8 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Membership Cooperative Pub. Bureau 200.00 



Advertising caps 40.00 



Advertising in Western Breeders' sale catalog. 25.00 



Newspaper clipping service 36.00 48.00 



Newspaper advertising contracts 8.85 



Miscellaneous items 153.25 357.00 



Total $15,717.84 $16,000.00 



Mr. Pike moved that the budget of $16,000 as recommended by the 

 secretary for advertising the 1918 fair be approved. Seconded by Mr. 

 Curtis. Motion carried. 



THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS MADE 

 FOR THE 1918 PREMIUM LIST. 



1917 1918 Increase 



Horses $15,788.00 $17,625.00 $1,837.00 



Cattle 14,736.00 16,677.00 1,941.00 



Swine 5.072.00 5,592.00 520.00 



Sheep and Goats 4,242.00 4,514.00 272.00 



Agricultural 7,522.00 7,587.00 65.00 



Poultry and Pet Stock 2,349.00 2,538.00 189.50 



Pantry-Kitchen 735.50 969.00 233.50 



Honey and Bees 497.00 497.00 



Dairy 697.00 697.00 



Horticulture 2,407,50 2,520.50 113.00 



Floriculture 1,641.00 1,694.00 53.00 



Textile and China 1,341.50 1,422.50 81.00 



Graphic and Plastic Arts 662.00 662.00 



Educational 1,454.00 1,545.00 91.00 



Baby Health 300.00 300.00 



Boys' Judging Contest 600.00 800.00 200.00 



State Spelling Contest 100.00 100.00 



Speed 18,150.00 18,450.00 300.00 



Total $78,794.00 $84,690.50 $5,896.00 



President Cameron appointed as committee on per diem and mileage, 

 Messrs. Pike, Reeves and Curtin. 



The board discussed at length the manner of conducting the club 

 dining hall and how the service could be improved and whether it would 

 be advisable to add more room to that part of the dining hall used by the 

 families of members and assistants. Mr. Curtiss moved that the execu- 

 tive committee be authorized to enlarge the room and to make any other 

 changes they deemed advisable in order to improve the service and 

 facilitate handling the patrons of the dining hall to better advantage. 

 Motion seconded and carried. 



The committee on per diem and mileage made the following report. 



