288 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



COMPARISON OF PREMIUMS, 1911 AND 1912. 



1912 1911 Increase Decrease 



Horses $ 14,940.00 $ U,184.00 $756.00 



Cattle - — 11,738.00 12,061.00 $323. CO 



Swine 4,042.00 8,640.00 402.00 



Sheep _ 2,306.00 2,388.00 82.00 



Poultry 1,112.50 1,042.00 70.50 



Agriculture 4,059.00 3,524.00 535.00 



Pantry and apiary 1,092.50 856.50 2.36.00 



Fruit 1,139.25 1,115.75 23.50 



Dairy 627.00 627.00 



Plants and flowers 1,382.40 1,278.60 103.80 



Pine arts 1,662.50 1,744.50 82.00 



SchooJs 430.00 493.00 63.00 



Scholarships 650.00 850.00 200.00 



Speed department 12,360.00 12,310.00 50.00 



Auto parade 150.00 150.00 



Dog show 318.00 318.00 



Babies' health contest — 280.00 280.00 



$ 5S,139.15 $ 56,264.35 $ 2,774.80 $ 900.00 



RECAPITULATION TICKET SALES, 1912 FAIR COMPARED WITll 1911. 



1912 1911 



Number Value Total Value Number Total Value 



General admission 136,742 $.50 $68,371.00 151,178 $75,589.00 



Gen. admission after 5 p. m 12,066 .25 3,016.50 9,161 2,290.25 



Children 11,672 .25 2,918.00^ 



Half fare 15,313 .25 3,828. 25J 25,303 6,325.75 



Campers 1,569 2.00 3,138.00 1,565 3,130.00 



Total outside gates 183,638 $81,271.75 193,467 $87,335.00 



DAY AMPHITHEATER. 



Bleachers and paddock 19,908 $.25 $4,977.00 



Quarter stretch 1,679 .25 419.75 3,109 $777.25 



Reserved seats, upper half 17,101 .50 8,550.50 



Reserved seats, lower half 5,900 .75 4,432.00 



Reserved box seats 1,280 1.00 1,2S0.C0 



Day amphitheater (at 2oc) „ 34,106 8,526,50 



Day amphitheater, reserved seats (at 50c) 12,010 6,006.25 



Day amphitheater, box seats ' 2,090 1,567.50 



Total Day Amphitheater $19,659.25 $16,876.50 



NIGHT AMPHITHEATER. 



Bleachers and paddock 29,939 $.25 $7,484.75 



Reserved seats, upper haJf 13,785 .50 6,892.50 



Reserved seats, lower half 5,131 .75 3,848.75 



Reserved box seats 833 l.OO 833.00 



Night amphitheater (at 25c) 31,234 $7,808.50 



Night amphitheater, res. seats (at 50c)__ 9,321 4,660.75 



Night amphitheater, box seats (at 75c)_. 1,418 1,063.50 



Total Night Amphitheater $19,059.00 $13,532.75 



STOCK PAVILION. 



Reserved seats 6,020 $.50 $3,010.00 6,60S $3,301.50 



Standing room 575 .25 143.75 1,839 459.75 



Total Stock Pavilion $3,153.75 $3,761.25 



Total Ticket Sales $123,143.75 $121,505.50 



$128,143.75 . 1912 



121,505.50 1911 



$ 1,638.25 Increase. 



Mr. Johnston moved that the executive committee be author- 

 ized to submit a list of superintendents for departments for the 

 coming year. Seconded by Mr. Curtiss. Motion carried. 



