112 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The secretary's report is a very comprehensive outline of the year's 

 business and contains many valuable suggestions which are highly com- 

 mended by your committee. 



Your committee wish to commend the secretary for the admirable 

 executive ability he has displayed in carrying on the business of the 

 department the past year, and we also desire to commend him for the 

 promptness with which he completed the entry books of the fair, and 

 placed them in the hands of the judges of the different departments, 

 thereby hastening the business of the fair. 



We also commend G. D. Ellyson, the treasurer, for the careful and 

 judicious handling of the funds of the society, and recommend that he be 

 accorded the thanks of the directors of the Iowa State Fair. 



A. H. GRISELL, 

 S. B. PACKARD, 

 JAMES NOWAK. 



Mr. T. C. Legoe moved that the report of the committee be 

 adopted, which motion prevailed. 



Convention then proceeded to the election of officers. 



Gov. S. B. Packard of Marshall county placed in nomination 

 for the office of president for the ensuing year, W. M. Morrow of 

 Union county, and moved that, if there were no other nominations, 

 the rules be suspended and the secretary instructed to cast the 

 unanimous vote of the convention for Mr. Morrow. This motion 

 prevailed and the secretary so cast the vote, and President Frasier 

 declared W. W. Morrow duly elected president of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture for the ensuing - year. 



M. J. Wragg placed in nomination for the office of vice-presi- 

 dent C. E. Ckmeron of Buena Vista county, which motion was 

 seconded by W. J. Scott of Ida county. 



Mr. Wragg moved that if there were no other nominations, the 

 rules be suspended and the secretary instructed to cast the full 

 vote of the convention for Mr. Cameron, which motion prevailed. 

 The secretary cast the vote and the president declared C. E. Cam- 

 eron duly elected vice-president of the Department of Agriculture 

 for the ensuing year. 



George Metzgar of Scott county placed in nomination for direc- 

 tor from the Second district, C. W. Phillips of Jackson county, 

 to succeed himlself, and moved that the rules be suspended and 

 secretary instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the convention 



