, 1875-01-18

power ot destructive storms; tbs injury from
"ntayorahle winda. l,ekt, drought, rain. aud
every Age, aud continues 10 bo at this tima, tho
balla Of tho agricn!lurlst,~--All these havo been
40 localized, and confined tn nd marrow limits.
that no general injury Inns resutcd lie raylcwH
tite annual appropriation to tllo ncintY, AMI il,
sorarattng tho Horticultural Hocioty from it
and conHldnra this action nunwiso i,oltfng that Ita
tendency tltouE1 be to concentrate all tho
instead Of soattsring them. The corn-crop Ut
Iowa fpr 1879 is eatinale,l at i2 000 COO tn,sn1a
which III hbOnt ona-seynt1th al tho sneiFe pru1nct
of tho cnuutry for 137J. This year tho crop
Wit mnko tho rocelpts mt mneh hhoft Of
s220o0 . with ST, Que, ,00D surplus ovnr tho past
year, 10 that with a decreaae In product, tllore
VIII 10 An increase IN yall1a. Tho wlleat-crop Of
!S14 ls estimated at not fnBa than 86.00p,0 ,000
b'1shelr. Tho prodnct In 1873 wns 40,0o0,oan
bushels, 1p Cattle tllero aro moat gratifying
results both in quantity and gi,nlity Of ntact.
It'o etatistics of hoga show \ decrease for 1R74
OF 154 ,ht0 head, but m increase over tho icatllg
hog-pro1uclng !statsa OF $4,000. Improved
hrecaa &ta found on nearly every hand, md tho
prospectR arc very ilattcring. The Eacking
statistics ahoW an increase for tho yoar ot 1n,GH
over 1878. Tie estimatcd value Of tho llog-crop
for the year in SlH, ,0Un. 0tU.
TnEAsuNEH's REronT. =.
Tho TreRsurns. s, Il. Sample, submitted his
rcpors, showing tho receipts to l,aYe been e23,-
A62. and tho expenditures Gao, 737,-leayinE
balance OIL hand Of e2,G25.
Ess4Ys.
u. y. Robinson. Of Dubuque County, E. 8.
Fonda, and 0. y. McNoil, woro appointed Com
mlttoe on Essays, and fnnde tho following re-
port; " For tho beBs essny on agricultural ad-
yantagon aud in1uoomept to immigration. John
Scott. For tho best essay Oil insects injurious
to vegetation aud the remedy. E. @. 1,eesoy.
For tho best essay OIL Usage Orange, Samuel
Ingalls,. Tor tho best principles and pfnns OF
Landscape gardening as adaptod to bcautlfyiug
tho liotncB Of farmers, Sophia Scott" They re-
commended tho publication Of tito nboyc, to-
Eotlier With t'le report Of the Committca On
grape-culture aud wino-makng.
ELKcT1oH or OFFICERS,
The following oiticers weso elected without
opposition; preaitlont, Oliver Mills Of Caas
County, Vicc-lreBidcnt, n. W. Ilu.inson, Of
Polk County, Secretary, John II. ShaFor, of
jefferson County; Treasurer, aamuclB. sample,
Of Leo County. Thare bcing two vacancies in
the Boasd Of Directors. Cicero Close, Of Black
Ilawk County, was elected to tic vacancy of
h1r. McIsaacs, and 8. II. Mallory to that of II.
y. Noble. i. L. Downing, Of Mailaska: o. L.
Davis, Of Leo md john Grinncll. OF Clayton.
were elected Directors in place OF those whoso
terms expircl In 1875. y. IL. Finn. Of boone,
was elected Director Tor two years.
LOCATION OF FAIR OF 1875,
Keokuk waA solicited al tho nlaea for holding
tho fair of 1876. Tho date WEI not fixed.
HlloRT-uonNs.
Tbs following resolution NaB adopted:
Rsso!uea That tho President and Hoard of Directors
Of tho Iowa State Agricultural Sacley ho requested to
congfer tho expedency Of offering Two mora pro-
nutns tor sors.l1orncd Catts Of my nge or erx
liRble pedigree from which to breed.
uAHKEyE,