ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART V 201 



The law does not contemplate that the department of agriculture 

 shall prosecute violations. Under the Iowa statutes defining the duties 

 of county attorneys the prosecution for the violation of any state laws 

 taking place in his county is made a part of his duties. As a rule com- 

 plaints made to the department come in the form of letters notifying us 

 of some violation of the law but asking that their names be withheld 

 from the party upon whom they have informed. While the department 

 cannot undertake to prosecute persons violating the law (not being au- 

 thorized to do so,) they will gladly turn over to the proper official any 

 evidence which they may receive. When notice of a violation is received 

 by the department the guilty party is furnished with a copy of the law, 

 with a letter calling his attention in particular to the penalty section. 

 There are persons who will inform upon the owner of a stallion for not 

 complying with the law and not assist in collecting the proper evidence 

 for a prosecution, but will condemn the department as not attending to 

 its duties or the law as being useless. Such complaints are unworthy 

 of notice and merely show plainly the character of the person making 

 them. 



Since the taking effect of the present law, July 4, 1906, to May 1st, 

 1909, there were issued 5,329 certificates and 722 transfers. Prom May 1, 

 1909, to May 1st, 1910, there were issued 1,020 certificates and 369 trans- 

 fers, making a total to May 1st, 1910, of 6,349 certificates and 1,091 

 transfers. 



Without the annual renewal feature of the law there is no way for 

 the department to calculate the number of stallions in actual service, or 

 what percentage of stallions being offered for public service are pure 

 bred. When the law first went into effect there was a total of 6,079 stat- 

 ions reported for assessment purpose. The first twelve months the law 

 was in effect, from July 4, 1906, to July 4, 1907, there were issued 3,642 

 certificates, thus indicating that fifty per cent of the stallions in use 

 were pure bred. This is a much larger percentage of pure bred stallions 

 in use than is reported in any other state. This is the natural result 

 of the oft repeated statement that Iowa has more pure bred registered 

 live stock than any other state. 



Two years ago we recommended in our annual report that steps 

 be taken for such legislation as was necessary to authorize the printing 

 of pamphlets or bulletins by this department, from time to time, con- 

 taining such information as would be of interest or value. This recom- 

 mendation we desire to renew and I trust your committee on resolutions 

 will follow it up with a good strong resolution in support of same. 



farmers' institutes and agricultural short courses 



In the year ending June 1, 1910, reports were filed from eighty counties 

 holding Farmers' Institutes and state warrants were issued by the state 

 auditor to the amount of $5,754.11, in payment of state aid provided by 

 law. The eighty institutes held an average of seven sessions each, with 



