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On motion, J. M. ShaflFer was called upon and read communications, 

 to wit: One from Scott county, one from Muscatine county, and one from 

 Hon. James W. Grimes, of Des Moines county. 



On motion, a committee of one person, from each society represented, 

 was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws suitable for the organiza- 

 tion of a State Agricultural Society, and to report the same to this conven- 

 tion. The chair appointed the following gentlemen said committee : 



Thomas Sivetor, Henry county ; D. L. Huyett, Jefferson county ; Josiah 

 Hinkle, Lee county; Timothy Day, Van Buren county; J. W. Frazier, 

 Henry county. J. M. Shaffer, secretary for said committee. 



On motion, convention adjourned until 2 o'clock, p. m. 



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O. D. Iieonard, Boyden, Iowa. 



Visitor at the First Iowa State Fair (1854) . 



Afternoon Session. 



Wednesday, two o'clock p.m. 

 Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

 D. P. Inskeep in the chair. 



The committee on constitution and by-laws reported the following, 

 which on motion was unanimously adopted: 



