, 1874-12-04
Toronto, Canada, Fixed Upon as the
Place for Holding the Next
Convention,
]. H. Pickerei|, Of Illinois, Elected
President for the En-
suing Year.
Important Papers Read nefore
the Convention.

perfect understanding OF the subject tfeatea. IL
is the yor1ict OF afi i{sintorcBtcd pnrnonB that
the Convention is composod Of men Of moro than
ordinary ability, and, as del!borative body, its
proceedings aro model. Tho
E1EcrroS or orr1uEns
for t,o noxt two years reun1ted as follows:
l,chid,k, ]. II. plckorell Illinois; Vice-preHt-
aons. William Waraold, 1lcutucEy, and David
Christie, Canada Secretary, s. +. Lockridgo,
Iudiaaa Treasurer. Claude Matthews, 1mdana !;
nrcetors, Con. 1. Dcsha, kentucky; T. G.
Jouos, Ohio; II. Miles, Michigan j. Il. pago,
Now York; Stephen White, Ontario NJ. Il.
Cochran, Quebec; Clint Babbitt. Wisconsin A.
j. Dunlap, 1lliuoia George suraguo, Iowa; ].
II. Messenger, Missouri; HarYoy Crayer, Indiana;
Uyrus Jones'. Caifor,,ia; D. ". Crane, KananH /;
II. s. Cocktail, Teunesseo.
STATISTICS.
Aoomn,,ttoo, Of which Mr. piekoro}'. Of Illinois,
is thc CIl uran, was appointed to collect stasis-
Tics ~ to the uumbor, pedigree, oto. OF short
horn oa.tlo in tho Uuited States.
ADDRESS TO BREEDERS.
4 Committee. Of which Ii. Duncan, Of TIT
nois, iB tho Chairman, was created to draft nn
address to tho breeders Of tic United states,
urging upon them tho Importance Of thfs AHso-
catlon AMI the obiectu to be accomplished by 1t,
and TINS, il possible, to induce then, 10 bocomo
uc1nbers
COLOR OF ANIMALS.
Mr. Bailey, Of Buffalo, n. T., read paper on
tho hair Us all evidence Of the quality Of tue anil
nal. Tho paper was intouded to show that
there wns 10 prejudice in fayos ot color c : os,,
short-horns was light, and the best ana largest
number Of pelzc-tn1ters were OF this color. Tho
largest per cont Of rods, tho fayorite color now
in Amorica, Of tho original English herd, Tas II
per cont uf the WHOLE
Dr.. Sprague rcnd paper on tho
BAnnENSEss OF ANIMALS,
and mined to show that ths was ]HrgelY the re-
uu1t Of the continued fattening Of cattle, gon-
Grafton aftor geuoration. Tho fatty matter pro-
duced IN this way bears upon tho urGans OF re-
hsaan''''0 tion. IN SUCH way ~ 70 pFS'''' '''S'-
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
Toronto, Canada, waA fixed upon as the place
Of holding tho next Convention, and Dec. 2,
1875 the ti1uo.
RESOLUTION OF THAMES
was panEed to tho Hon. John 3. Sherman. for
tho Union Stoc!f-Yards Company, for facilities
offered, FREQ Of cost, to breeders Tor Balos OF
tllcir atoek,
pArER NJ MR. r1cKRnEL1.
Tho following paper was fesd By J. H. Pick
eroil, Of Illinois, mud WAS received with marked
approval:
-usetuiness. 10 ons WHO Ireeis shor~t1orna inte-
T. snsy So ~ sSs s s Rs9ns
animal, mud The paper short-uorn With pure an:eatry
H gss 10 lilo horns, their sias. shape, ensh color,
tanses atous te noss i; s1eRs s4: and nd e9os ln5
roatase @ @ etc. Ile L. same in ress1i to Ing nssls
neeks I &C. % shoasnrs aet strasht Or obiiqusly, sc
q COW, sovared bsisSsss s pronfaent, snseoI wds asr-
tnt-t viii rtiuhtt
heart" lonR ribs or short RIBS, hgh sprung os low
eein e ngt essf e Of LIPS aud aud
ru1nps up down, s1narc or peaed, long or slors,
% Gr oes ss hGs n os
atsaghs crooked tad ane coarre. long or short,
,neiow Nc o. a1d Is ;eliow Or White air course Or ne
long or short. thin or il full oi bntr.T ~ '
Then tne color from plan whits to fancy rea Eith
Then the general n1ho-,p" aud nnlsa, as wlole
style nud earrego Faneiea about pedigteo, whether
ssoss, Six efosss e. or siztssu makes ihoroashbscd
or il,1l-bloodod whether, II the dam runB 10 cet
. s1t M w'a fa ss =. e.hor eor
II tho pcigree Is right, 1t nakes aug difference about
theaual al Then there 1rejalcea In favor Of Of
liow far do these things bear out, for Of against,
thu real nscu to thcs advantage or disadvantage
Tic Intrinsic value Of tho horns is perlaps about
90 cents, worth but little to tho animal for pro-
lection, aaa "nuley" frequently masters the wlole
winch is very frcqnc.,tly-nserly alwuys by oui
Awarding Committees at our fuirs--takrn the wront
wy As many Saa ar'aa3 faa a,n nsn pe9a s,x ssas
placed rehiud anltia hvng desicato steo- horn-
when, perhaps, In real merit the tlis had hundreds O.
pounds Of meat in valuable parts moro than tie other
tThio wo fancy lornH Of particular kind NO must b
careful not to let our projudGes run away with esao
In an 1eH1raGle.
light, delicate one. other things being equal
Should always 10 ;;obJected 10 In bnll
tues. Al admit that tho most faahonaoiy bred ans
fancy psdgreos occasionally show ol4ck noses: III r.
gaEa to ths color, 1t s been saiA tha tAs fnshsonsh
color Of to-day once ali actal objection. Ihei
the color dcts not estAblish the blood nor Is t.et
any postivs proof tint tho qfsality of the meat
1hiug mora than prejudice In tho color Of tic nopo
". fancy sucrI.ieos many good animals on account
no ya 4i Gsy " 1nt o. nnr st t n4sa : a Hn @ ea
hosn Is moro Of an Index to heqng Hu,nal shan
worth. It ta true III weight IL amounts to Komehnt
lcet: Then sfser the true value-wllch ko tue hort
Is often ntac9nsruplsM tho living anin.al 10 cons!:l
ersd Mo Should noi !a. iancisd dofect of COURSE q
not aAuae to- m1ltorlnaion. which should always b.
N SFev9ins nnaiB) prejadco ~ too nt!
sgainst Other seai merits Of Tho E'simai. The throat
oaaIbiasss the whole animal Is made 10 TUX
pa'k uo5a aSS asr TO S' eona isoaes T. yey Ell
animal. It AeelA cnr1oua that our huf Short
Horn fhncicrs generally more 10 coudo.n than tt
comnlend, very frequently haes.eiu te rpa merits
for Il few tauey posnIa Fancy p1a Ereat stress On
long, allln 1lcckouo Tint can hold 1i1t lead Ro
ulty says tint mock th4t IL louu onoyh to reach i
the ground tu drink an1 to eat h lnnv nnnuall TN
necessary weight Ia Objectionable boc,1,ye il is loy
priced heel and tso lesH UF 1t tho better nbcr thing
bring equR!. III OWE pxejMice w forvo tint ti,f,
short neck sonettlHea WcgAB lraR tAau d long slim
ono, besides bolny geuerAlly by i BODY thut cove
sppuda, especially us 10 tAIcknuss Fauny uerhu1,s
1ooks over and carriea It Further it te rank
Of breeders i te shoulders that most any nuri Of III
detects wa frequently overlook mo.o lDiav reu
nortts aud pass thrm by letting light, shorn tons
bare oiuts, aud coarsenoss eoaoraly IL }ho alauss
take tho lead Neay thers IL about as much diirnr
enes ID tho 1aluo of tue shoulder by tie wsy It
shoulder IL loss always III point ot rsai value
boh!nd good Or smooth ono, that Hesty arpsoaeile
point & value ,hS hRaes:sta, loot nsre
bhould 10 considered 4 ulore welghky matter TIM
onle Of tho light faucea, Faucy places great atrss
pn tho brlskes. Reality THE butclsl says 1t ia NJ
higl.pslced beef, md, intrnaicsly. worth hl
% on ,l prominent ot Dsfst 5sna aad' % tn" ~ezi
value "a IN index to broad chest ar,
atroug constitution. Fancy makes D. strong roii
i. fayor of q heavy brhkat The fore lega-aud htn
pes, tou-funcJ ovtrookA sometimes, Ind aupstttutt
ui-posta in s2e aul nnuy tncles IN lcuath. Iealst
gaye {hut aonp IA good, but cnBts too much TO aai
coarao Ghin1 profitable, as thoJ nsYer sell for wns