66 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Appropriations were made for expenses and repairs to the 

 amount of $18,500. 



Mr. Ledgerwood moved that the executive committee be 

 authorized to have liorse barns Xos. 7. 11 and 12 moved. Mo- 

 tion prevailed. 



The secretarv read communicati(;n from tlie president of the 

 National Li^■e Stock Exhibitors' Union, and en motion the same 

 \^■as referred to committee on resolutions. 



2^Ir. Ledgerwood moved that the executi\-e committee be 

 authorized to have repaired or torn down any buildings on the 

 State fair grc unds belonging- to private parties, on which such 

 repair's are needed or in their judgment are unsafe. Motion 

 prevailed. 



The secretarv presented letter and claim of Mr. Truesdale in 

 regard to the loss of a lace handkerchief at the fair of 1902, and 

 on motion of Mr. W'adsworth said claim was laid on the table. 



Communication from the secretary of the Corn Growers' As- 

 sociation asking that the department make an appropriation for 

 a special premium for the corn exhibit which they will hold next 

 winter at Ames was read by the secretary, and on motion of Mr. 

 Packard the secretary was instructed to notify the Corn Growers' 

 Association that in the opinion of the board it would be inexpe- 

 dient to make appropriations of this character outside of our own 

 premium list. 



]\Ir. \\'ragg moved that the superintendent of privileges and 

 the executive committee be made a committee to examine the 

 books of the privilege department and report as to whether it 

 would be possible to increase the amount of money received from 

 privileges. Motion prevailed. 



On. motion of l\Ir. ;McDonald the board adjourned to meet at 

 9 o'clock ^^^ednesday morning. 



Wednesday Morning, March 4, 1803. 



Board met at 9 o'clock pursuant to adjournment, and on roll 

 call all elected memljers were found to be present. 



]\Iinutes of yesterday's meeting were read and approved. 



Vn'. Packard, chairman of the committee on resolutions, pre- 

 sented the following reix^rt. and on motion of Mr. ^^Tagg the 

 same was adopted. 



