Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-22
EMBROIDERIES'
IA. Off
All
CraWford's
TALKING
About the Raising Of
Swine.
rHE swiSE-BREEpERs' AssociA-
TON MEETS AT WACO
MANY ARE PRESENT.
THE PROCEEDINGS or THE FIRST
DAY OF THE MEETING-suD-
JEcTs DISCUSSED.
W. O. nIehardson Is Bound over 10
cesrt-The Boy Killed Identi-
ned-YounE Man Dead.
MANY ARE PRESENT.
THE PROCEEDINGS or THE FIRST
DAY OF THE MEETING-srD.
JrcIs DISCUSSED.
W. O. RIehardsou Is bound over 10
cesrt-The Boy Killed Identi-
ned-Young Man Dead.

Waco, Tax. Jan 2I.-tspeolaD.-Thc /
Swine Breeders association OF Texas .
me; at the CITY hall this morning, The |
meeting was called to order shortly az
ter 10 o'clock BY H. L. Singleton. presl-
dent OF the association. Hon. Seth +.
Mills Of Waco delivered an address
Of welcome. and Hon. W. II. Cavitt
RESPONDED speaking Of the import
ance OF the hog raising industry and
the vast amount OF money II could be
made to yield annually 10 the state.
Colonel ". l.. Prathcr moved that
committee be appointed to Investigate
the numerous car load shipments Of
inferior hogs into the state made
every year. After an amendment that
the matter be referred to the State
Fair association. the motion was
adopted and Messrs. w. f. lie Baron.
J. T.. Mcclure, and w. Il. CaYitt.
were appointed
Major NJ. Lnthrop OF Marshall sent
greeting to the meeting, He is Ill and
not able to attend.
A large number of new members
were then added. An interesting pa
per prepared By ex-Prssldent Pierce.
of denton, was rerld by Secretary
Pittuck.
Hon. Aaron Coffey, OF Mckinney, id
dressed the. meeting on the subject OF
1OTn una Hogs una ulhNuhhlDn
thereon followed by Messrs Caviit.
lie Baron, Llppincott and others. w.
]. Cooper, of Holland. stated there was
more money In corn Mt Is cents and
pork at 3 than in scent cotton.
Hon. s. =. Mills said that he had
been farming In this country for over
twenty-five years and had bought but
one can OF lard and not enc pound o;
bacon. but had rised his own meat.
Mr.. Mills insisted on more encour-
pgement being given the farmers an
nually in ralsing hogs.
The question OF corn and hogs was
discussed at length by Major A.
Symes, Mr.. Geo. kramer, of Waco,
and others.
The associltlon adjourned at IL
o'clock until $50.
Upon reconyening In the afternoon
q resolution pledging the support OF
the association to the stnte Fair was
adopted. Nat Edmundson. OF Sher-
man. read paper on Feeding tho
made an interesting speech on hog
raising in Texas. Bob Butler, of Waxn-
hachle, w, +. Parks. Morgan. Il. +
Wedel, Hedenheimer, G. W. Thomas
Pottsboro, Sam Waters and Joe Rog-
ers, OF McLennan county. also spoke
on the same question.
The subject Best Winter PaEtur,
for Hogs, brought out a variety OF opin
Ions. @. r. King. Of Tylor, preferred
oats; e. Faulkner OF Waco, alfalfa, anC
w. w. Kramer, Pottsvllle. barley.
The meeting then adjourned unit
tomorrow morning at o'clock. Th'
members We're entertained at n re
ception nj the Pncinc tonight by tn,
McI.ennan County Swine Breeders
association. The concensus OF opinion
OF those In attendance IL that the pro
duction OF hogs in Texas is about I,
rapidly increase and develop.
The following new members OF tn
association were added today: c. j
MONTGOMERY, Mckinney G. A. Zum
Drum, Dallas; j, T. McAinlch. Hol
land; w, II Harkey, salado; Olive
Lipplncott. Waco; c. j. Daniels
Bosqueville. Anderson & Thomkins
Cameron: b. r. Blsnton. Axteil: sctl
p. Mills. Waco: IL. c. Ford whitney
w. j. Dufiie, Ross; Il. D. Wood, Huh
bard City: Jno. It, Flint. Waco; Jane
]. Moore, Waco: TIL. Downey, Hubbnr
City; IL. ID, Skinner. West; II. r. Yo
well, Barrett. Geo Kramer Elm Mot,
a. Symes. Waco: n. r. Rogers. Pales
tine: Travis Jones, Waco; w. l.
Parks. Morgan: II. V. Querner. Ross
A. r. Rogers, w. s. Wright, Waco
Frank Clements, Salty.