92 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, 

 DECEMBER, 1903. 



Thursday Morning, December to, 1903. 



Board met at 9 o'clock a.m., with President Morrow in the 

 chair. 



On roU call the following members were found to be present : 

 Morrow, Cameron, Simpson, Ellyson, Johnston, Brown, Pack- 

 ard, Legoe, Wragg, Ledgerwood, McDonald, Wadsworth, 

 Pike, Wright and Phillips. 



Hon. John Crockett, clerk of the supreme court of the State 

 of Iowa, was called in and administered the oath of office to the 

 newly elected members. 



Mr. Wragg placed in nomination for secretary, to succeed 

 himself, J. C. Simpson; that the salary of secretary be $1,500 

 per annum, and moved that the rules be suspended and the 

 president authorized to cast the entire vote of the board for 

 Mr. Simpson. The vote was so cast and the president declared 

 J. C. Simpson duly elected as secretary of the State Board of 

 Agriculture for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Legoe placed in nomination for treasurer to succeed, 

 himself, G. D. Ellyson, and moved that the rules be suspended 

 and the secretary authorized to cast the entire vote of the board 

 for Mr. Ellyson. The vote was so cast and the prer.ident de- 

 clared G. D. Ellyson duly elected treasurer of the State Board 

 of Agriculture for the ensuing year. The salary of treasurer 

 was fixed at $100 per annum. 



Alinutes of the last board meeting, auditing and executive 



committees were read and on motion of Mr. Packard approved. 



My. Packard moved that Mr. Jas. H. Deemer be elected 



superintendent of grounds, to succeed himself, at a salary of 



$800 per annum. ]\rotion prevailed. 



