FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II 139 



The attached statement sets forth the receipts and disbursements of 

 the fair and the Iowa Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year end- 

 ing November 30, 1914, and shows the profit on the 1914 fair to be $18,- 

 208.48, and the balance on hand $968.73. 



IMPROVEMENTS. 



There was expended for permanent improvements upon the fair 

 grounds during the year 1914, $100,649.13. Of this amount, $46,468.19 

 was for the Women and Children's building and paid from state appro- 

 priation. The balance, $54,180.94, was paid from fair receipts, and $20,- 

 000, which the board was obliged to borrow after the close of the fair to 

 pay bills for material and balances due on contracts. The cost of, and 

 the principal improvements made this year, and paid for out of the de- 

 partment funds were the new cattle barn, which stalls 108 head of cattle, 

 $5,893.80; the subway under the race track, which made it possible to 

 show the harness and saddle horses in the center field each afternoon, 

 without interfering with the races, $6,657.92; cooling out paddock for 

 horses entered in races, $9,867.19; extension to street car station, $3,204.26; 

 cement walks and curbing, $3,019.74; additional land, $1,445.77; Women 

 and Children's building and furnishings, over and above state appropria- 

 tion, $5,892.81; coin controlled turnstiles for outside gates, $1,490.92; 

 opera chairs for amphitheater, $1,268.78; addition to forage barn, $902.69, 

 and numerous other improvements itemized in the attached statement 

 and -which the management felt they were obliged to make before the 

 opening of the fair. 



ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF 



THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE 



FISCAL YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1914. 



RECEIPTS. 



Cash balance December 1, 1914 $ 18,505.82 



Receipts from sources other than fair: 



Fees — Stallion registration division $ 10,666.50 



Pair grounds collections: 



Stall rent speed barns 344.15 



Pasture rent 122.95 



Rent poultry cooping 185.00 



Smoke stack from light plant 50.00 



Balance on engine from light plant 35.65 



Fan from dry closet 10.00 



Sale of forage left over from 1913 fair 181.72 



Hauling water 8.90 



Miscellaneous .50 



House rent 33.00 



Horse sale, grounds rental 100.00 



Kindling wood and old lumber 75.00 



Sale of old iron 10.00 



Rent of buildings for storage 100.00 



