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structed to cast the entire vote of the convention for ^h\ Olson, 

 which motion prevailed. The Secretary so east the vote and ]\Ir. 

 Olson was declared duly elected member of the Board from the 

 Tenth District for a term of two years. 



jMr. Ralph Clock, of Franklin county, placed in nomination for 

 member of the Board from the Third District, made vacant by the 

 election of Mr. W. C. Brown to the Vice-Presidency, Mr. Elmer 

 M. Reeves of Bremer county. Seconded by Mr. Van Houten. Mr. 

 McDonald moved that the Secretary be instructed to cast the en- 

 tire vote of the convention for Mr. Reeves. Motion prevailed. The 

 Secretary so cast the vote and ^Ir. Reeves was declared duly 

 elected member of the Board from the Third District to complete 

 the unexpired term of ]\Ir. Brown. 



The Committee on Resolution reported as follows, and on motion 

 of Mr. Fred ^McCulloeh, of Poweshiek county, the report of the 

 committe was adopted : 



REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Your Committee on Resolutions mcst respectfully report the fol- 

 lowing: 



We rejoice at the large attendance at this meeting and the manifest 

 interest in agriculture and its allied interests. We are proud of the 

 large exhibits of corn, as well as the fine and extensive exhibits of fruit; 

 and the thanks of this convention are extended to the officers and di- 

 rectors of the State Board of Agriculture for this meeting, the best ever 

 before held in Iowa. 



We especially congratulate the officers and directors of the State 

 Board of Agriculture for the successful manner in which they handled 

 the State Fair. 



We believe that the welfare and prosperity of the Iowa Department 

 of Agriculture demands that every delegate to the annual meeting vote 

 upon the election of each and every member of the State Board of Ag- 

 riculture, therefore, be it resolved, that we are unalterably opposed to 

 any change in the law in regard to the manner of electing its members. 



That it is the sense of this meeting, and we hereby recommend that 

 the legislature enact a law and make sufficient appropriatign to en- 

 able the State Agricultural College at Ames to maintain a suitable 

 school of correspondence so as to enable citizens of Iowa to take a 

 two or three years' course cf instruction at their homes, as recom- 

 mended by your esteemed Governor, A. B. Cummins, in his address be- 

 fore this Convention. 



Whereas, The State Board of Agriculture was active in securing the 

 passage of the present pure fcod law, and. 



