190 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
MEETING OF STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. * 
Friday, December 11, 1908. 
Board met at 9 o'clock A. M. pursuant to adjournment with 
President Cameron in the chair. The roll call showed the following 
members present: Cameron, Brown, Simpson, Gilbertson, Reeves, 
Johnston, Curtin, Packard, Curtiss, Ledgerwood, McDonald, Olson, 
Pike and "Wright. 
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
The following resolutions were presented by the Committee on 
Resolutions and ordered spread upon the records of the Depart- 
ment : 
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 
Your committee on Resolutions begs leave to submit the following: 
Whereas, The Supreme Master has called to rest our friend John A. 
Evans, formerly President of the Iowa State Agricultural Society, there- 
fore be it 
Resolved, That this board has heard with deep regret of the loss of a 
valued friend and supporter and takes this occasion to testify its appre- 
ciation of his public services; be it further 
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of this 
Department of State and that a copy thereof be sent to the members of 
the family of the deceased. 
(Signed) John Ledgerwood, 
M. McDonald, 
Committee on Resolutions. 
Mr. Packard, as chairman of the special committee appointed to 
report upon the recommendations made by the Secretary, made the 
following report: 
To the Members of the State Board of Agriculture: 
Your committee fully endorses the recommendation of the Secretary 
with reference to the collection and dissemination of statistics. We do 
not indorse his suggestion with reference to the publication of the Year 
Book biennially and would recommend that no change be asked with 
reference to same. We indorse his recommendation with reference to 
the filing of reports by county farmers' institutes. We further indorse- 
his recommendation for the creating of a division of publicity and adver- 
tising under the Department of Agriculture as a sensible way to bring 
the resources of the state to the notice of the public, and strongly recom- 
mend the need of legislation for this purpose. 
Mr. Curtiss moved that the report of the committee be adopted, 
that the committee be continued and instructed to formulate bills 
for presentation to the Legislature for such revision and additional 
