192 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
President appointed as committee on per diem and mileage: 
Messrs. Johnston, Olson and Ledgerwood. 
On motion of IMr. Packard, Board adjourned until 1 :30 P. M. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
Board met at 1 :30 P. M. pursuant to adjournment with members 
present as at morning session, also Dr. P. 0. Koto. 
IMinutes of tlie morning session were read and approved. 
On motion, which was unanimously adopted, the following sched- 
ule of pay for employes at the fair of 1909 was agreed upon : 
Marshals (they to furnisli their own horses and feed) $45.00 each 
Mounted police (they to furnish their own horses and feed. $3.50 per day 
Foot police and guards 2.50 per day 
Sergeants of police 3.50 per day 
Assistant chief of police 3.75 per day 
Ticket takers 2.50 per day 
Captain of police — admissions department 5.00 per day 
Captains of gates 3.50 per day 
Ticket sellers 3.25 per day 
Assistant superintendents (without railway fare) 4.00 per day 
All other assistants or help to be paid such amount as shall be agreed 
upon by the board or executive committee. 
Mr. McDonald moved that the four marshals heretofore serving be 
reappointed. An amendment was offered reducing the number to 
three and that the Board proceed to elect same by ballot, the three 
receiving the highest number of votes to be declared elected. 
Amendment accepted and motion prevailed. 
Chas. Akes of Leon, John R. Waller of Rockford, Carl Shields of 
Afton, T. J. Hudson of Winterset and T. D. Doke of Bloomfield 
were nominated. 
The ballot resulted as follows: Akes, 11; Hudson, 11; Shields, 7; 
Doke, 5 ; Waller, 3. Mr. Akes, Mr. Hudson and Mr. Shields were 
declared duly elected marshals for the ensuing year. 
■\Ir. Packard submitted the report of the Committee on Adultera- 
tion of Foods, Seeds and Other Products, as follows : 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ADULTERATION OF FOODS, 
SEEDS, AND OTHER PRODUCTS. 
Your committee has had up for the last two years the question of 
weeds of the state in public places. Through the oflBce of the Experi- 
ment Station about six thousand (6,000) question blanks have been sent 
out and a very considerable number of replies have been received showing 
