Wichita eagle., 1889-12-05
SWINE BREEDERS. ASSOCIATION.
The Second Day Well Attended and Considera-
BILE Interesting Work Done.

The second day of the Kansas Swine
Breeders association met in the parlors OF
the Metropole yesterday. They called to
order by the president and proceeded to
business. The secretary read the constitu-
ton. and after some little discussion it
was adopted as II whole as it appeared in
yesterdays EAGLE The breeders who
We're present signed the constitution and
their names are as follows; d. Stewart,
president, Wichita; o. B. Stauffer. secre-
tary, Alden; Isaac Wood, vice president,
Oxford; T. A. Hubbard. Wellington; R
s. Cook, Wichita; S. S. Robinson, Hazel
ton: NJ. B. Keagy, Wellington; T. l.
Watkins, Harper: J. N. Mckee, Yelling
ton; J. c. Hyde, Wichita; f. f. Furguson,
Spivey.
Committee elected to examine and issue
certificates to those who wish to become
expert judges, were: O. B. Stauffer, Alden;
NJ. B. keagg. Wellington; F. W. Trusdell,
Lyons; W. S. Hannah. Ottawa, and F. F.
Furguson, Spivey. The committee went
TO work and in due time made report as
follows:
Your committee appointed to formulate
premium list for swine to be submitted
to the various county and district fair as
sociations throughout the state Of Kansas
for adoption with view to the promotion
of uniformity would respectfully submit
the following. subject to such regulations
as the several respective associations may
prescribe, this list to apply to each pure
breed to which the several associations
may see proper to offer premiums:
CLASS.
Best boar years old or over, first and
second.
Best sow years or over first and second.
Best boar / year and under 2, first and
second.
first and second
Best boar under 6 months, first and
second.
Sows year and under 2. first and second.
Sows months and under l year, first
and second.
BREEDERS RING.
Best SOW and litter of not less than five
pigs under three months old, first and
second.
Boar and five of his get under months,
first and second.
Five pigs months and under s, first
and second.
Herd one boar and four sows under one
year, first and second.
In breeders ring-All animals under
twelve months must have been bred and
must be owned by exhibitor.
GRAND SWEEPSTAKES.
All breeds competing.
Boar any age first and second.
Sow any age first and second.
Herd one boar and four sows, any age or
breed, first and second.
Five pigs, any breed. under six months,
first and second.
F. L. WATKINS,
ISAAC WOOD,
w. f.. GRESHAM,
Committee.
The association accepted the premium
list formulated by the committee by q
unanimous vote.
A call has been issued by the president
and signed by the secretary for the ex-
amining committee to meet at Topeka JAN
uary9 1890, during meeting of the state
board of agriculture and the stockmen's
convention.
Resolutions were adopted rendering the
| thanks OF the association to the proprietors
of the Hotel Metropole and the citizens of
Wichita for courtesies extended.
The committee score some animals as
| follows:
| Boar eight months, owned by Stewart
& Cook. 81 40.
Owned by Stewart 81 Cook, sow eight
months, IS 2-10.
Owned by Stewart & Cook, SOW eight
months, 81 6-10
One sow pig four months, owned by
Isaac Wood scored 50 $40.
Owned by Isaac Wood, boar five months,
so TO-
The association then adjourned to meet
at the call of the executive committee.
The Kansas Farmer was made the Of
fetal organ of the association.
Some more members arrived yesterday
and participated in the meeting. A gen.
eral interest was manifested in the work
and all seemed well pleased. Last even
ing completed the work Of the session and
today most of them will go home.