The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-09
EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION.
The committee appointed to consider
the matter of rules and regulations for
auxiliary associations, reported that
owing TO lack of time they could not |
report such rules and regulations, and
that it was impossible TO suggest plan
for such organizations now.
Mr.. Richardson and Mr.. Shelton, advo- |
Gated the importance of auxiliary asso-
Citations.
One member wanted plan by which |
the state should be divided into four
districts, in each of which an auxiliary
association should be organized, TO be
known as the northeastern, southeast
ern, northwestern and southwestern as
sociaiions. Thought this would be suf-
ficient, but the suggestion did not meet
with favor.
The president again urged
the importance and usefulness of
auxiliary associations. His remarks
were, as usual, solid, practical and
were well received.
On motion of Mr.. Shelton, the COM
mittee was continued in charge of the
duty assigned them, with the request to
investigate the matter farther and report
such plan as they thought best for local
associations at the January meeting.
On motion, the president and .secreta-
~ were added to the committee
On motion of j. Z. White, the thanks
of the Association were extended to the
officers of the A, T. & S. F. and the K.
p. railroads for their liberal reduction
of passenger rates TO members living
along their respective roads.
A communication with the compli-
ments of the ladies of the Presbyterian
church of Emporia was received, and
extending an invitation to the members
TO attend the strawberry festival then be-
ing given by. the ladies, and the invita-
tiOn was accepted by many Of the mem,
| bers.
Mr.. C. Z. Diehl, of Shawnee offered
| the following resolution which was
adopted:
| Res0loed, That inasmuch as this asso-
citation has accepted the management of
| the sheep department at the coming
state fair to be held at Topeka, and as
the fair has offered liberal amount for
| premiums, that we, as members of this
association, will take such interest IN
the exhibition in our department as to
make it a complete success.
A vote of thanks was next given TO the
officers in charge of the court room; for
its free use for holding the convention.
A gentleman from Peabody wanted to
hear further as to the manner of feed
ing sheep, and the best food to be used.
Another gentleman wanted ipforma-
ton of the diseases of sheep and partic-
ularly as to the manner of treating
"scab." A rather lengthy discussion
followed as to the treatment of this
disease. The president said that by a
vigorous setting down on those who per
mitted scab in their flocks in Pottawat-
tonic county, the local association had
met with such success as 10 leave only
one flock in that county that had the
disease. 4 short time ago nearly all of
them were afflicted with the disease.
He recommended vigorous enforce
ment of the law against parties who
permitted disease to exist in their fiocks,
and thought tins association ought TO
agree to stand by any person who will
prosecute the owner of diseased focks.
After some further discussion Mr..
Matthews offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted:
ResOlced, That this association will
stand by any person who win prosecute
| those driving diseased sheep into the
state in violation of law.
This was modified SO as to contine its
| operation to the part of the state lying
east of line drawn north and south
through Larned.
The tobacco cure for scab was gencr-
ally endorsed as effective, although two
or three members said it had failed to
cure their sheep. We believe all but
one admitted that where it had failed it
had not been properly prepared OF adj
ministered. The fault of the failure
was theirs. We believe one gentleman,
though, insisted that it was not always
effective.
| 1 hC Was ~ III"
q time should elapse after dipping sheep
into the tobacco cure before they could
be turned with healthy sheep. Six days
to three weeks was given by various
parties, but the president insisted on
the latter time with another week
thrown in lust for luck"
There was but one dissenting vote on
the proposition that the tobacco dip was
sure cure for scab.
| The president offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Res0lred, That in the opinion of the
members of this Association there is no
need of the existence of scab in sheep
over tour weeks after the fact of its ex-
istence is discovered.
The following was voted by the Asso-
citation as the proper remedy for the cure
of scab: Tobacco, so lbs. sulphur, 6 to
10 lbs; water, 100 gallons; TO be applied
at heat of 100 degrees.
It was voted as the sense of the Asso-
citation that all dogs found away from
home unaccompanicd by their owners
should be dealt with according to the
law of sheep men, which we take TO
mean that they should be "shOt on the
spot"
Mr.. Mccormick, of the Kansas City
Price Current, urged the importance of
a program for the next meeting, which
should be followed in the discussions.
The ''scab'' question was again "haul-
ed i'm by some gentleman, and occu-
pied some time, but as it was getting to-
wards train time, and all were tired an
adjournment was had with some closing
remarks by the president as
STATISTICAL.
The following list OF members in at
| tendance with the number of sheep
owned by each, to getler with the clip,
estimated in cases where the sheep had
not been shorne, is as full and correct
as we could get it, after persistent effort
to get the names and figures. Many
went away in the afternoon, before the
| list was commenced, while others did
not seem to deem it of any importance
| to give their names and the statistics
sought The following is correct
and reliable as far as it
goes, and will give some idea of the rap
idly growing sheep interest in Kansas
/ We believe the members of the conven-
ton represented considerably over 1OO,.
600 head of sheep, the wool clip of which
will be nearly 100000 pounds:
CLIP
| no. PR
| NAME AND P.o ADDREsS SHEEP HEAD
e. l. Reed, Spearville, 5000. 1900
p, L Cowling, Emporia. ....--- 1000 90
| Thoroughbreds II
G w Potter, spearviife, - $50 10K
| j. r. Weston, Dodge City,. 5000
| e. L knight, Council Grove, LOO Q
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