The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-06-24
stock Breeders Association.

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ton, made brief speech, after which
+. B. Story, Of Stacyviie, was chose,
Secretary. A committee Of sever
was appointed. whose chief busines.
was to arrange for a permanent or
ganization. The following were tho
committee appointed: Alex. Charles
Cedar Rapids; John Scott. Nevada
Z. s. Luce, Iowa City; M. Briggs
Kellogg; w. w. Aldrich, Upton; ]
G. Traer, Ninton; G. w. Jones, Des
Moines.
The object and superior advantage
of organized effort and the dissemina.
ting of a better class of agricultural
literature were discussed. Make
stock raising popular business
among the farmers-manage to create
a demand and admiration for fine
1 stock.
Mr.. Lathrop, Of Iowa City, though,
the wealth of his county was more at
present by 100000 than it would
have been had the farmers not
brought in blooded hogs ten or twelve
years ago.
Judge Fairfield claimed that the
greatest need of Iowa farmers at the
present time is better stock-tha.
there can be no danger Of overstock-
ing the market. 1t was destructive
to the best iuteres of the farmer to
devote his farm only to grain raising
the land must suffer under such a
policy-and related some of his own
experience to attest the truth of his
remarks.
Several other gentlemen spoke,
giving figures and facts in relation to
the interest already minifest in the
improving of different kinds of stock,
showing that large numbers of fine
stock animals had been brought ints
the State within the past few years.
This discussion closed the morning
session.
| The first business Of the afternoon
session was the election of officers
The following are the names of the
gentlemen elected:
President f'rof. S. i. Knapp, 81
Vinton.
Vice Presidents A. McDanicls,
Of Vinton. horse interest; S. W.
Jacobs, Of West Liberty. cattle inter-
est; Moses Bunker, Of Cedar county.
swine interest; John Mitchell, OF
Fairfax, sheep interest; 4. G. Luce,
Of Iowa City, poultry interest.
! Secretary and Treasurer. -.
| Stacy, of Staeyville.
Several gentlemen from different
States were elected as honorary mem
bers.
At the evening session Hon. Sam'l
| Dysart read an essay, wkich was full
of sound sense and good judgment,
as well as being ably written. II re-
ccived hearty applause and a unani-
nous vote of thanks from the Asso-
citation
The following preamble and resolu-
tions were presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, An improvement in the
quality Of live stock upon American
farms would add greatly to the na-
,ional wealth and prosperity; and,
WHEREAS, Such improvement is
greatly encouraged by the free circu-
lation, among the great body of
American farmers, Of agricultural
papers and pamphlets showing the
advantages of improved stock and
how to breed, feed and manage it
with the greatest economy, and also
by the free circulation among them
OF catalogues and circulars, giving
descriptions of herds and tiocks and
where the same can be purchased; /;
therefore, be it
Resolced, That we regard the re-
cent increase in the ratio of postage
on transient matter, which represses
the circulation of such matter by
loading it with burdensome and un-
necessary expense, as calculated TO
hinder the education of the great
body of farmers on the subject of live
stock, as interfering with It's free ex-
change between individuals and be-
tween different sections, and finally
as aiscouraging great national in
| terest.
Resolued. That the Secretary of
| this Association be instructed to send
a copy of these resolutions to the Post
Master General Of the United States
and to each Of the Senators and Rep
resentatiyes representing the State OF
Iowa in Congress, with the request
that they use their best efforts to Sc
cure reduction in the rates of post
age so soon as the next Congress
meets.
After the discussion of resolution
presented by Col. VanAtta, and other
business Of minor Importance, the
Association adjourned to s O'Clock
Thursday morning.
| The first in order at the adjourned
meeting was the reading. and ap-
proval Of Wednesdays proceedings,
after which the following resolutions
were adopted:
| Resolced, That the value Of par
ticular families depend solely on the
uniform excellence of the individual
families that compose them, and that
an inferior animal is to that extent
an evidence against the excellence Of
his pedigree.
| Resolced, That breeding condi
tion is often injured by excessive
feeding.
| Resotced, That over fattening fol
the fair is made necessary only by
the absence Of experts on the view
ing committees.
| Resolced, That the actual progeny
of bull, stallion or boar is better
proof Of his value than himself and
his ancestry.
Resolced, That beef, butter and
cheese are the final purpose Of breed
| ing cattle, and that the excellence O
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