The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-22
STATE DA1RYNBN's ASSOCIATION
Annual Election of Officers at the
Meeting Last Night.

Annual Election of Officers at the
Meeting Last Night.
The State Dairymen's Association
met at the Capitol last night, Col. j. S.
Carr, pesident, in the chair, and Capt.
E. B. c. Hambly, secretary
Professor Kilgore, of the A and M.
College, opened the meeting, delivering
a most interesting, entertaining and
profitable address upon the subject,
THE Proper Feeding of the Dairy
Cow" Professor Kilgore accompanied
his address with some very valuable
illustrations and specimens, which
proved interesting object lessons.
Mr.. w. E. Benbow, then addressed
the Association upon the subject, "The
Propriety of Establishing a North Car
Dina Record Association" Mr.. Benbow
very cleverly and very ably showed
the Importance of establishing a bu-
reau in North Carolina for the record
ing of the pedigrees of bIo0dgl stock
for the protection and encouragement
Of breeders of bloodcd stock in North
Carolina.
Professor Emory, of the State A.
and NJ. College, advocated the idea OF
State registry, suggested by Mr. Ben
bow.
Professor Emory followed Mr.. Ben
bow, with Some Quotations and Conn
PARSONS, With Comments which were
extremely interesting and profitable
Professor Emory, who always talks
entertainingly, was fully himself yes
terday evening.
MIR. H. S. Peer, of Mount Mois, New
York, followed Professor Emory, with
a most delightful talk on the dairy in
terests, and the adaptability if North
| Carolina for dairYing. This last name.l
gentleman was quite complimentary in
his remarks touching the favorable inn
| preston the agricultural displays at
| the State Fair had made upon him.
| He remarked that he had had his eyes
| opened; that he was not prepared to
| find such magnificent displays of the
| farm poducts in a State that had been
| so largely advertised as the Land of
| the Sky"
Mr.. Peer. who is one of the largest
| importers of fine blooded stock I'm the
| United States, stated some fine points
| in the selection of bIooded cattle.
| The election of officers being the next
| in order, the following gentlemen were
named as officers of the Association
for the ensuing year: Mr.. II. A. Whit
ing, of Wilmington, president; Mr.. Geo.
f. Weston, OF Biltmore, vice-president;
Mr.. e. b. c. Han1bly, of Rockwell, sec
| rotary.
Board of Directors Cameron,
| Durham county, N. c.; S. b. Alexander,
Charlotte, ~ c.; j. S. Carr, Durham,
| n. c.; DIR. II. b. Battle, Raleigh, N c.;
f. B. G. Halnbly, Rockwell, N. c.;
Frank f. Emory, Raleigh, N. C.
SWINE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION.
Immediately upon the adjournment
of the State Dairymen's Association,
the North Carolina Swine Breeders
| Association met, Mr.. Geo. f. Weston, OF
| Biltmore, president, in the chair.
| The following gentlemen were elect
ed officers for the ensuing year: Mr.. i.
| T.. Hammond, Of Alamance county, was
| chosen president; Mr.. W. Il. BenboW,
| Of Guilford county, was elected vice.
| president; Mr.. Frank %. Emory, Of Raj
| eigh, secretary and treasurer.
BOARD of Directors.-Dr II. b. Battle,
j. S. Carr, II. f. Weston, to serve three
years; A. S. Speer, S Kicks, to serve
one year.
Professo Emory made a report of his
| operations as secretary of the Associa-
ton for the past year. No other bust
ness appearing, the meeting adjourned.