Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-20
STOCK BREEDERS ORGANIZE.
Their Beatrice Meeting Ends in the Harmo-
nious Formation Of an Association.
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPNENT CLOSED,
Resolutions and Reports Adopted
Experience of an Otoc County
Farmer-Edward Noah Miss
ing-Ncbraska News.

BEATRICE, Ne0,, teO. ~ special Iele-
gram to THE BEE, This mornings session
of the stock breeders meeting was signalized
by the determination of the association to
perfect permanent organization. Messrs.
Savage Doolittle and Dawson were appointed
a committee to draft the necessary articles of
incorporation The proposition was to cap-
talize the association at 81 900, with shares at
80 each. number Of interesting papers
were read and discussed. The question Of
disease infected transportation facilities was
the chief burden Of discussion and the remo-
dies to be applied which could only como
through national and state legislation The
question of the next meeting of the associa-
tion was decided again in favor Of Beatrice.
Fremont was the strongest competitor,
The afternoon meeting was up to the usual
standard of interest A number of valuable
papers Of interest to the stockmen were read.
H. M. Allen Of Ames read paper on
"Feedng Cattle West of the Missouri
River" He advocated large feeding lots
and ample exercise for stock. He viewed
with qualification the establishment of pack
ing houses in Texas, as it meant with
drawal of Texas stock from northern mar
kets, with a resultant benefit to Nebraska
feeders. He favored delivering where large
herds were fed together.
Elijah F'illey OF Gage county delivered an
interesting essay on some of the stakes of
shippers and feeders. The general tone of
his argument was the lack of Judgment in
buying and selling. Taking the duty off raw
hides was a detriment to feeders and ship
pers. He advocated ground food his
experience demonstrating that eighty bushels
of ground food would produce equal results
with 100 bushels Of unground grain. Those
who stayed with the business would surely
come out on top at the end. He prophe-
sled that better prices for cattle would pre-
vail in the near future
G. H. Elmendorf gave an interesting paper
on the improved cattle farm. Some stock
men have too much land to insure proper
feeding while others have too many cattle
for the amount OF land. Farms for raising
stock should be carefully divided into pas
lures and feeding lots
The business Of the association closed with
this afternoons session. The subject of IN
corporation was decided upon and articles
were adopted. The name of the association
is to be the Improved Stock Breeders Asso-
citation of Nebraska. The purpose is to hold
meetings for encouraging the breeding of
improved animals and to adopt measures to
prevent and cure animals from disease as to
them1nay seem proper The capital stock is
fixed at 81 900 in shares OF 81 each. The in
corporation is to begin March / and
ontinue 100 years. Officers shall
be elected annually and shall consist
OF one president, four vice presidents, O
secretary ana treasurer and board Of direc-
tors. No member shall hold more than five
shares Of stock.
After an animated discussion the following
resolutions were adopted
Resolved, By the Improved Stock Breeders
association In convention assembled That we
earnestly request our present legislature that
tween the university and the agricultural
college, and establish a. school as provided for
ia the congressional ELL and as the originators
| Of said act intended.
An addenda provides for the transmission
| of the resolution to the president of the state
| senate and speaker of the house. This reso-
| luton was preceded by couple Of long
| whereases referring to the early considera-
of establishing university and agricultural
| and mechanical school, and that it
| was the intention of the trainers
of said bill that in granting 10000
| acres Of land to the establishment and main
| tenance of a school for the development of
| agriculture and the mechanical arts, and in
| Guiding military science, and 5000 acres for
| the establishment of a state university, that
that these should be separate institutions.
| Further, that these lands are now leased and
sold, and that the revenue, together with
the appropriation provided for in the Morrell
bill, is ample for the support of an agricul-
| tural and mechanical school. Resolutions
| were also adopted thanking the department
| of agriculture for sending a representative
| to this meeting; requesting the state legis-
| lature to formulate and pass bill providing
! for the establishment and maintenance of
farmers institutes in various parts of the
state; providing for the publication and
| preservation of reports, and resolution
! thanking members for contributions of
| papers aud to the citizens of Beatrice for
| their cordial treatment of the association.
The meeting closed tonight with banquet
| at the Paddock hotel, which was largely at
| tended and replete with good fellowship
| The short horn breeders will begin their
session tomorrow. The meetings will be held
! at the Paddock hotel.