, 1877-01-15
IOWA.
Annual Meeting Of the State Ag.
ricultura1 Society.
Report Of the secretary-.-Hs Statement
of Farm Products for 1875.
Corn, Wheat, 0nts, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep,
Horses, Doga, ETC., Etc.

6ttcfa' Correspondence n Ths Tribune.
DEs MONIES, H., jan. 1l.-The attendance at
the annual meeting of the State Agricultural
eteiety Is largev than for aeseral ycnrs, and
ticro il more zenf anil earnest enthusiasm
manifested by thoac present. It Is csl1ent there
Is determination, II possible tt ret the Society
out Of the Slough Of Dcsjsot,l Into which II as
somehow got hwarlned. It has trrn alleged
that "loss*trots - Killed it, Fnr two years past
these have heen latgcly tabooci, and an cfr0rt
tnade to bring the Society lack 10 It. legitimate
purpose. The election of Col. epofIord ns
President mny be taken - n collapse, u* he IL
known to he the hor1emnn of The State; hut he
Is tnan Of progressive nnd enlarged Views, aud
will make att energetic and valuable o'Ilcer.
The Trcasurcrts report shows the expenditure
fer 1916 to have becn sooo o.4o, or $sl7.A moro
than the rcceIpts. The total debt Of the So
cfctv Is 5000.
PRIZE Essays.
The committee to whom was referred cssaya
recommended premiums 10 the following per-
sons:
Mrs. Emily r. 1sca-ts1nwa: 1tA Advantages
and fnauccm-nt. to immigration"
,oa, 4. + Cope West Ltte'ty-~""o0l'G'o"'ns in
l,F;f. u. u. !;ri'in. Iowa clty-,.'rfeParatlon
az! Aa'Aesn,ynt ,g, Of F,n,t. Farns IL H. iowan
Preserving Vegetables"
Thr report US alo',tcd, and the essays Or
dcrcd printed III thu Report for 1877.
The next Fair WIS located at Cedar liap!ls,
and the time fixed nj Sept. Ii.
j. C. Trucr, N. stulker, n. W. Robinson.
Capt File, John Stewart, mud N. D. Jorcs were
appointed Committee to collect Information
! III diseases Of cattle md swlnc
Lulln Scott, ThUinns ScC1ey, and John Russell
were appointed Committee IN Flclu-Crops.
OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected for the en-.
Eu|nE year:
prtsi!,"f--;s. T. .spofronl, nes MoInc..
lit<- Fr+sId<at-.tuhn Grfnne!l. clayton County.
Sttfffary-1ohn u. shatIer. Fairfield.
Tt@t;"r.- n<@t1$ E. S,st; Hn,1 LIN x,n pnn; r.,,.,
George Z. 1'ui,lcld, Oli,sr Mi'l., i. y. Clark
4 coln1nit,ec was appointed 10 establish nj,
exrostti Ion of Iowa industries ut the State Capt.
tal, and repIrt tn the Hnficty.
At II meeting ii ihc DIRECTORS, 4. +. SpnfrorI,
| John Grlnuei mud ..ulIu II. shn(frr were up.
p"ntc'l tic Executive co,nInitter.
Appointments were 1nnde As fulaws Of SUPER
lnienlcits OF Divisions ut the HEX, FA.
liorrc- and Mn1cs-F. l.. Downing.
thttIG-JDtn y. pnrcs.
llogt-Grorgc t. DulIcld.
Poultry uui Hhrep-E. y. Clark.
plows-A. \. ketshum
1mtic1ncnt.-C. l.. Hedge.
tiruin and ycgetalc~--s. II. Mallory.
Frnlt-W. y. Iluhinron.
Fine At1.-FItcs u. Starr.
The Sccreinry,'s rrio:t f. a lengthy and care
tully-prcraret! document In which tue ayri ;al-
tre1. aud inucl valuable Information frnpnrtrd
From 1t tlie following fynul.*is Is isult:
cDisS.
The Increase of nrrn In 1870 Ia ! rcs cent nr
90,otD arcs. In 1nuny ecttft.us tile rainfall In
dime delayed thu necessary cultivation, and fos-
/, tered mn extraordinary growth u wrrsls. III
| September, stnrtnt were also disastrous. On
! Inv, wet ground, the crop was poor mud, IN
| Func Eases, mi wort, harvesting; wlljc, In
nttrr 1sa1iticR, tho hnrpers did much ,lu,llagr.
Frt!ln nll causes. the crpp WAS lcsscurd in yield
aud Impaired In qialtty. TteEc was evidently
treat loss irn'n eurrltss syste!n Of cultivation.
Too iNncll urea ls plantc1, and 200 little cu]ti-
walton. The crop being Of yust importance to
tlr State, The obirtt Should bc 10 Ert the srvat-
c<t quantity IRON thr 1cr>t acres
| Thr cnrfl-rrntlnrt NJ tho entire Country Is
c.ti1nntts1 ut ,!1. al,HD bushels. Tho product
Ut Iown in lh1i, averaged fhrtv-1Ive bushels 1,cr
acrr, givtny II totul yirl ii lsU.tnN,tuu bushels
Taking thu tnceaseI nrea uunic1, ail,l ulIuwtl,.
tur decreased prnlt.ct from causes IIat1csi. tic
EIouct for ls,d will he equal u that ot l1,;a
The comparative price of rurn Der. !. since s1n,
hns hccn: 1s'1, lee.; 18Th, ;,lc.: 1871, 4t.: le.1
97r.; le1l', ;s5v. For seyrr4l ycAEs our exports
l'avr not reached pr cent, while II has BEEN
reduced hcluw tHr cent. The present lar.b
yirhl will aifrct The price IN market and un the
| turn,, nn should et!nnlatc farmers IL convert
! rt.rn 1ntn more marketable shape, aud thus
ttyure n.urr seMuncrntiye prices.
| The following will fnw the prices Dee. l
at points aud for the years Eancd:
|