Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-14

ny President Thomp.on OF National Live
stock Exchange At Omaha.

Omaha. oct 1.-THE National Live
Stock Exchange meeting was called 90
order at South omaha at II o'clock
with a good attendance q delegates
President Thompson said IN his an
nuu address
This IL The greatest producing coun-
Try on the globe. and could easily feed
ana clotho tho civilized world n the
distractions 90 our foreign commercial
interests were removed. Those enc
gagged IN breeding, raising, feeding
and maturing our live stock through
their untirlnE determination 10 produce
nothing but the best, have succeeded
In placing u on n par with. II not uu.
perior %, the live stock n any nation
on earth. hut the producer VI this
country cannot rest here. Taking In
90 consideration the climatic and other
conditions surrounding him. be should
continue 90 select the very best breeds
obtninuble. changing often 90 prevent
inbrccdlng. thereby improving h.s out
put until Il wall eventually become uu.
pcTior 10 that VI any similar product
.n the world ~ 90 values the past
year has been very successful one
FOR the producer. Ito who has been
particular about breeds flesh and age
when marketed has reaped the re-
ward due hia labor ana Intelligent APP
pllcntlOn VI knowledge NJ 20 the fc.
qulremcnt ON the other hand. he
who has been indifferent aH 10 breed,
shape. condition and age has paid the
penalty of neglect " conforming 90 tho
demands IN these particulars, II should
not be forgotten that 20 obtain th'
best market values tho animals must
be one half % three. quarters bred, oi
the best strains OF blood. and should be
prepared ana marketed nt the earliest
possible age In order o. be- puntahlc
TO the producer. the hlnughteror and
the consumer.
why should not this country with
her unlimited domain. her perfect ell
matte conditions. her fertile hills, luG.
ufiant valleys. houndless plains and
her Intelligent husbandry, stand hrst
and foremost In the world no live
stock producing cuuntry2 The qucH.
tion. In my opinion, IL unanfwernble.
Lot the producer on beef feed and ma.
ture strictly Tor beef the dairy. breed
and raised strictly f1r dairy products
not crossing with the beef pr0ducIng
animal. OF the hos The best breed
that win mature az the earliest agr
into prime llght weight which al.
ways brings the Highest market price
OF the sheop7 The best breed Tor NUT.
ton, not forgetting the fact that N tn
producer expects 90 receive the high
est value. they should be- so bred and
fed az 90 market ns lambs, yeHrlingf
aud not later than two years Old.
"The sheep Industry Of this country
has not yet arrived az a point whrr
u becomes necessary 20 breed prncl
paliy Tor WOOL but producers should
nrst get tho best mutton produclne
qualities thoroughly bred into thelr
Hooks or banda, bringing the standard
up 90 half or throe-quarter grade
after which II win be safe 10 breed fii
won without materially disturbing tn
band az mutton producing animals
And right here let me say that durlur
the past year the cattle ranch man hnf
done more to improve the quality o.
his herd by the Introduction OF thor
ough bred stock than any year withia
the history ~ this country.
u would suggest that you recon.
mend such means as 20 you seems eN.
pedlent 90 bring about a change In tn
method of branding cattle, urging
that the brands be- placed on SOM
other part ~ the animal than the side
or rump, thereby making the animal OF
greater value 10 the producer.
as the great graslng territories OF