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be a fine thing if some such organization as yours, an old organization, 

 which has been doing business effectively and successfully, would be the 

 prime mover in making some such suggestion as that. 



In closing, I want to say that the agricultural extension department 

 is peculiarly a people's department. The grants of money which it has 

 received from time to time from our federal government have come be- 

 cause of the desire on the part of the people of this state. I assure you 

 it is the desire of the management of the agricultural extension depart- 

 ment at the present time to do the things that need to be done, and we 

 welcome your suggestions and your help in working out the problems con- 

 fronting the farmers of our state. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT— 1918. 



Receipts for year $6,046.50 



Disbursements — 



Bank collection fees $ 79.31 



Annual meeting 134.75 



Directors' expense 77.26 



Refunds to county associations 24,50 



Expense of delegates to Washington, etc 165.98 



Stamps, printing, annual reports, etc 805.31 



Securety bonds for secretary and treasurer . . 20.00 



Donation to American Live Stock Association 200.00 



Clifford Thorne, legal services 1.400.00 



President's salary and expenses 2,570.83 



Secretary's office 1,000.00 



Total 6,477.94 



Deficit on year's business $ 431.44 



The President: Next we will have the report of the auditing 

 committee. 



REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE— 1918. 



We, the Auditing Committee, have examined the books of the secre- 

 tary and the accounts of the treasurer; have checked each item of ex- 

 pense, and find the books correct. 



Balance in hands of treasurer, from 1917 $3,640.10 



Receipts this year (less bank collection fees) 5,967.19 



$9,607.29 

 Expenditures for year (less bank collection fees) . $6,398.63 

 Voucher from last year 103.00 



6.501.63 



Balance for the year $3,105.66 



On hand with treasurer, not reported to secretary. .. $ 85.00 

 Less amount overpaid by secretary .90 



84.10 



Real balance with treasurer 3,189.76 



C. G. COCKERILL, 



W. P. DAWSON. 



WILLIAM LARRABEE, JR. 



Committee. 



