PART I. 



Synopsis of Proceedings of State Board of Agriculture 

 and Committee Meetings, 1913 



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

 culture during the year 1913 is given in this chapter. All meet- 

 ings of the board, the executive committee and special committee 

 meetings are presented. 



EXECUTIVE com:\iittee meeting. 



JANUARY 10-11, 1913. 



Committee met with all members present, also Director Curtiss. 



Sketches for the cattle and sheep barns were submitted by 0. 0. 

 Smith, architect. It was deemed advisable to have Mr. Pike and 

 ]\Ir. Summers, superintendents of the cattle and sheep depart- 

 ments, meet with the executive committee on Thursday, January 

 16th, to again go over the plans before asking for estimates. 



The bill of Mrs. Mary T. Watts, superintendent of the Babies' 

 Health Contest, for postage and envelopes for sending out score 

 cards after the close of the fair, was approved. 



The secretary was instructed to write the secretary of the west- 

 ern fairs relative to a meeting in Chicago on February 19-20, to 

 consider night shows, attractions, etc., for the 1913 fairs. 



The plan for employing a publicity man for the department 

 was discussed by the committee and Mr. Curtiss. ]\Ir. Curtiss was 

 requested to get into communication with two or three parties 

 the committee had in view and report at the next meeting of the 

 committee. 



The proposition for carrying on farm contests was gone over by 

 the committee and ^Mr. Curtiss. Mr. Curtiss was requested to for- 

 mulate some plan for carrying on these contests and present same 

 at the next meeting of tlie committee. 



Committee adjourned to meet Januarv 15, 1913. 



