Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-22

purely VegetaDiet and is the only blood
remedy guaranteed to contain no pot.
ash, mercury or other mineral.
Books mailed free by Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia,
butterine and oleo oil, made from the
leaf lard of hogs and cattle; pepsin
and peptone, which is made from the
stomach of the hog, and sells for %
per pound; bones and bone meal,
worth s5 to So per ton; dried blood,
worth $50 per ton; curled hair, used
for upholstering purposes; glycerine,
glue, isInglsss, gelatine, albumen,
neatsfoot oil and soap.
Considerable skepticism seemed to
exist with some of the hearers as to
Mr.. Berry's object in going to such
trouble to give such lecture, but
these were quickly dispelled by the
speaker when he assured them that be
was not in the employ OF Mr.. Armour,
or any other packer; but as he was
coming to Mexico to talk to the horse
breeders, he thought such talk as be
gave would be interesting to the cat
tie, hog and sheep breeders Of the
State.
Mr.. Berry's address was well re-
ceived and much appreciated, and the
thanks of the association were accord
cd him for his able effort.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The unpublished portion of the
Wednesday afternoon programme is
as follows;
"How 10 Make Sheep Profitable" q
paper read by W. R. Turner. This
paper was full OF valuable experiences
and was a source of profit to the lis
teners.
"Recent Experiences in Sheep
Breeding and Feeding" was the subject
of an up-to-date paper read by DR.. F.
B. Mumford, of Columbia. The paper
was well edited and was entirely sat
isiactory.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The meeting adjourned and the
earlier part of the evening was taken
up by the Poultry Association meet
ing, mention of which will be found In
another column. After this the
Breeders Association convened and
W. P. Harmed, OF Bunceton, Mo-, read
apaper on "The Practical Cow, " which
was very instructive.
"Results OF Three Years. Expert
ments' in Comparing the Value of Corn
Fodder, Whole, Shredded and Sliced,
With Timothy Hay For Wintering
Steers" by H. J. Waters, Dean Agri-
cultural College, Columbia, was
most excellent talk, which went to
show that whole corn fodder is pref
cradle to shredded fodder and that
siloed fodder is preferable to either as
regards economy and gain and in
flesh.
breeding, Feeding and Marketing
ofOattle From the Feed Lot Stand
point,n by Hon. Green CLAY, was a
strong paper and was closely listened
to. Col. CLAY makes feasible suggest
ions which may be carried out in a
practical way.
DR.. ]. w. Conway delivered his
paper on "Texas Fever Experiment." :"
s1hfoh x4on the ntOotr,o rxnss. har ~ kha
evening's programme, 1t being near II
O'Clock.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The association met at the time
mentioned and a number erofresolutions
were passed. Among thsm we're the
following:
WHEREAS, Missouri stands In the
front rank of all the states of the
Union in live stock production, be it
Resolved, That we, the State Asso-
citation OF Breeders of Improved Live
Stock, in convention assembled heart
lily approve of the earnest efforts now
being made to develop the live stock
instruction at our Agricultural College,
and
Resolved, That we urge the Legisla-
ture to appropriate at least $50, 900 for
the erection and equipment Of build
ing on the college farm which shall
represent this the greatest agricultural
industry Of the state, this building to
be devoted exclusively to the instruct
ion In live stock, judging, veterinary
science and dairying.
Following is another:
Be il resolved, by the State Indus-
trial Associations, that the Public
School laws should be 80 amended as
to benefit the teaching OF the element
ary principles Of agriculture In the
Pubic Schools OF the state.
Another one reads as follows:
WHEREAS, The State University is
part Of the Public School system of
Missouri, and whereas tuition Is due
in all other grades Of the Public
Schools; therefore, be II
Resolved, That II is the sense of the
State Industrial Associations that
tnition should be free in that depart.
ment whenever e taught the several
branches Of agriculture.
This resolution was passed after
3 lively discussion. The subject Of
making all departments free was in
corporated, but was stricken out. The
following passed:
Resolved, That Law should be en-
acted for the protection Of our sheep
Industry against the destruction Of