The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-15
TO THE LIVE STOCK MEN
DSDsidsnt Thompson Delivers an
Exhaustive Address.
HAS MANY SUGGESTIONS
Urges he Adoption OF a System OF PUB
No Irigstion-A Tribute to b Cat
u Standardization PERTH
nent 10 Cattle Breeding.

ed to order at South Omaha at IL
O'Clock. with a good attendance Of dele
gates. President Thompson delivered
his address.
President Thompson said in his an
nuai address:
This Is the greatest producing coun-
try on the globe. and could easily feed
and clothe the civilized world II the
distractions to our foreign commercial
interests were removed. Those engaged
in breeding. raising. feeding Inc ma
turing our live stock through their
untiring determination to produce moth
ing but the best. have succeeded in
placing Il on a par with. IL not super
Tor to. the live stock Of any nation on
earth. But the producer Of this coun-
try cannot rest here. Taking into con-
sideration the climatic and other con-
ditions surrounding him. he should
continue to select the very best breeds
o~btainable. changing ofen to prevent
inbreeding. thereby improving his out
put until IL will eventually become su-
perior to that of any similar product
in the world. As to values. the past
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for the producer. He who has been
particular about breeds. flesh and age.
when marketed. has reaped the re-
ward due his labor n Intelligent ap-
plication OF knowledge as to the re-
Quirement. On other hand. he who
has been Indifferent as to breed, shape.
condition and age has paid the penalty
Of neglect of conforming TO the de
mands In these particulars. 1t should
not be forgotten hat TO obtain the best
market values. the animal must be
one-half to three-quarters bred. of the
best strains Of blood. and should be
prepared and marketed at the earliest
60 the producer. the s~laughterer and
the
why should not this country. with
her unlimited domain. her perfect ell
matte conditions. her fertile hills. lux
uriant valleys. boundless plains and
her intelligent h~usbandry. stand first
and foremost In the world as a live
stock producing country? The ques-
tion. In my opinion. Is unanswerable.
Let the producer of beef. feed and ma
ture strictly for beef: the dairy. raise
and breed strictly for dairy products,
not crossing with the beef producing
animal OF the hog? The best breed
will mature at the earliest age into a
prime lightweight. which always brings
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The best breed for mutton. not forget
ting the fact that II the producer ex-
poets to receive the highest market
value. they hould be so bred n fed
as to market for lambs. yearlings and
not later than two years old.
THE sheep Industry Of this country
has not yet arrived at a point where IL
becomes necessary TO breed principally
for wool. but producers should first get
the best mutton producing qualities
thoroughly bred into their iocks or
bands, bringing the standard up to a
half or three-Quarters grade. after
which IL will be safe TO breed for wool
without materially disturbing the band
as mutton producing animals. And
right here let me say that during the
past year the cattle-ranch man has
o more TO improve the quality of
his herd by the Introduction of thor
oughbred stock than any year within
the history of this country.
II would sugges that you recon-
mend such means as TO you seems ex-
pedient to bring about a change in the
method OF branding cattle. urging that
the brands be placed on some other part
OF the animal than the side or rump.
Ahereby making the animal of greater
value to the producer.
"As the great grazing territories Of
the North and Northwest. as well as
those OF the South and Southwest. are
fast passing away. II behooves US at
this time to pay the ranchmen that
tribute to which they are SC justly en-
titled. To them belong in a great meas
ure the credit OF developing this vast
xpans of territory n opening the
came TO the advance OF the tillers OF
h soil. BY reason OF their enterprise
IN raising and herding large drove OF
cattle which had to be transported to
market. they created the necessity for
and induced those great arteries OF COM
merce. the railroads, TO extend lines
through their domain, which is daily
becoming a more and more valuable
section of the country.
Following the lines OF the railroads.
as is always the case. came the pro-
Queer, the bone and sinew OF our coun-
try. He is the principal factor Of our
state governments. the political power.
che financial credit OF the state in
which he lives. He Is the one to say
whether or not the live stock of this
country shall be superior to that Of any
other
He establishes and supports home
markets In the state where he raises
his product. he pays for public improve
ments. supports his home and calls
around him churches. schools. public
and private institutions and all the
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tranquility.
For a state 90 foster and protect the
best interests OF It's producers is TO add
strength TO it's government.
ct would suggest that you recon-
mend to the several state governments
that. where irrigation II necessary and
would q to the interest Of n pro-
Queer. the public funds be used 10 sup
ply their needs In this respect. thereby
adding more 20 the wealth. productive
ness and prosperity OF their people
thany many other expenditures for
public Improvement
The benefits of such public irrigation
cannot be overestimated. They would
be f~ar-reaching I'm their effects II
would mean practically a desert waste.
often stricken with hot winds and a to-
tai destruction Of vegetable life. turned
into a land OF good crops. good homes
and good citizens. Horace Greeley
must have had this in mind when he
adyieed Young men 10 go West that