, 1877-02-16
SHORT-HORNS,
a Btock-DrceIera' nnd Farmcfs' Conren-
tlon at 1rcst liberty, In.


= stoex-.,feeoefr ~, anu fafmcr' consen'
s,..,n, ,'.rr..oe.s.n,. ~ "ss .5' -" ~. rs.,up ~
Wrsr L,nrnrY. H.. Fab. 1t,-This IL Tie rem.
tro Of tho short-i1ur,, intcreat nf Iows. str.
Etn,,or,r,, I,c,d with, b,, n ,o,toro, -.,,.,s
Inn !. In, RI. "3ynn.,c ;, ,.,-, ',,snot ~,
~ u',,' ~. 70 "e,e ., "' ne,', """et W
y W. Jacobs; the "In1on'Voltcv herd, uwucd
by Mrs. Kimberly; tho ".Maple-II.l'' herd,,
ownct1 hv f,coroc Cho.c. tha !. pIu,n.n nrova,,
lcr1, ownc, h. i, ,fillrr. lin 4 or',a ~, Fa,'u D.
,ent ] o,vrcd ~ - - ~ nan,ar. s W., .na snnu. a,m
slde" herd, owned by +. Nichols, are oil locatc1
here, and seen, to hc doing well, There gerc
present at tho Convention, In addition to local
ptsseas' 1a % yGsepn 0Sot.' 60 1arr o. r@ts; ~; '1In
bo''a, oI Ab'nguon, ILL; very Alartch. u T!s.
k!!wa; and very large number Ok other prom.
incnt shurt-Ilorn breeders from tho Northwest,
r.'' he sonven''on assenD'ea s,,a a. ioefty a
Fsu. 10, ana mas en'ed 10 otucr by Mf' r.
Nichols; when q. b. Parks, Of Gsccn County,
was choacu Chairman, and Alexander Charles,
Kn.mn =, ~ tt..t,.,. rto.. x,,..,.s, ,,,.a.',
nnapp' " .ne .!t.s' M1u' ,tesH so"'sa'' opencu
thu Convention With an addfess upoM " Iowa
~ MI Agricultural md etosk'1lsisng 8tatu."
more profitable In Iowa than in some .ut her
.ts."n sta,s. a".,.sn ~" ~ aoo ,'1.s,. ~ mI
e.s'sr states, uesauso luz 'as'neTs haa ooue"
their lat!u at a low rate, ana 1t haI enhanced In
~ 1,'nn,, pS H'.r The ,,ssm' 1rn,o,,,,an o1'
.,,o, .t''. roa,,s T., Po.s'"o" ~" o,.s. ~.
TINT the people IN TINS state
are thrifty and saving class. He also stated d
fact upou which VIZ ali agree, and TINT ls this;
u It loes not depend 80 much upon how much
VIC mako a. how much we sa7c.h liz summed
up tho losses Ut the farmers Of Iowa ns totlusa:
by paving too much for n,arbtpcry: by IiyinI ;o
tlgl, and spending TOO mueh vt the groceries:
tsy M Sss ysss xs .e eoead i IT, sls, ~ s%f ss Ell igf
uot want to iarm unless lie could npke M,pilsy
out VI hired Elelp for ho was satisfied that, II he
could nut make hired help pay. lc could nut j.
out OF ra!slng l,orsca, cattle, aud hugs. lis raf.
tle and Aoyy male aix poun.ls of hcyf and pork
during the winter frunl one busllci Vi corn.
Mr. y. Charles vas opposed to real'cr., pluvs,
winter upon "a open pra!rie without shelter, "
the custom tontled to make tho tuoJs utu of rust
| and premature old agc, ui,d wns as fatal TO
pinws a cholera was to hogs.
Prof. Knapp lid not believe It paid to feed
| steers ln It'd winter corn, unless followed ly
hogs, ~ tho money was In the hogs, md not Ia
tile rorn. Oup bushcl OF meal ID, accor4llns tu
his theory, worth two bushels Of yortl.
Mr. Elliot suited that eact, pound OF bcef
,nae feu,l, corr, turuz winter costt Ii cel,ts ter
| pound. Rather startling statement to tho.a
! 81 Us whu huya made beef ut half thp rost.
Mr. NcCulle has fpl atecrs thirty yeart and
| has always made tsiu1cy. Does not 70 much N
feeding inea,.
This afternoop was taken up with a dIscuss!op
on tic protIts Ut Vcl,erai exrlcuiiur,, III iuwa,
which brought Out tacts ~ above,
| The hall has been well difeI all t1av with 4
more that, osllnartty.intcllIgen cla;s of taen,
Who can talk "Sh0ft.f Horn lust as easlly as
YOU ear, 1nsEe urwspausr. '~'' e''
IF Tha subject discussed was ushort. .1,orus-
! TheiT vaiair ft,r Deef and st,ll.p
I The Immersion serms to be ginning ground
| ntnonu thr ivnoFaIt nuL uucujtiyatsf fhat -
Hhort.tforn maY le ali raht for hcef,
hui docs not kiI thu m,i,t.natl ii
| viii. This must be rorre.ted. md mo ueope
| must te ss1ucnfeA IN IL the fIrt Thai n Ehnrt4
| Worn canuot be- beaten Tor riifIer. some ye,Y
lsafncI arguments were auyu,icrd: aud tkr cI.