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records are kept of the various phases of the packing business, to the end 

 that when the war is over, the government may have thoroly reliable 

 information which will enable it to establish such regulations as will do 

 full justice to packers, producers and consumers. 



Resolved, That agricultural productfon is dependent upon skilled agri- 

 cultural labor. For some" years past, there has been a steady drift from 

 the farm to the city. Industrial, related and other conditions brought 

 about by the war ha,ve accelerated this drift. TTiis, combined with the 

 voluntary enlisting as well as the drafting of our men into active service, 

 has still further aggravated the farm labor situation. Skilled farm 

 labor is becoming more and more difficult to secure. As farmers, we 

 gladly assume our full responsibilities in carrying on the war to a just 

 democratic termination, but we wish to make it clear to those who have 

 the responsibility of feeding our own people and our allies, that the con- 

 tinued withdrawal of farm labor will inevitably seriously decrease pro- 

 duction. 



Resolved, That we are making suggestions as seem wise for the conduct 

 of the war from the producer's standpoint; but, whether or not such sug- 

 gestions are adopted, we are behind the government to the last dollar and 

 the last man, in the successful prosecution of this war, prosecution until 

 the mailed fist of Prussian autocracy shall have been banished from 

 the earth. 



Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the United 

 States senators and members of congress, the United States Food Ad- 

 ministration, and the United States Department of Agriculture. Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



(Signed) 



JOHN M. EVVARD, Chairman, Ames, Iowa. 

 * H. C. WHITE, Garrison, Iowa. 

 OSCAR HELINE, Marcus, Iowa. 

 D. W. ANGLUM, Larchwood, Iowa. 

 F. G. TURNER, North English, Iowa. 

 C. K. THORNBURG, Linden, Iowa. 

 F. C. CESSNA, Grinnell, Iowa. 



Secretary Wallace then read his report, as follows: 



SECRETARY'S REPORT— 19"l7 



Receipts for the year $7,527.25 



Disbursements — 



Bank collection fees $ 45.25 



Annual meeting 116.08 



Directors' expenses 152.18 



Refunds to county associations 277.04 



Expenses of delegates to conferences at Chicago, 



Washington, etc 298.29 



Stamps, printing, annual reports, etc 634.51 



Surety bonds for secretary and treasurer 20.00 



Donation to American Live Stock Association 100.1)0 



