The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-03-14
Tennessee Stock Breeders AS
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We clip the following account Of the
second annual meeting of this associa-
tion from the Rural San.
East Tennessee breeders should adj
dress the Secretary and become mem
bers of the Association, and aid in ex-
tending its influence among the farmers
of our division of the State.
A large number of prominent breeders
from all parts of the State assembled in
this city on the Goth February to attend
the second annual meeting of the above
association They met in the capitol
building, and at II o'clock was called to
order by B. F. COckrill, secretary. Pres
ident Slaughter being absent, Vice
President J. S. Gooch, of Smyrna, was
called to the chair. The minutes of
last meeting were read and approved
The first business before the association
was the election of officers for the ensu-
ing twelve months, which resulted as
follows: Fol- president, NJ. S. COckrill;
for secretary, Jno. NJ. Thompson; for
treasurer, Mr.. " L. Kirkman; all of
On motion of B. F. Cockrill The annu-
al dues Of each member was fixed at 81.
The secretary reported having receiv-
ed only two essays from gentlemen ap-
pointed by President Slaughter to pre-
pare essays on different subjects to be
read before the association at this meet
ing-an essay on 'swine-breeding in
Tennessee, +" by r. p Ledbetter, of Co
lumbia; and an essay on the adaptable
ity of the soils of West Tennessee to the
growth of grasses" by Prof James By
read by Col. Claiborne, and on motion
of Capt. Bethel, of Maury, they were
given to the Rural Sun with resquest
that they be published in that paper.
The president appointed the following
vice presidents for the next twelve
months: Filst district, w. s. Shields;
second district, II. H. Hubbard; third
district, r. H Matlock; fourth district,
Jo Martin; fifth district, JnO. Gooch;
sixth dist, w, III. jackson; seventh dist,
Campbell Brown; eighth district, J. III.
Freeman ninth district, ID. G. Slaughter,
tenth district, r. d. Goodwin. The
following gentlemen were appointed
the executive committee for this year:
From East Tennessee, Tom Crutchfield,
of Chattanooga; from Middle Tennessee;
b. T. COckriI, of Davidson county;
from West Tennessee, d. G. Slaughter
of Whites station.
The following petition to the Iegisla-
ture was introduced by Maj. Altman, of
ConersVille, and adopted by the associa-
ton.
ResoZued, That we petition the Iegisla-
ture now in session to appropriate an
nually 50, 900 to each division of the State
to aid us in holding agricultural fairs in
each division, the association holding
said fairs reserVing the right to retain
all moneys obtained from said fairs in
excess Of IS, 600, agreeing to return said
So, 600 or such part thereof as may be left,
after paying all expenses; the appropria-
ton to be placed in the hands of the
Tennessee stOck-breeders' association.
The association expressed itself as
dissatisfied with the present management
of the bureau of agriculture, statistics
and mines, upon the grounds that the
agriculture interests of the State has
been entirely neglected by the commits
sioner, and had received none ofthe bene
fits it would derive from a properly con-
Quoted agricultural bureau. To express
the sense of the association on this sub
ject, Mr.. Kirkman presented the follow
ing petition to the legislature, which was
adopted by the association, and com
mittee of four appointed to present the
same:
Rescued, That it is the sense of this
meeting that in consideration of the great
agricultural interests of the State, in
which seyenty-two per cent. of our peO-
pie are engaged, we deem it proper and
just that we should have an agricultural
commissioner appointed, whose duties
shall be separate and distinct from that
of the commissioner of statistics and
mines, and believing the appropriations
heretofore made to carry on the bureaus
of agriculture, statistics and mines and
are sufficient to pay also a
of agriculture and all nee
essary expenses connected with his office,
we pray your honorable body to estab- |
lish the same and make suitable apprO- |
priation out of said monies for the main
tenance thereof
Several other matters of minor inn /
pOrtance were discussed. The assOcia- !
ton then adjourned until the goth of /
February, 1873.