, 1872-11-30
CATTLE-BREEDERS.
Convention OF the 1saisers Of Short
Horn Cattle-EinaI Proceedings
StaecfaI Ds&1.afeh In I!hs Ehicdda I1ihune

AoTn Caftle-Elna4 Proceedings
Special Dsspatcht to The Chicago Tribune.
IID1ANAPoL1B, Nov. 28.-The Convention OF
/ shut-Horn Breeders brought it's deliberations
! to close this evening, the proceedings having
been marked by all the highest qualities Of de-
Lucrative assembly.
| The question Of the Herd Book was the prom
| inent subject Of discussion; and, this evening
! Meesrs. Porter, Of Illinois; Miles, OF Michigan ;
| Christie, of the Province Of Ontario; Kennard,
of Kentucky; Patterson, Of Iowa; Babbitt, Of
Kentucky; Allen, of New York; Jones, OF Ohio,
! Iowa; Matthews, of Indiana; Coffin, OF Ken
tucEy, and others, took part.
Atth termination OF the discussion, the re-
port OF the Committee, aa amended, VAS adopted,
and is as follows:
American Herd-Boo in the FUTURE the Committee beg
leave to make the following recommendations
Resoued, That In the record, the nano and address
of both breeder snd owner Ehal be given, together
with the date Of birth aud the color OF the nninnl.
be traced On both ades to imported animals before
they be entitled to registry or to those heretofore re-
corded in the American Hesd-Dook, save those with
pedgrees not false spurious before they can be
Resolred That family names ought to belong to the
breeder first claiming that in some agricultural
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Resogpsd That the person under wbose direction the
animals coupled should be recognized u the breed
er Of the produce.
Rssotred, Nc females shall be entered In the Herd
Book until they hare produced living cali, except rs
the produce Of the dame and sire. Lost.
Resolved, That Committee shall be appointed by
r tns All eIo to ensaa n ehpesd b
any member Of the Association az errors and forgees
or believed by them to be and forgeries and
when decided to be wrong that the fact DO published
in chapter Of errors, be attached to each succeed
ing volume Of the He1d-Book.
1eso,ued, That Lewis Allen bo requested to con-
tuue the publicaron OF the American 6hort-Horn
HerdBook IL accordance With the above recommends
donS.
The following resolution WAS offered, which
YES adopted:
Resozped That this Convention tender their thanks
to all railroads entering Indianapolis for the haufa-e
rates granted delegates to this Convention.
The same gentleman offered another reso1u-
ton, which Was also adopted, as follows:
Rtsozptd That the thanks Of this Convention are
due and are hereby rendered, to the Legislature OF
Indiana for the use OF their hall
On motion Of Mr. Hills, Of Michigan, the
resolutions defining terms Of fixing the status OF
cattle, as set forth in our report OF the first day
Of the Convention, we're taken from the table,
Mr.. Porter, Of Illinois, offered the following:
Resozped That In the opinion Of this Convention, It
n1t 9z eat.e, that we should of
fine form, pedigree ETC., but that thoy should be well
fed and cared for at the same time we look upon tho
practice Of keeping up cattle without exercise, md
feeding them to the utmost capacity, for the purpose
Of sale s. injurious to their health and usefulness
breeders.
The resolution waB adopted.
Mr. Hostetter called up report OF the Com
mittee on Veterinary Matters; and, with somo
amendments, it VAS adopted.
The report, rs adopted, 1s as follows:
WHEEEAs Thh General Government Of the United
States has au large and liberal to the
respective 8tates for the establishment Of Agricultural
WaEnEAs, The live stock interest Of the country is
Of vast and growing Importance, and entitled to It's
Just share Of such appropriation with other agricul-
WaEnEAs, Comparatively little is known Of the di.-
eases Of domestic animals, and their treatment and
' Re;ozosd ' Thss we, the breeders Of shorsHozn,,
recommend the establishment Of an efficient Professor
College, e9iR and that Sid receive nberal
endowment from the College fund.
Resolved, That invite the breeders Of horses, and
the breeders Of other domestic animals, to unite and
cooperate with Us in promoting this object.
On motion Of Mr.. Claude Matthews, OF Indt-
ans, the following resolution Was adopted:
Resozued That hr. Allen be requested in recording
pedigreea sent By one breeder that quite nun
the first shall be recorded in FULL and that those follow
ing be abbreviated by reference to the first.
Mr. De Shay moved the adoption Of the follow
ing, which Was agreed to-:
I1csofred, That the thanks Of this Convention are
due and hereby rendered. to the President for the
impartial and ignihed manner in which he has dis
charged his duties; and to the Secretary and his
assistant. for the efficiency with which they have
discharged their duties.
11r. +. 4. Patterson moved the following:
Resolved, That we tender the editors and reporters
present at this Convention thanks Tor the interest
they have takcn in this Convention; and that We
pledge ourselves, each and every one Of u.s. to make
an effort to secure large circulation for their
papers. ....
hlr Allen rendered his thanks to the Conven-
tion for the renewal of tleir confidence in his
Herd-Book after which the Convention ad-
journed.
wards, it was decided to hold a meeting one
year hence, the place not being decided upon.
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