The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-12


future in this country to be the coach
er and the trotter. 1t was to be re-
GREETED that no distinctive type Of
American coacher had yet been de-
veloped, but American breeders would
find the greatest future in that type.
The fifth class named was the Amer
lean trotter. and in this class the
speaker said Americans beat the world.
Millions Of dollars had been brought
to this country by the expectation of
this type, and the demand was grow
ing. The business was really in it's in
fancy. This was the highest type of
horse bred IN America. Prices now
range from 5000 to $1,000, and from the
latter figure to almost any amount, the
price being governed by the speed of
the animal, the speedier the better.
After Mr.. Berry had concluded his
very comprehensive paper on the sub
Ject, discussion ensued which proved
most instructive. The interchange Of
ideas between stock men who had been
In the business for many years and the
important points discussed, was GER
tatnly NEST interesting one The dis
cusslon of Mr.. Barry's paper viii be
continued at the session this morning
The election of officers then took
place, resulting as follows:
Theodore l.. Schumacher st. Paul. was
chosen president; T. F. B. Sutham. Chilli
cothe. Mo. first vice president; Prof T. l..
Lyons. OF the Nebraska experimental station,
second vice president; D. r. McGinnis, st.
raul, secretary; DR.. J. c. Currier, of Man
kato and Prof. Shepard, of North Dakota,
assistant secretaries.
A committee credentials was appointed
consisting of c. L. Smith, Minneapolis; E. D.
Childs Crookston; A. r. Kelsey. Brook Park;
j. ID. Curryer, Mankato; j. NJ Underwood
Lake City. and Will Moses. of NorthfeId
w. p. Anderson, of Chicago, presented
resolution calling for a closer inspection of
imported horses, and it was adopted.
The attendance showed an increase
at the afternoon session, as many ar
rived on the morning and noon trains,
and it is expected that the balance of
the delegates will arrive this morning.
The most important matter disposed
OF at the afternoon session was the
appointment Of a committee on nation
al organization. The committee con-
sists of three members from each state
represented in the gathering and is
made up as follows:
IOwa-E. r. Ryan, John Craig w
Nebraska-R. NJ. Allen, F. L. Lyon,
9. H. Elmdorf
Illinois-W. P. Anderson, T. Pointing,
Mr.. Barry.
Wisconsin-T. E. Egbert. w. Hadon.
North Dakota-B. S. Russell Mr..
Osgcod and Mr.. SHEPPARD
NloAldlld-W %. OJrQan, "A. M. Chee,
r.. 5. Jaffray
Oregon-B. Campbell, D. M. French,
r. G. JudSOn
Minnesota-Maj. Wilcox, D. r. Nc
Ginnis and G.. D. Gilfllan.
South Dalcta-A. LIE Brue, w. f.
Bushnell.
Missouri-W. Cungs, T. F. F. South
am, Nick Gentry.
The committee is not fully made up
as yet as there are a number of promi-
nent breeders to arrive this morning,
and the vacant places will be supplied
by Mr. Schurmeier this morning. The
committee held a preliminary meeting
last evening at the Ryan hotel. 1t was
the unanimous sense of the conven-
ton that national organization was
desirable The committee will make
report to the convention this after
noon.
Mr.. Schurmeier then introduced Prof.
Thomas Shaw, of the animal hus-
bandry department of the Minnesota
State Agricultural school, saying that
MIR. Shaw was the best authority on
animal husbandry in the Northwest
LEAN LIVE STOCK.
The subject of Prof. Shaw's paper
was "The Mistake Of Selling Live
Stock From Off the Farm When Young
and Lean" Prof. Shaw said in part:
In my judgment no mistake is being made
by the farmers OF the West today that is
costing them so much as that of selling live
STOCK from OFF the farms while young and
lean. 1t is costing the Northwest every year
many times more than it is paying for gov
eminent, for education or for the support of
churches. Yes, it Is costing more than is
paid for all of these combined. And, in addi-
ton to the direct loss of income from the
sale of these animals in the form mentioned
there Is loss OF fertility from year to year
&c liTlr to nIo
that these statements are not mere assertion
but painfully true, will be my aim in this
paper.
Of all the states in the Northwest our own
is unquestionably the greatest offender in the
sale of live stock from off the farm while
young and lean and immature. There is no
estimating what this infatuation in practice is
costing us, since the exact figures which hear
upon the shipments are not all available
During recent years 1t has been a part of my
duty to the state to take part in the work
being conducted by the farmers Institutes
The travel thus necessitated furnished an ex-
cellent opportunity to look into this question
l tried to improve the opportunity seldom
failing to inquire of the station agent where
an institute was held as to the shipment of
cattle young and lean from the farms in the
And during those several years
of inquiry l have found but few stations In
all Minnesota from which such shipments
were not being made every year. The ship
ments would usually vary from a single car
load to a score, and in some instances from
one to two thousand animals would be thus
shipped away in a single year. I have come
to the conclusion that during recent years
our state has every year shipped away at
least 100000 head Of cattle of ages varying
from six to twelve months. These animals
have not been shipped to the markets to be
slaughtered. Many have gone to the ranges
of the West to be further grown there or to
farmers of the states lying to the south and
southwest, to be grown and finished for mar
ket. The computation takes no notice of the
many thousand in addition of immature ami
mails that are sent to the markets in a lean
or half finished form.
Until within the past twelve months or
more it could scarcely be said that the Young
stockers thus shipped west and south were
sold. They have in a manner been given
away. The prices paid for them varied from,
say s. to SO per head. whereas. had they
been properly grown and kept on the farm
and properly finished, they should at the age
of twenty-four to thirty months have netted
the owners from $40 to $50, or even more than
these figures, upon their own farms We
have two steers at the experiment station
which today weigh respectively 1885 and 1 9O5
pounds. Their respective ages are less than
thirty and twenty-eight months. At the prices
$69.25 and $5S.73 respectively at the farm.
and the cost for food in growing them put
ting the same at market values, has not been
much more than two-thirds the value of the
meat. They were grown as any farmer or
farmers boy grow such animals and on such
cheap rations as are grown upon the average
farm. They were reared such food as skim
milk and adiuncts during the milk period.
and on such other foods subsequently as the
farmer may grow under average Minnesota
conditions.
Men of the Northwest, what can be done
that has not been done to stop the shin
ment of those cattle? The dealers who buy
them know full well that there Is ruin In Il
to the farmer. Many time have they told
me thus when talking with them on the sub
ject, and they seldom fail to add by way of
justification.