, 1885-04-09
THE STOCK GROWERS.
The Last Day of the Twelfth An
nuaI Meeting.
The Morning and Afternoon Ses-
sion Devoted TO Resolutions.
Mavericks, Bulls, the Morals of
the Cowboys.
The Officers and Executive Com
mittee for this Year.

Yesterday session convened at 1890,
and Dr. Hopkins, Territorial Veterina-
rian, read an interesting report Of the
present condition of cattle and contagious
diseases. The report began by asserting
that the past year has been one of great
importance, not only to stock growers,
but to all who arc interested IN the cattle
traffic. The effect of diseases in cattle
has the effect Of keeping away the invest
ment in cattle. The reckless handling of
Southern cattle the last year was pro-
ductivc o fcontagious diseases. The pres
ent habit Of fencing in for the breeding of
grade bulls without shelter, and feeding
partly in hay, is productive of disease from
the lack Of nutritious food and shelter.
The diseases found most prevalent
among this class of cattle was abortion,
inflammation Of the uterus, tuberculosis,
pleurisy, hydro-thora, pneumonia and
enteritis. One Of the greatest causes of
death by the first named disease is semi
starvation, from a deficiency of the vitali-
ty of the body, resulting in the death of
the fotus.
During the first year the veterinarians
attention was called to four outbreaks of
black-leg and attention was called to the
need Of care in the judicious feeding of
steers, to preserve digestion and the proper
working Of the animals ~functionaries.
At the completion of the reading of the
report, it was, on motion, accepted.
P. 4. Smith offered the following reso-
lutions which were heartily concurred in
and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is the custom ON some
ranges during the round up to run cattle
unnecessarily, thereby oyerheating them
and in many instances crppling or killing
calves and the weaker cattle; and whereas.
the rapid riding and running OF cattle is
also a great injury to the riding stock;
therefore, be it
Rcsoired, That all ieremen of round ups
be instructed by this association by a
printed circular or by being inserted in the
general instructions on round up sheets to
require of every man working under each
of them, to handle all stock carefully and
not to run them unless absolutely neces-
sarv.
The following resolution was also unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, Concert of action among
the stock growers of the United States is
essential 10 the best interests of the stock
industry; and, whereas, such concert of
action Gamma be secured through W So
called National Associations, necessarily
~antagouistic; therefore. be il
Resoiued, That it is the sentiment Of
this body that said associations should be
consolidated npon terms fair and honora-
bic to both.
The following revised list of the COM
mittee on transportation was adopted:
Messrs. Simpson, Thomas, Irvine, Pratt,
Blair, Dater and J. NJ. jackson.
A motion introduced during the discus
sion on resolutions, asking for the selec-
ton of a committee by the chair, on
nominations for officers of the association,
was passed. The chair appointed VIM.
Smith, j. II. Pratt, A. V. Quinn, A.
Gilchrist, Jos. Scott. John Pratt, F. L
Warren, John McShane, W. F. Swan.
The convention then adjourned to .
o'clock.