SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 125 



MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 14, 1905. 



Board met at nine o'clock, A. yi., Meeting called to order by 

 the President and on roll call the following members were found 

 to be present: Morrow, Cameron, Simpson, Johnston, Brown, 

 Packard, St. John, Legoe, Curtiss, Lergerwood, McDonald, 

 Pike, Olson and Ellyson. 



Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



Mr. Packard moved that the oath of office be administered 

 to the newly elected members. Hon. John Crockett, Clerk of 

 the Supreme Court, was called in and administered the oath 

 of office to Messrs. Morrow, Cameron, Johnston, Brown, Pack- 

 ard, Curtiss, IMcDonald and Pike. 



The Board proceeded to the election of Secretary and 

 Treasurer. ]\Ir. Packard m.oved that J. C. Simpson be elected 

 Secretary to succeed himself. ^Motion was seconded by ]\Ir. 

 Legoe, who further moved that the President be instructed to 

 :ast the vote of the entire Board for Mr. Simpson for Secretary. 

 The vote was so cast, and the President declared J. C. Simpson 

 elected Secretary for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Ledgerwood placed in nomination for Treasurer ]\Ir. 

 G. D. Ellyson to succeed himself, and moved that the salary be 

 fixed at $100,00, which motion was seconded and the President 

 instructed to cast the vote of the Board for Mr. Ellyson. The 

 vote was so cast and yir. Ellyson was declared duly elected 

 Treasurer of the State Board of Agriculture for the ensuing 

 year. 



The Secretary presented a bill of $40.00, filed by Mrs. Lucile 

 Eichenlaub, of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, for the loss of a table cloth ex- 

 hibit by ]\Iiss Carrie Newberry, which had been exhibited and 

 lost at the last State Fair. Mr. Legoe moved that the bill be 

 allowed, which motion was seconded by Mr, McDonald. Mr. 



