THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART II. Ill 



Montgomery County Fair Association — G. M. Hull. 



Muscatine County — Union district — J. I. Nichols. 



Polk County— Chas. W. Britlen. 



Poweshiek County — Malcom district — Jas. Nowak. 



Poweshiek County — Grinnell district — J. E. Van Evera. 



Scott County — George Metzgar. 



Sioux County — Sioux Valley district — Emmet Brown. 



Union County — W. W. Morrow. 



Wapello County — Ben S. Benson. 



Winneshiek County Agricultural Society — Thos. Graham. 



Wright County Agricultural Society — W. C. Brown. 



Improved Stock Breeders' Association — W. M. McFadden. 



FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 

 Ida County — J. C. Preston. 

 Scott County — M. H Calderwood. 

 Audubon County — A. H. Edwards. 

 Calhoun County — Henry Parsons. 

 Jones County — W. C. Monroe. 



J. I. Gibson moved the adoption of the report as read. Seconded 

 by Wadsworth and motion prevailed. 



The report of the committee on the address of president ' and 

 reports of secretary and treasurer was read as follows: 

 To the President and Members of the Agricultural Convention: 



We, your committee, to whom has been referred the reports of the 

 president and secretary of the Department of Agriculture, beg leave to 

 submit the following: 



We heartily indorse the administration of the outgoing president, 

 J. C. Frasier, and congratulate the state that during his term of office 

 the affairs of the department have been attended to with unprecedented 

 success. 



The thanks of the convention are due, and hereby are tendered to 

 him, as a faithful officer, for his zealous and efficient work. That during 

 the term of office held by the president, J. C. Frasier, important improve- 

 ments have been made at a large expenditure of money, which was under 

 his direct supervision, and we therefore commend him for the admirable 

 manner in which the plans of the department were carried into execution 

 and for the economical expenditure of the department's funds. 



We fully indorse the idea of excluding all sideshows of an objec- 

 tionable nature, but there may be shows that are entirely unobjectionable, 

 that are not only entertaining, but instructive, and add to the attraction 

 the fair. We, therefore, suggest that the society use due discrimination 

 in the selection of these shows. 



