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made. In fact, go about it in such a way that we would have an exhibit 
of Iowa farm products that would not only be a credit to our fair but 
the state as well. I would not advise that the present method of offering 
prizes be eliminated entirely, but believe by taking the money now offered 
upon county exhibits and supplementing it with, say, one thousand dol- 
lars additional, a very creditable show could be made. It is quite pos- 
sible that we could secure the services of the extension department at 
the Agricultural College to do this work. 
Those - who seem to be best informed tell us that the classification of 
our poultry department is not what it should be. An effort should be 
made to bring out a greater exhibit of Iowa birds. 
I wish to take this opportunity of expressing to the members of the 
board my appreciation for the hearty and cordial support they have given 
me in the past. I have tried to do my full duty as I saw it, which I 
shall continue to do as long as it may be your pleasure to have me serve 
you, or that I remain in my present position. My observation of the 
management of the fairs I have visited has been that at no place will 
you find the unanimity which prevails among the members of our board 
in the management of the fair. To this more than anything else I 
attribute the success of the institution and good will of the exhibitors. 
With this continued feeling of good fellowship among the members of 
the board I predict a bright future for the Iowa State Fair and Expo- 
Bition. 
On motion of Mr. Packard a eonunittee of three was appointed to 
consider certain recommendations made in the Secretary's report, 
especially as to asking the legislature to authorize the publication 
of bulletins, amending the present statute with reference to the 
gathering of agricultural statistics, changing the method of filing 
farmers' institute reports, for a division of publicity and advertis- 
ing; said committee to make their report to the Board on Friday, 
December 11, 1909. The President appointed on the above named 
committee : Messrs. Packard, Curtiss and Wright. 
On motion the Board adjourned until 1 :30 P. M. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
- Board met pursuant to adjournment with members present as at 
morning session. 
Prof. H. E. Summers, State Entomologist, appeared before the 
Board and asked for their indorsement of the bill now before Con- 
gress for preventing the manufacture, sale or transportation of adul- 
terated or misbranded insecticides and fungicides. The following 
resolution was offered by ]\Ir. Wright and was adopted by the 
Board : 
