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readers anything that he believes will conduce to more scientific methods 

 in performing the necessary labor on a farm. 



In behalf of the young farmers of this state, who are willing and 

 anxious to get out of the old ruts, who realize that agriculture is a science 

 and that skill and faithful application will be as well rewarded on the 

 farm as in the business world, I appeal to the fair management to add 

 new attractions such as I have indicated. 



I have referred to the young men leaving the farm and I do not blame 

 them, for myself I would not stay one day on a farm if I could not do 

 work with my hands in which I could take a pardonable pride and realize 

 that farm labor was something more than drudgery that could be per- 

 formed without skill or previous training. 



To you, gentlemen of the State Fair management, who are looking for 

 attractions that are novel and attractive, I would commend the sugges- 

 tions in this paper. And in thus affording an opportunity to the young 

 farmers of Iowa to see for themselves that there is both science and art 

 in farm labor well performed and in the rivalry that will be encouraged, 

 and the interest that will be created from year to year, you will have the 

 hearty co-operation of the press of Iowa and the best wishes of the good 

 people of our state. 



The President : This will close onr program for this morning. 

 I want to call your attention to the fact that delegates should leave 

 their credentials at the desk. 



We will stand adjourned until two o'clock P. M. 



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Convention met at 1:30 P. M. pursuant to adjournment, with 

 President Cameron in the chair. 



The Committee on Credentials submitted the following report, 

 and on motion of the chairman the report was adopted : 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. 



Gentlemen: We, the Committee on Credentials, report the attached list 

 duly elected and entitled to vote in this convention. 



E. J. CURTIN, 

 T. W. PURCELL, 

 L. H. PiCKARD, 



C&mmittee. 



DELEGATES FROM COUNTY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL 



SOCIETIES. 



Buena Vista County Agricultural Society A. L. Denio, Alta 



Calhoun County Agricultural Society C. G. Koskey, Manson 



Cass County Agricultural Society E. F. Berg, Atlantic 



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