Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-14

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Mays and others; thought best
milking shorthorns would produce
best beef srimsls, allowed calves to
suck COWS AT the same time milking
he lows. After the c%slvos, Hon.
WIN. Daley thought Dsisys and
young Msrys among the bsst miikcrs
Senator Filley beirg called for,
said next to a woman he loved o fine
steer beat. His plan Of rAirirg calves
was to feed by hand, Had found 1t
best way. Fed oct meal and corn
meal; used the small feed grin iers, al.
tsched to wind mill Tor grinding
'eo6; always kept salt before his
cattle.
Hon, VIM. DALEY thought most
| profitable time to fatten cattle was two
years and under; did not approve OF
the usual way of feeding at three or
four years Of age; WAS putting two
pounds and q quarter of fat per day on
animals at the age of twelve to fifteen
months, and had done go from birth
Of the animal; thought good gr' d.
steers could be made to weigh 1 600
pounds at twenty months ole; for
fsttening used corn meal, cnt hay aud
occasionally oil cake; had fed soaked
corn with good results; mlllet, cut
green, was good rou3hness, hut was
bad II cut ripe.
w o. B Allen read a paper on
Contagious Diseases" In which ne
urged upon all breeders the import.
anoe of united work In trying to check
the spread, and If possible stamp out
the various contagious diseases. He
presented q compilation Of all the
State laws on this subject, also gave D
synopsis Of the proposed bill intro
duoed into the Nebraska legislature,
modelled after the Wyoming bill, pro-.
vlding for q system of inspection aud
quarantine against pleuro pneumonia.
FLANDERS, scsb Texas cattle fever, etc :,
from other States or Territories. H.
also presented the views and sugges-
ton of tho U. S. treasury cattle com
mission, urging this system of protec-
ton ard gave briefly the views of other
breeders associations and pr 4c ca Iost-
tie and sheep men with whom he had
carried on correspondence and largely
at whose request he was present to
secure action by the Nebra9ks stock
growers. Remarka were made by
members of both ass ociations showing
the danger which meuacad our stock
men, and showing that thus far with
the exception of Losses from glandJrc
brought In by Texss ponies ard o few
cases from Other sources; and scab 10
sheep, brought from the west and
southwest, tho health of Nebraska
hocks and herds wss excellent, ard
the determination was expressed tu
keep them fres from contagious
diseased If possible.
A resolution was passed urging ths
Legislature to adopt such measures as
would insure o system Of inspection
and quarantine In case of necessity.
Also a telegram was sent to SENATOR
at Washington urging them to give
encouragement to passage Ct the Hatch
bill, which has the same object In
view.
Col, E p. Savage, chairman of com
mittee on live stock aud grszing,
being present, was called rp,n aud
stated that the bill outlined by Mr.,
: Alien was then in tho hands Of the
t committee and would bs pressed
through both houses. This was the
; sentiment expressed by other members
of the Legislature then present. Sen
l stcr Filley, Of Gage county, also tool
part In the discussion relating to feed
: Ing of stock, and also In regard to thu
2 necessity for come legislation in regart
=. to keeping out infectious diseases.
Among the list of members presen
and taking part were: b
@. H. Walker, president of the in'
. stock association; j. @. Mcbride, eec
Rotary; j. B. Dinsmore, Theron Nye
e T. Jansen, John Jansen, w. III
y CLARK, ], Darlington, ". @. B, Allen
Prof. Thompson, Prof. Culbertson
w. IL. Barstow. j. T. Allan, Captsi
d Doane, VIM. Piokrell, Watson Pick
rel., president sheep bree d ers' sns1cia
| ton; LewlH Thompson, w. Caldwsi
J.. A McNabb, David Swany l I
Howard, IL. Simmons, G. A l. mina
II L @, johnson, j. A Pstrcssou, } '
Wolfe, o. M. Druse, Dr., W. NJ
Vt Knapp. III. O. Dawson, A, W Irvine
Prof. Gillespie, william Daily, D.
,e Thomas, Senator Fillsy, Colonei E ]
d Savage, of Nebrasks: Colonel jog
ID S,ott, of lows.
20 BUSINESS MATHIS.
Tho two Associations held ar a.
y journed meeting the Iext incoming
rs 0 o'clock, ant tho following oficel
Ia wers elected for tho ensuing year, VI
la Peter Jansen, PRESIDENT; o. "
Doane, vice president; w. FL. Bar
= tow, treasurer w. O. b. Allen, sc
to Rotary.
yINR STOCK BREEDERS.
al O. II. Walker, president; There
~ Nye, ]. +. Woods, Geo. w. K. Do
~ soy, II. O. Dawson and w. FL. Ba
stow, vice presidents.
A number of new members were I
~ ceiyed, and q programme outlined Z
20 next yeas's meeting, and also provi
h. ing fos @ tent and headquarters I
the breeders association Ct the col
!. Ing state fair. Steps were also taxi
:. In regard TO the publication Of pr
=, csedings Of the present session, al
-. recommending that q Joint oonventio
lasting two days, be held next white
90 The treasurers reported q balance
en hand In both associations.
% The meeting was held at the off
OF J. O. McBade, who has acted
rs~cretsry for several years past, b
III dsollpsd . reelection.
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