Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-04-14
THE TWENTY FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

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COLUMBIA, Mo, Tuesday, January IL, 1892.
The regular annual Meeting of the Board of Agriculture, held in the
Office of the Secretary in Columbia, Mo. Tuesday, January IL, 1892, was
called to order by President j. A. Potts.
The following members responded to roll call:
D. A. Ely, Alex. Maitland, Abiel Leonard, J. A. Potts, J. A. Massey,
J. II. Fulbright, J. Y. Funbnght, D. R. Francis, Governor, and E. D.
Porter, Dean of the Agricultural College.
An order of business "a adopted and the reports of the Secretary,
Treasurer, Veterinarian and Meteoroogst were heard and accepted.
The ballot on election of officers resulted in the following:
J. A. Potts, President j. Y. Fulbdght, Vice president Levi Club
buck, Secretary j. S. Carkson, Treasurer DIR. 7. J. Turner; veterina-
ran and D. r. Francis, Alex. Maitland, j. A. Potts, Abel Leonard and
E. D. Porter an Executive Committee.
On the afternoon train, Judge J. W. Emerson, W. 7. Hearne and
L. E. Wolfe, members of the Board, arrived.
The Board was occupied with routine business until a late hour. The
Auditing Committee made the following report:
Gentlemen:
Your special committee appointed to examine into the accounts of
the Secretary and Treasurer begs leave to report that they have performed
that duty and find said accounts correct.
Your committee begs leave to suggest that the Veterinary Service has
been costing the State more than your Committee would expect { about
10000, during 1917 and would recommend that ur Veterinary Surgeon
be respectfully requested to do all he can to minimize the expense, consistent
with an efficient service.
Respectfully submitted,
J. ". EMERSON.
j. Y. FULBRIGHT.
The following named gentlemen were appointed by the President to
examine and report on the affairs of the Agricultural College J. Y. Full
bright, B. o. Cowan and j. W. Emerson.
On invitation, J. K. Gwynn, Executive Commissioner of the Missouri
Worlds Fair Board, appeared before the Board to suggest and receive sug-
gesions relative to an agricultural exhibit to be made by the State of Mis-
souri, in Chicago in 1898.
1t was suggested that each member of the Board, as the official repre-
sentative of the agricultursts of the State perform some specific duty in
connection with the exhibit. .
1t was moved that Secretary Chubbuck and Commissioner Gwynn be
empowered to formulate a plan of operation and assign certain duties to
each member, the members agreeing to perform said duties.
Commissioner Gwynn referred to a resolution adopted at the Institute
held in Marshall, Mo-, advising county courts to appropriate each $3.50 to
defray the expense of collecting agricultural exhibits in their respective
counties.
The Secretary suggested that the bulletins issued bv the Board of Aor.
culture were a medium through which the farmers could be made acquainted
with any action taken by the Board or Commission relative to agricultural
exhibits. Also that there should be n effort made to exhibit possible agri
cultural production.
Commissioner Gwynn advanced the idea of adopting stereopticon views,
which was endorsed by the Board.
Adjourned,