates 

 fell off $4,539.75, which was due to the storm on Monday night previously 

 referred to. There was also a decrease of $898.75 in the receipts of the 

 night horse show in the stock pavilion. This was also due to the storm 

 Monday night, which put out the lights about 8 o'clock and prevented the 



