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We found less difficulty in enforcing the law during the past year than 

 in previous years. The owners of the better class of stallions seem to 

 have come to the conclusion that the law is a benefit to them and it is 

 gradually eliminating the grade stallions and unworthy sires. There is 

 one thing every breeder should bear in mind when purchasing a stallion 

 for public service, and that is to demand a state certificate properly 

 transferred. 



We have found there are still in existence a number of stallions register- 

 ed in the so called "fake associations" and have in the past year been 

 transferred with the understanding that they were of pure breeding. A 

 number of these cases have been adjusted by the department by re- 

 quiring the original owner to take back the stallion and refund the 

 purchase price; other cases have been adjusted in the courts, with the 

 assistance of the department, by securing damages for the innocent pur- 

 chaser. The certificates issued by the American Percheron Registry As- 

 sociation of LaGrange, Illinois, seem to be most common and cause the 

 greatest amount of trouble. According to the articles of incorporation 

 of this association "The object for which it is formed is to keep stud 

 book for recording the breeding of stallions and mares having three or 

 more top crosses of pure bred sires; to issue certificates of pedigree; 

 to publish year book of such animals recorded, and to encourage the 

 breeding of Percheron horses." Therefore, stallions registered in this 

 association do not necessarily have to be of pure breeding in order to 

 secure a certificate of pedigree, but these certificates are not recognized 

 by stallion registration boards and consequently these stallions must 

 be enrolled and stand as grades. 



PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT. 



The Publicity Department was organized the first of February, 191'o, 

 with Howard N. Whitney in charge, and is for the purpose of keeping 

 before the people of Iowa the many natural advantages they enjoy; to 

 disseminate information pertaining particularly to opportunities offered 

 on Iowa farms; to publish pamphlets concerning agricultural problems, 

 crop and farm statistics, etc. 



The official organ of this department is the publication known as 

 "Greater Iowa," issued monthly and entered at the post office at Des 

 Moines as second class matter. The subscription is free to all students 

 and boosters. 



Beginning with the issue of the first of March the Publicity Depart- 

 ment has published ten issues of "Greater Iowa" with an average cir- 

 culation of 8,500 copies per issue. The paper goes to each newspaper 

 in the state, commercial clubs, real estate dealers, bankers, officers of 

 institutes, short course associations, district and county fairs, managers 

 of state fairs, exhibitors and others within the state of Iowa. Outside 

 of Iowa it goes to the United States Government Immigration officers, 

 real estate dealers in Illinois handling Iowa land, and a few copies to 

 newspaper and magazine writers and students of agriculture in this coun- 

 try and foreign lands. 



To a list of 343 newpapers and farm papers special publicity news let- 

 ters have been forwarded from time to time. This is the same class 



