Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-23
Patrons Of Husbandry Conven-
tlOn mt KeOkuk.

Pursuant to call issued by the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Iowa State
Grange, the Executive Committees
Of the State Oranges in the Nlissis-
sippi Valley held a two-days' session
in keokuk last week.
The meetings were held with clos
ed doors, and hence the press could
only obtain, such reports as the off,
GERS chose to give. We CLEAN from
the Gate City.
A. j. Stuart, of Missouri, was
chosen President of the Convention
and Thos. Smith, of Minnesota,
Sec'y. Committee on Credentials
reported Is delegates present, rep
resenting Iowa, Minnesota, MissoU-
ri, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
Kansas and Mississippi.
The Iowa delegates were +. r..
Shankland, Debuque; M. Earring
ton, Denver, Bremen county; Spen-
Ger Day, Marshaltown; Q. Ii. p. Bu-
chanan, Mt. Pleasant.
A Committee of five on Transpor-
tation and Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River was appointed. The
Convention was in session until
midnight of first day, Thursday, but
nothing i'm reference to the nature of
its discussions was divulged.
Additional committees were ap-
pointed on Agricultural Implements
and their supply, on Patent Law in
its Relation to Agriculture, and on
Agricultural Statistics. On the for
mer Committee ShacklaDd, Day,
harrington aud Buchanan, Of Iowa
were placed.
On Friday the Committee on Ag-
ricultural Statistics made the follow
ing report, which was adopted.
WHEREAS, We regard complete
and accurate agricultural statistics ;ts
the foundation of our control Of the
brsinesS Of agriculture, by which we
may obtain u suitable and just re-
ward for our labor, and allow the
law of supply and demand to operate
freely in the regulation of prices, to
the benefit of both producer and con-
sumner, therefore,
Resolved, That we use our bt st c.
forts to establish or cause to be es-
a. s,,h 1I In, nd tat. i'm,
our Union, a system of agricultural
statistics by which we can get exact
information of the acreage Of the
principal crops, the amount Of live
stock in the country, the quantity Of
produce and the number of ami
mails of each kind for market.
That we consider the best plan for
getting such information il, for each
State to have Il commissioner Of Sta
tistics, whose duty it shall be to send
the proper blanks to assessors, and
compile the information received.
and cause the same to be published
in the agricultural papers Of the
State, on or before the first Of July Of
each year, and send a copy to the
Commissioner Of Agriculture at
w iSllluSloiI.
That it shall be the duty Of each
assessor while making his yearly
assessments, to take the acreage Of
all crops for the year, and the num-
ber of stock Of each kind, classified
according To age, and report the same
to the Commissioner of Statistics on
or before the first day of June of each
year.
That the National Commissioner
arrange the reports Of State Comini>-
sioners and cause the same to be pub
lished on or before the first Of Au-
gust OF each year.
That monthly reports of the condi-
ton of the growing crops BE-
prepared and sent to the sever; |
Commissioners, by agents appointed
for the purpose, which reports the
the Commissioners shall cause to be
published ut once in the agricultural
papers.
Che Convention adjourned Friday
afternoon.