TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART VI. 27 1 



The attendance was greatly increased this year on account of having 

 almost perfect weather during the entire week. However, it might have 

 been increased to some extent during the opening days had the reduced 

 rates on the railroads been in effect when the fair opened instead of on 

 Monday the second week of the fair. 



The following is the attendance by days as compared with 1910: 



1911. 1910. 



Thursday 4,075 



Friday 6,063 4,956 



Saturday 27,514 30,512 



Sunday 17,612 16,062 



Monday 37,309 25,355 



Tuesday 64,699 52,208 



Wednesday 60,580 57,918 



Thursday 34,117 31,854 



Friday 18,173 12,368 



Total 270,682 231,233 



The total receipts of the 1911 fair were $179,549.67. This is an increase 

 of $22,289.90, or 14 per cent, over last year. 



The receipts of the fair for other than ticket sales were $58,044.17, an 

 increase of $5,366.40 over last year, and the ticket sales amounted to 

 $121,505.50, or an increase of $16,921.50 over a year ago. 



The total disbursements on account of fair amounted to $137,867.51. 

 Of this amount $56,264.35 was paid out in cash premiums. The 1911 fair 

 cost $7,636.33 more than the fair a year ago. However, this increase is- 

 chiefly due to the increase of $6,546.85 in the amount of cash premiums 

 paid. 



The net profit of the 1911 fair was $41,682.16. This is the largest profit 

 ever made with the exception of the year 1908, when the profits amounted 

 to $44,171.45. 



I am attaching herewith a statement showing in detail the receipts 

 and disbursements of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and the balance 

 on hand at the close of the year, November 30, 1911. 



litPBOVEMEXTS FOK 1911. 



During the year 1911, $109,775.04 was expended for permanent improve- 

 ments on the grounds. Of this amount $75,375.00 was paid from state 

 appropriation made by the Thirty-fourth General Assembly, and the bal- 

 ance, $34,400.04, was paid from state fair receipts. 



The principal improvement was the machinery building which occupies 

 ground space 270x520 feet, and is built of steel and brick at a cost of $74,- 

 913.44. Sixty-five thousand dollars of this was paid by state appropriation 

 and $9,913.44 from fair receipts. The next important and much needed im- 

 provement was the installation of five batteries of sanitary water closets 

 at various and convenient locations on the grounds. The cost of installing 

 these closets, and the constructing of cess pools for same, amounted to 

 $8,917.24. This was paid by a state appropriation of $8,000.00 and $917.24 



