202 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 SUMMARY OF PRIZES FOR 1911. 



Prizes for Prizes for 



1910 1911 Increase Decrease 



Horses $11.772 00 $13,457.00 $1,685.00 



Speed 15,600.00 14,750.00 $ 850.00 



Cattle 10,009.00 10,587.00 578.00 



Swine 4.490 00 3,882.00 392.00 



Sheep 2,322.00 2,738.00 416.00 



Poultry 1,835.00 1,850.00 15.00 



Agricultural 3,227.00 3,727.00 500.00 



Pantry, kitchen and apiary. . . 838.00 838.00 



Dairy 657.00 657.00 



Horticulture 1,123.00 1,123.00 



Floriculture 926.00 1,279.00 353.00 



Art & Needle Work 2,049.00 2,049.00 



Schools 611.00 611.00 



$ 54,459.00 $ 57,548.00 $3,939.00 $ 850.00 

 54,459.00 850.00 



$ 3,089.00 $3,089.00 



MEETING OF STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



JANUARY 23, 1911. 



As per call of the president, the Ijoard met in the rooms of the 

 Agricultural Department at the State House at one o'clock p. m. 

 On roll call the following members were found to be present: 



Governor Carroll, E. W. Stanton, W. B. Barney, P. 0. Koto, 

 C. E. Cameron, John Ledgerwood, J. C. Simpson, G. S. Gilbertson, 

 R. S. Johnston, C. W. Phillips, E. M. Reeves, C. F. Curtiss, E. M. 

 Wentworth, E. J. Curtin, F. E. Sheldon, J F. Summers, 0. A. 

 Olson and H. L. Pike. 



President Cameron informed the board that Secretary Simpson 

 had handed in his resignation as secretary of the State Board of 

 Agriculture, which read as follows : 



Des Moines, Iowa, Jao. 23, 1911. 

 Mr. C. E. Cameron, Pres., Iowa State Board of Agriculture. 



Dear Sir. — I herby tender my resignation as Secretary of the State 

 Board of Agriculture, same to become effctive February 1, 1911. 



Respectfully, 



(Signed) J. C. SIMPSON. 



