FOURTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART I. 97 



Expenses for fair of 1904, including bills on file, which neces- 

 sarily will have to be paid out of moneys on hand before 



fair of 1904 is held $ 5,000.00 



Removal of horse barns Nos. 10, 11 and 12 1,000.00 



Remodeling agricultural and poultry buildings 500.00 



Repairs on roof of agricultural building 200.00 



Repairs and reroofing a number of horse barns 1,150,00 



Painting roof and interior iron work of stock pavilion 400.00 



Sidewalks 1,000.00 



Salary superintendent of fair grounds 800.00 



Drainage 500.00 



Repairing race track 200.00 



Planting trees 50.00 



Contingent fund for repairs and improvements 3,000.00 



Total $16,800.00 



Mr. McDonald moved that the report of the executive com- 

 mittee on improvements be approved. Motion prevailed. 



Mr. Wadsworth moved that Thursday, August 23d, of the 

 lair of 1904, be designated as ''Old Soldiers' and Children's 

 Day" and that the admission of old soldiers and children on this 

 day be the same as last year. Seconded by McDonald and mo- 

 tion prevailed. 



Mr. Packard moved that in the Holstein and Jersey classes 

 that the fourth (4th) and fifth (5th) premiums be dropped, and 

 that a ''calf herd" be inserted in the four beef classes ; premiums 

 to be $20, $15, $12, $8 and $5. Mr. Packard also moved that 

 classes be made for "Iowa Exhibitors" in the three beef herds, 

 viz : Shorthorn, Hereford and Angus, and that the first and 

 second money winners in the open classes — should they be Iowa 

 cattle — be barred from showing or drawing premiums in the 

 Iowa classes. Premiums offered to be as follows, and shall be 

 the same in the three classes : 



INDIVIDUALS. 



Bull 3 years old and over $10 $7 $5 $3 $2 



Bull 2 years and under 3 10 7 5 3 2 



Bull 1 year and under 2 10 7 5 3 .2 



Bull calf under 1 year 10 7 5 3 2 



Cow 3 years old or over 10 7 5 3 2 



Heifer 2 years and under 3 10 7 5 3 2 



Heifer 1 year and under 2 10 7 5 3 2 



Heifer calf under 1 3'ear 10 7 5 3 2 



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