122 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



General rule thirty-seven stricken out. 



Paragraph eight, of general rule number forty-one, stricken ont. 



The president presented the bond of Mr. Simpson, in the sum of 

 $10,000, signed by Fletcher Howard and G. S. Gilbertson who 

 has qualified in the sum of $20,000. On motion of Mr. Wadsworth, the 

 bond was approved and placed in the hands of Mr. Morrow for safe keep- 

 ing. 



Paragraph number eight under general rule number forty-six stricken 

 out. 



On motion of Mr. Packard, judging- in departments A and C 

 is to begin at nine o'clock a. mi., on Monday, August 24th. 



Mr. Brown reported from tlie committee on A and C as follows : 



Recommends that the last sentence in the rule in class sixteen 

 Shetland Ponies, be stricken out, and on vote of the board it was 

 so ordered. 



That the words "or more'' in the "Get of Stallion" or "Prod- 

 uce of Mare" in all classes be stricken out. On vote of the board 

 it was so ordered. 



That the premiums in the "Get of Stallion" and "Produce of 

 Mare" in classes One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, 

 Nine and Ten be changed to $20.00 in place of $10.00 and Silver 

 Medal. On vote of the board the change was so ordered. 



On motion of Mr. Wadsworth that class seventeen, Jacks and 

 Jennets, be stricken from the premium list, the motion prevailed. 



The committee recommended the adoption of the following 

 saddle class in lieu of class fifteen : 



Gelding four years old or over $20 $10 



Gelding three years old and under 20 10 



Stallion four years old or over 20 10 



Stallion three years old and under four 20 10 



Mare four years old or over 20 10 



Mare three years old and under four 20 10 



Champion Stallion, mare or gelding 50 



HIGH SCHOOL HORSES. 



Stallion, mare or gelding any age 50 25 



Mr. Wadsworth moved that eight thousand dollars be appro- 

 priated for the speed department, which motion prevailed. 



