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or $20,000 tornado on account of the danger by windstorm to the 

 roof. 



I would suggest if the dog show is to be continued as a feature 

 of the fair that we appoint a superintendent for the bench show, 

 take out a membership in the American Kennel Club, and con- 

 duct the show under our own management another year. The ar- 

 rangement we had with the Des Moines Kennel Club this year did 

 not prove satisfactory as the expense incurred was too great for 

 conducting the show. 



The automobile show could, no doubt, he handled by the super- 

 intendent of the machinery department with equal satisfaction to 

 exhibitors and we should not anticipate any trouble in disposing 

 of the space at the same rate. Should the rate per square foot 

 be reduced to 25 cents we would still increase the receipts and 

 would be making some concession to all the exhibitors. 



The success of the boys' camp this year should warrant the ex- 

 pense for continuing the plan another year. 



The babies' health contest proved such a success that it should 

 have the support of the management again this coming year. 



Copy is now read}^ for the report of the Stallion Registration 

 Division and if this law is to be properly enforced the report 

 should be placed in the hands of each stallion owner and graduate 

 veterinarian in the state soon after the first of the year. The 

 executive council granted the department the right to publish 

 4,000 copies of this report as a supplement to the Year Book, and 

 we should have in addition to this 3,000 copies in order to supply 

 the list referred to. These may be ordered as an additional run, 

 without charge for the composition, and paid for out of the re- 

 ceipts of the Stallion Registration Division if the board so orders. 



The board should at this time make appropriation for premiums 

 for school exhibits and authorize the printing of the list, so that 

 they may be sent out early in the school year to insure, a good 

 exhibit in this department. 



I believe it would be advisable to issue 500 pamphlets contain- 

 ing the itemized statement of receipts and disbursements of. the 

 department for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1912, infor- 

 mation concerning appropriations for state fairs in other states, 

 statistics relative to the state fair, county and district fairs, farm- 

 ers' institutes, etc., for the information of the legislators. 



It has been suggested that the board should set aside a location 

 for a fish and game building on the grounds and ask the Fish 



