. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. 118 Missouri Agncultural Report. of road conventions held by the Board of Agriculture in co-operation with various county courts and commercial clubs throughout the State. Sentiment was thus created in the State that caused the enactment by the 44th General Assembly, in 1907, of laws carrying every one of the propositions recommended into effect. This required the enactment of several laws and the submission of a constitutional amendment provid- ing a State levy for State
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. 118 Missouri Agncultural Report. of road conventions held by the Board of Agriculture in co-operation with various county courts and commercial clubs throughout the State. Sentiment was thus created in the State that caused the enactment by the 44th General Assembly, in 1907, of laws carrying every one of the propositions recommended into effect. This required the enactment of several laws and the submission of a constitutional amendment provid- ing a State levy for State aid for permanent roads, and making a State appropriation of nearly one million dollars. All of the above measures are now in operation except the constitutional amendment providing money for a permanent State road fund, which failed of adoption by only a small majority, but the following legislature resubmitted the proposition, and it will be voted upon at the next general election, with good prospects for its approval. It might be well to explain here that this failure to secure money for the State good roads fund was not the fault of the Board of Agriculture, neither was it the fault of the members of the legislature, or the general sentiment in the State, but was an unforeseen condition arising because of the increasing demands up- on the State revenue fund. Progress in road building has been retarded because of this lack of funds, but not al- together stopped, a number of counties having gone ahead and improved some of their roads in a permanent way. A general improve- ment is seen in the counties in the way of building better bridges and particularly a greater number of concrete bridges, and a general saving in the cost of administration in road work. As soon as a producing State road fund is provided, the good effects of our present system and the work that has been done up to this time, will become progressive and permanent. The veterinary department of the Board has se
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