24 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 October 6. 



Members present, Cameron, Olson and Corey. 



The committee authorized Mr. Cameron and Mr. Corey to attend the 

 Texas State Fair, the dates for which are October 12-29 inclusive. 



The committee also authorized the secretary to sell the old shed on 

 the Wilkins land for $15. 



The committee approved payment of bills. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 November 7-8. 



Members present, Cameron, Olson and Corey; also director Curtiss. 



The secretary brought to the attention of the committee correspondence 

 received from the secretaries of the Iowa Breeding Associations relative 

 to the spring show and sale. The committee decided inasmuch as the 

 Iowa Shorthorn Breeders had already made arrangements for putting on 

 a spring sale that the board should not attempt to put on a spring show 

 and sale during the spring of 1918. 



Program arrangements for the State Agricultural Convention were 

 discussed by the committee. The secretary was instructed to invite the 

 following speakers to address the convention: Hon. J. F. Deems, Bur- 

 lington, Iowa, Food Administrator; Prof. 'W. H. Pew, Iowa State College, 

 to discuss swine production in Iowa; Mr. Chas. Downing, Greenfield, In- 

 diana, to discuss duties of the state and county fairs during the present 

 crisis, and Governor W. L. Harding on some selected subject. 



The committee authorized the secretary and the superintendent of 

 grounds to employ a night watchman for the fair grounds at not to 

 exceed $65 per month, said watchman to remain on duty all night. 



The secretary submitted the following brief financial statement, which 

 was taken off the books at the close of business November 1. A copy 

 of this summary and comparative statement of expense of the 1916 and 

 1917 fairs was also sent to each member of the board. 



SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS, DECEMBER 1, 1916, TO 



NOVEMBER 1, 1917. 



Receipts : 



Cash balance December 1, 1916 $ 3,998.17 



Receipts from sources other than fair 41,097.69 



Receipts of fair other than ticltet sales $ 81,080.02 



Receipts from ticket sales 173,799.20 



Total receipts of fair 254,879.22 



Grand total receipts ?299,975.08 



Disbursements : 



Disbursements other than fair or improvements $ 31,252.85 



Expense of fair other than premiums. ... $116,150.94 



Cash premiums paid 72,442.07 



Total cost of fair $188,593.01 



Cost of permanent improvements and repairs 18,668.30 



Cost of maintenance of grounds and buildings 7,949.47 



Total disbursements 266,463.63 



Balance on hand November 1, 1917 $ 33,511.45 



Profit on 1917 fair, $66,286.21. 



