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premiums offered in 1918 amounted to $7,000 more than in 1917, 

 but on account of the shortage of county and individual farm 

 exhibits, and the absence of Galloway and Brown Swiss cattle 

 the amount paid out was $91.94 less than paid out at the 1917 fair. 

 The cash premiums paid totaled $72,350.13. 



- All other expense of the fair, in addition to the premiums, 

 amounted to $129,739.63. This was. an increase of $12,648.32 over 

 similar items for 1917. This is a reasonable increase considering 

 the advance in cost of printing, advertising, labor, attractions and 

 supplies and materials of all kinds. 



In summing up the receipts and disbursements of the depart- 

 ment the itemized statement made a part of this report shows the 

 balance on hand December 1, 1917, to be $34,822.20. 



The receipts from the stallion registration division, state appro- 

 priations and from sources other than the state fair were $21,- 

 213.91; from the state fair $251,196.62, making the total receipts 

 for the fiscal year ending November 30, $307,232.73. The dis- 

 bursements, which are fully itemized in the attached statement, 

 show the folloA\dng expenditures: 



Expense of State Publicity Bureau, Stallion Eegistration and 

 other expenses not pertaining to the state fair, $11,667.74. Cost 

 of maintaining grounds and buildings, $12,217.77 ; improvements 

 to buildings and grounds, $30,771.08; cost of fair, $202,089.76, 

 ;aid total disbursements, $256,746.35. This leaves a balance in the 

 Treasury on November 30th of $50,486.38. The statement also 

 shows that the fair made a profit of $49,106.86. 



IMPROVEMENTS. 



There was expended for improvements on the state fair grounds 

 during the past year $30,771.08, and $12,217.77 for maintaming 

 the buildings and grounds. In addition to this the city assess- 

 ment of $3,520.41 for paving East Thirtieth Street was paid but 

 not charged to improvements. 



The state appropriation of $7,500 for paving was expended as 

 follows : 



City assessment for paving and curbing East Thirtieth Street, 

 $3,520:41 ; contract for curbing and paving Grand Avenue entrance, 

 $2,937.14; Walnut Street entrance, $2,713.63; making a total of 

 $9,171.18, or $1,671.18 in excess of the state appropriation, and 

 which was paid out of state fair receipts. 



Cement floors were placed in the aisles of Machinery Hall at 

 an expense of $4,417.94, and in Power Hall at a cost of $2,818.18. 



