Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-21
sHoRTHoRN BREEDERS.
Annual Session of the Kansas Sborthor,
breeders Association at Topeka.

Annual Session of the Kansas SborthcvD
hreeders' Association at Topeka.
The annual session of the Kansas Short.
norm Breeders was held in ToDeka
commencing the evening of Feb. 18th.
W I!1 an address was delivered by Gov.
Chick, and Col. John w. Scott. of Iowa
read a paper entitled "The American and
His Cow" 49, az
A Committee on nomination of officers
LOT the ensuing year was appointed and
! nVe minute speeches were INDUCED in
when the Association adjourned until
morning.
On Feb. 18th DR.. w. 81. II. Cundiff. OF
Pleasant Hill. Mo-, read a paper on ''The
Past, Present and Future of Short horns u
IN which he gave credit to the liberal
use OF printers ink IN placing the enter
prise OF raising blooded cattle in the
front rank. He stated that the average
price of a Shorthorn bull for the mast
year was raised to S205. That at the Fat
Stock show he had seen Shorthorn pull
down 5000 pounds against the heaviest
! Hereford, which weighed 1880.
Mr.. j. W.. Shartell, student of the
Agricultural College, illustrated the "In
and In" system Of breeding, which pro
duced the ShorthOrn.
This statement Mr.. w. A. Harris of
Lawrence, denied and said the most pom
ular cattle were those which had been
bred miscellaneously.
Gov. Click said that when he first
commenced raising Shorthorns he bred
with one bull down to the third genera
ton, and got some of the best Shorthorn
cattle in the country.
There was general discussion of the
topic, in which it appeared that good
bull may be used for several generations.
The Committee on Resolutions report
ed as the sense of the association that it
is the duty of our National Government
to afford every protection and safeguard
possible against the spread or existence
of such dread scourge or others, the
only proper means of which, as regards
pleuro- pneumonia, is its prompt, thor
ough and complete determination, and
we earnestly request that our Senators
and Representative in Congress give
their immediate, vigorous and hearty
support to such measures as will insure
this result at the earliest time possible.
That promptness and vigor of action in
this direction are of more importance
than the question of few dollars more
or less OF expense, and we sincerely hope
the subject will be early treated in such
a liberal and broad-guaged manner as
vii. accomplish result so necessary and
so much to be desired by every patriotic
American.
The report was apopted and copies of
1t ordered sent to the two Houses of Con-
gress and the Kansas delegation.
At the afternoon session a paper by
Hon. Hiram Ward of Usage county on
''The Advantages of the Pure-bred. and
how to rear him" was read.
Hon. G. Y. Johnson read an article on
the Fat Stock Show, in which he said
the thoroughbred Shorthorn exceeds the
grade ShOrthorn, and both exceed the
Herefords. The award of premiums.
however, at Kansas City, on sweep stakes
were about evenly divided by Short
horns and Herefords. He advised his
co-labOrers to work for the Shorthorn
and not rely too much on reputation.
A resolution guaranteeing duplicates
of all premiums taken at the Kansas CITY
and Chicago Fat Stock Shows of Short
horns and graded cattle was adopted and
gentlemen present subscribed 81, $50 for
the purpose.
A paper by Maj. VIM. Warfeld of Lex
ingtOn, KY, on "The Practical view of
the Cattle Question" was read, in which
he advocated Shorthorn blood because
these cattle offer the best base for beef
and are prime dairy cattle.
The following officers were elected
0. w. Bill, Manhattan, President.
Joab Mulvane, Topeka, Vice President.
E. M. Shelton, Manhattan, Sec'y-Treas.
Executive Committee-W. A. Harris,
Lawrence; G. w Click, Atchison, and
E. S. Eicholtz, of Wichita.
The association, after passing the usual
resolutions of thanks, adjourned to meet
in Topeka one year hence.