The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-27
MANY PAPERS ARE READ.
On Subjects of Importance to the
Livestock Interests.

Livestock interests.
Denver, Jan. Ex-Governor Richards
made brief address before the Nation
al Livestock convention and took the
position that not only the arid lands
but all the public lands should be given
to the states. They would then. he
claimed, soon be made to help pay the
government expense and sooner be put
in the hands of actual settlers. He ia
vOred the leasing of all arid lands for
pasture lands, the revenues derived to
be used in aiding their reclamation by
actual settlers. He said the money de-
rived from the sale of public lands had
been very largely used in states other
than those in which the lands were sit
uated to the advantage of the older, at
the expense of the younger states.
E L Woodman, state engineer of
Wyoming. spoke on How best to pre-
vent ClaShing between sheep and cattle
men on the ranges"
After going at some length into the
history of the war between the sheep
and cattlemen, he predicted that the
day of range cattle herds will soon be
past, and favored the leasing of public
lands and the entire breaking up of free
ranges as the only means of stopping
cattle and sheep wars.
r. NJ. Allen, of Ames, Neb., followed
in an address on The fattened steer"
Mr. Allen is general manager of the
Standard Cattle company and his ad-
dress was largely devoted to his exper-
ience in feeding
Then came a series of papers on
contagious diseases affecting values of
live stock" DR.. Charles GresswelI
state veterinarian of Colorado read the
first treating on the best methods of
prevention
DIR. a. T Peters, of the University of
Nebraska, spoke on Advancement in
controlling diseases" He treated large
ly of the various methods of vaccina-
ton. which he held to be the most eff
live stock.
Ticks in Texas was the title of a
a on
Dr. Victor A. NOrgOad, of Washington
ID. Q. He reported that experiments in
dipping cattle infected with ticks in
parrafne oil had proved successful in
preventing the spread of the fever and
he believed the process of vaccination
would within year, to a great extent
solve the whole splenetic fever problem.
Col W. Il. Skinner, manager of the
stockyards of Fit. Worth, Texas. follow
ed in paper on the same subject He
expressed the hope that dipping exper-
tments would finally solve the problem.
A. P Bush, president of the Texas
Cattle Raisers' association, spoke on
Best methods of enhancing live stock
interest in the west" His adj
dress was plea for more systematic
methods in stock raising better breeds
better feed and better care he gave a {
the secret of success.
NJ E. Knowles. state Veterinarian of
Montana, treated the subject of CLAN
ders."
Richard Gibson, of Ontario. Canada
ada He gave many of the pecuIiari-
ties of the different breeds of sheen in
those countries and the reasons for
their pecudarittes. He gave figures to
show the prOfitableness of sheep rais-
ing. He gave considerable attention to
the methods of feeding and care of
lambs, asserting that in many cases
lambs has been made to gain an aver
age of three-quarters of a pound a dav
from birth till ready for market. He
declared that English methods not only
1urnlshed the most rapid growth, but
the best quality of meat
A vote of thanks was given by q ris-
ing vote for the paper. George H. Wal
lace, secretary of New Mexico, spoke
on sheep in the United States
Secretary James of the department of
agriculture, has written a paper on
What is the government doing for the
live stock interests?'' The Secretary
was not able to attend, and his paper
was read by the reading clerk
Col G. z. Adams, Of Superior, Neb.,