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The secretary was asked to write Mrs.
Patterson expressing the loss felt by
Agriculture in the passing of Dr. Patterson
who was for many years a Director of
the Experiment Station and a regular
attendant of many of our ^farm meetings,
particularly the Farmers Convention.

Crop prices were quoted as follows:

Wheat $2.²⁴ Lambs - no quote

Corn { Old $10.⁰⁰ New 6.⁰⁰ Calves - 29 - 33

Hay 25.⁰⁰ Apples - 2.²⁵ - 3.⁵⁰

Alfalfa 30.⁰⁰ from field Potatoes - 2.²⁵ - 3.⁰⁰

Cattle 33 - 34 Eggs - 60 - 65

Baby beef had brot $41.⁰⁰

Hogs 30.⁵⁰

In comments on the high prices it
was attention was called to the ^{it was} pointed
out that costs were also exceptionally high.
Instances sighted were: Grain drill $500.⁰⁰,
Fertilizer $40.⁰⁰ T, + labor 1.⁰⁰ per hour.

Our chairman expressed the thought that
labor + other costs should be quoted in
our minutes. It was moved that the
president appoint a committee to work
up a cost report on the production of
crops: M J Stabler, G R Canby, + F S Gilpin
were named to the committee.