132 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Auditing Committee — John Ledgerwood, C. W. Phillips, W. C. Brown. 



Committee on Resolutions — R. T. St. John, M. McDonald, T. C. Legoe. 



Powers and Duties of Board — Governor Albert B. Cummins, W. W. 

 Morrow, C. B. Cameron. 



Adulteration of Foods, Seeds and Other Products — S. B. Packard, C. 

 F. Curtiss, H. R. Wright. 



Dairy Industries and Products, Including Fraudulent Imitations 

 Thereof— H. R. Wright, O. A. Olson, T. C. Legoe. 



Contagious Diseases Among Domestic Animals — P. O. Koto, R. S. 

 Johnston, H. L. Pike. 



Iowa Weather and Crop Service — J. R. Sage, Director. 



The matter of increased lighting faciHties at the Fair Grounds 

 was discussed at length, and on motion of Mr. Legoe, it was 

 referred to the Executive Committe for final decision. 



Secretary presented a schedule, or estimate, for laying water 

 mains on the Fair Grounds, and on motion of Mr. Legoe, the 

 question of water ^supply was referred to the Executive Com- 

 mittee. 



On motion of Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Brown, fif- 

 teen thousand dollars ($15,000), of the cash in hands of the 

 Treasurer on December ist, 1905, was set aside as an emer- 

 gency fund. 



A committee of the East Des Moines Commercial League ap- 

 peared before the Board and asked for the use of the Fair 

 Grounds for the annual meeting of the Dunkard Church some- 

 time during the month of June, 1907, and on motion the matter 

 was left toi the Executive Committee to make such arrangements 

 as they thought best. 



The question of what appropriation to ask from the Thirty- 

 first General Assembly was discussed at great length. The 

 urgent need of a hog barn, amphitheater, horse barn, manufactur- 

 ers building and implement shed was urged by several members 

 of the board. It was finally agreed, that, owing to the fact that 

 the Thirty-second General Assembly would meet one year from 

 this winter, it would not be wise toi ask too great amount from 

 the present General Assembly, as they would have only one-half 

 the usual amount to appropriate for extraordinary purposes. 

 This being the case, it was agreed that but one building should 

 be asked for, and on motion of Mr. Packard, a vote was taken 

 as to whether the Board should ask for an amphitheater or a hog 



