Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-09
SMALL BALANCE IN TREASURY
BECAUSE OF BUILDING IN.
PRovEMENTS.
MORE THAN $4,000
SPENT FOR sETTERMENTs
Annual Report Of Secretary Corey oes-
ienates This Years Fair as Creates
Livestock Exposition Of Year Held
Any~here-Werk Of Agricultural So
eiety Varied.
70 rimes-Repuhlicar.

! Special 10 Times-Republican
Des Mo.nes. Dec. 9-The STATE board
Of agriculture closed its fiscal year the
hrs, Of the ulon-a with sl.ssS-iz in the
treasury as G balance. During the year
il expended on the state fer and It's
other activities $3.50. 2.s.S-. The receipts
came from ticket sales al tie state fair
s-2S.7 1850 and from ci,l=r sources
connected withihe fair s59.sis.15. The
cash premiums paid amounted 10 s65,-
024s5 and other expenses u the fair
slo4ali3S which latter includes the
permanent improvements OF $780,
s47s3 OF this amount, $40 i6s-ls was
for tiae wanlens and ehilzrer's build
ing paid for from the state appropria-
ton.
The ne, profit or the 1919 tair Is ng-
u-eC ~ S1S.0Sss The low balance
cn hand Is due to the unusually large
contributions 70 permanent improve
merts.
Fair Receipts Normal.
The total receipts OF he fair ..
siSSsG4ss were slS-.44 iess than FOR
the year before. The far cost s43,-
s95.-s more than to- the year before.
There was paid OUT IN premiums
s4,s5..e5 more than ire year before.
The advertisspg cost sI,2ss.so more. or
: to-al Of sl3li-e4. Muse and at,rac-
tiors cost s5-Is5.s5 more OF q total %
s-5.3-4.55. TIE Lincoln Beachy con-
tract was largely responsible to- tt.!s.
There was ret profit rom tae grand
sand business 81 sa5-s
According 70 the report Of Secretary
=. 2 Corey, delivered at the state far
rlsrs' institute today, the total attend
ance 81 the state fair 1ss 215,975 as
against zs9,4s7 the year before But /.
was q larger attendance Than either OF
the two previous years.
Livestock Show Great.
The fair Set new high water marks
and was more successful II many re-
spec-s than any OF The preceding fairs
We can c-uthfully say said Mr.
Corey, without fear Of successful cor
--a0iction, that il was ,he greatest
livestock show that has been. or viii
BE- held Il America this year
M. Corey gave special mention Of
the group o. exhibits which cen,ered
about the new wonen's and ch;ldrea's
building at tas fair. The machinery
exhibit was made ~ 81 exhibitors and
there was a noticeab,e increase in the
number Of Iowa exhibitors. some OF
the larger exhibitors were no, on hand
Que 70 an agreement among them 10
remain away from the fairs n many
states.
a accommodation Is made for
sheep pavilion since the exhibitors in
the sheep department signed AZ agree
ment not 10 return until better accom-
| nodations are provided for them.
Regarding the baby health contas,
Ny. Corey said. The ba8ies- health
contest proved most interesting feat
ure this year again. TIE quarters
I provided for this contest n ;hg xor,-
ems and chiidrea's building were found
/ 70 be most admirably arranged. 10.
only from the fact that the ,;ontes. 1as
( 50 staged that the public could wit
ness the tests and exa nina-ioog 20 a6-
vantage and az TIE same time be cam
| tortaoly seated, but The RECEPTION
room, dressing room, and Judging
rooms were 50 arranged and equipped
mat the worl: Of putting OF. TIE contest
and judging the babies vas greatly
facilitated"
4 Work Is Varied.
L The work Of the department, o. as-i-
culture is not confined 70 the Manage
men. ot the state fair, bu. includes il
addition, the stallion repatriation a.
vision, the getting out Of The year book
conducting the state publicity bureau
editing Greater Iowa" paying stats
aid 70 county and district fairs. aid Il
far-nsrs Institutes and a:6 70 farmers
short course associations.
There were ninety-one ta--ners In.
s-!tutss Last year IN severlty-t,u,
counties, With 1919 sessions. a,tsrdanc.
1921: state aid s52s354. local Or
gantzation contributions :20851s2
1tounie the nBrsner .. stc-. =5,z;5 9.
associations reported for state aid dur.
Ing the year az compared with the year
before. Twenty associations reported
and received :2.5e2.G2 They held 5st
sessions wlth total attendance g2.s4z
They raised .17.s5257 from otne,
sources.
There were ninety county and dis
trict fairs held IN the gate. The,
received IN state ala s2l,l3l27 Mr
Corey reports that more aid gnoulE D,
given IS many Of the fairs mad harc
struggle 70 pay operating expenses. j
Illinois under their state aid there Ea
paid ss2.1Z2.75 70 sixty-nine fairs
Minnesota paid 70 ninety fairs in 1919
s3I sgs Wisconsin In 1919. paid fo
seyenty-six county tairs s19e 800. Se7
York sppropriates s250.o00 annually 70
county fairs and ~ 900 each is Inc lin
i. Ohio pays each one $500.
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