68 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Several thousand square feet of cement walk was laid at an expense 

 of $4,662.00. The board also purchased the steel and brick build- 

 ing owned by the Shaver Carriage Company for $2,750.00. 



There was expended in alterations to basement of Administra- 

 tion Building, $3,631.04. The changes provided a dining room, 

 store room,, small rest room and toilets for ladies and gentlemen. 



The other items for minor improvements and expenditures for 

 maintenance of grounds will be found in the following itemized 

 statement : 



ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF 



THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE AND THE 



IOWA STATE FAIR AND EXPOSITION FOR THE 



FISCAL YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1918. 



Cash balance December 1, 1917 .? 34,822.20 



Keceipts from sources other than fair: 



Fees, staUion registration division $ 6,981.00 



State appropriation for paving 7,500.00 



State appropriation for support of Dept. of Agri. . 2,400.00 



State appropriation for insurance 1,000.00 



Stall rent, speed barns 268.00 



Pasture rent 124.65 



Interest on department account 789.72 



Use of barns for horse and cattle sales 685.00 



Received for drayage account cattle sales 65.50 



Corn from Horn of Plenty — sold 778.50 



Rent for Wilkins house 112.00 



Rent for poultry cooping 31.60 



Refund on freight 2.32 



Special prize money, 1917 Hampshire swine 1.30 



Space rental, 1917 Exposition Bldg 10.00 



Received for painting private bldg 33.97 



Kindling sold 33.00 



Old lumber sold 195.25 



Old wire and iron sold 83.61 



Misc. sales by supt. of ground 2.50 



Insurance on substation, damaged by fire 86.59 



Insurance on Expo. Bldg., damaged by lightning 29.40 



Total receipts other than fair $21,213.91 



Receipts of 1918 Pair: 



Stall rent, horse department $ 1,040.00 



Stall rent, cattle department 922.50 



Pen rent, swine department 1,219.00 



Pen rent, sheep department 188.50 



Coop rent, poultry department 305.00 



Concessions, poultry building 115.00 



