The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-24
THE CATTLEMES
OF Kansas and Missouri Meet
and Discuss business
Matters.

Kansas city. Aug. 2s.-The nth semi
annual meeting Of the Missouri and Kan
sas shorthorn Breeders association con
vened yesterday afternoon at 100 In Ex
change ball While there are representa-
uvcs from nearly every section In botr
states, only about one-third OF the men,
aers we're present when the roll was
called yesterday However Il Is expected
that full attendance will be registered
today The members are enthusiastic and
apr!s1d the mere mention OF anything re-
lat'ny to the benefit OF the shorthorn.
The speeches and addresses, which were
delivered yesterday afternoon received
the closest attention from those present.
During the day the hall was comfortably
filled with those interested in the raising
OF this celebrated breed OF cattle
o. F. Leonard. OF Bell Aire Mo. pre-
sded ~ the absence Of President N. Il
Gentry. OF Sedalla and Vive President
George w Click, OF Atchison. After the
reading Of the minutes Of the last sent
annual meeting by Secretary W. p
Brush, OF Kansas City, W. S. Hannah
president Of the live Stock exchange.
dcliv red the address Of welcome His
spe. " was full OF humorous remarks
and solid facts regarding the cattle in.
dustry, and especially the Shorthorn. and
received hearty applause.
II. c. Duncan. OF Osborn, Mo, respond l.
Cd in a short but well prepared speech.
Colonel w A. Harris. OF Leavenworth.
United States senator from Kansas also
made an address, which was considered
one OF the best ever heard az a meeting
Of the association. He told of his e~-
perience in breeding what to do and
what TO avoid. II was his opinion that Ia
and in breeding was largely responsible
for tuberculosis IN cattle.
He said that the right color Tor Short
horns was roam: he thought Il necessary
for the best results 10 be attained that
cattle should be dehorned Senator Har-
ris' speech was largely given to detail.
and the recults OF p thorough study and
observation Of a practical breeder OF the
Shorthorn cattle.
Ex-Governor George w Click came IN
at the conclusion of Senator Harris ad-
dress and took the chair
A lively discussion following over the
idea Of establishing newspaper in the
west, devoted exclusively 70 the interests
Of the shorthorn. The matter was allow
ed to rest, but viii be brought before
the National association at its meeting
to be held IN Chicago in November It
the newspaper idea is adopted It Is the
intention to have It published IN Kansas
city
MERITS OF sHoRTHoRNs.
r. c. Hanna. OF Howard Elk county.
Kas.. prepared paper on the best course
TO be pursued in order 10 present the
merits Of the Shorthorn more thoroughly
to the beef breeding public
"One of the ways I'm which we can most
directly exercise our personal influence To
advance the interests OF the breeds" he
said, 'Is 10 advance the standard OF In
1ivdual merit IS our herds by using
greater care I'm feeding and developing
our young cattle Proper development
as well as careful breeding must consu-
tute the foundation OF all excellence I'm
our herds If we are to expect their mer-
iis TO attract public attention am con-
WINGED that no care In breeding can com
lpensate for a lack OF proper feeding. and
that the tendency 10 deterioration so fire.
lquently noticeable IN some OF our bes
bred families Is often due 10 neglect OF
this important requisite.
! For beef purposes constitution and
| feeding quality must be the underlying
principles upon which he builds In beet
cattle or any other class OF cattle consti.
tuition precedes everything in my estima.
tion. 7 Ike 20 know that the sires used
In my herd came OF iong-llved families
from dams that breed regularly for .
long term OF years and maintain a thrift,
appearance under all ordinary vicissltud,
OF feed and climate. Their sires mus
have been OF robust constitution and
barring accidents. like 20 know tina
they preserve their usefulness to n rip
old age, While II Is impracticable 70
every breeder TO buy the bull to secur
all these requisites In a sire. yet thos
who furnished the herd headers owe II {
the breed to keep the vital matter 4
their breeding operations.
And, finally, the breeder can do muc
10 advance the general interest OF Short
horns by keeping in touch with his fel
low breeders and attending, whenever
IS possible. the meetings OF the shorthor
assciatlon. Some degree OF co-opera
ton IN every line % business IS becomin
more and more essential to success. II
one OF the marked tendencies OF the ag,
There are many things we can do col
lectively 10 advance the merits OF Short
horns TO public notice that cannot b
done by individual effort.
ITO accomplish this successfully ou
association must be enlarged and IN
membership increased. We should wide
our scope by including other states IN on
organization and the members OF the a,
ISOLATION should make greater persont
effort 20 increase the membership"
ANNUAL sHORTHORN SHOW
II was suggested that an annual shorI
horn show ana sale be held IN Kansa
4 City every year as means OF advertii
ing shorthorn cattle. az well as the In
provements that would naturally con
from an exhibit OF this kind.
Those who answered roll call yesteuda
, were:
= Missourf-B. o. Cowan, New Point;
Harris Cockrell W p. Harris. Vernon
10. w. Chlles, Buckner; 8. ]. Reid, Ca
p rolton; @. W Purdy. Harris; j. d. Shaw
han, Lone Jack: r. u. Bdmondson. Kai
sas City; Abe and Lewis Wanger, A
ven; T. T.. Stone, eston; w. NJ MarH
Melleraburg; 3. W Miller MoCready;
Young. Lathorp: p II. southworth. Ha
ris; c. Thorp. Weston; C. H. Dunca
Osborn; L. /. Gregg, Heike City; r.
r Miller, T 3. Bapst, Dover; r. B. Chen,
worth, Albany; d. Gwynee. Kansas Cit,
G A. caruthers. Butler: r. X. ThoSnso
s smithson; W. p. Harmed, Vermont; v
2 4 Gosnell. Kansas City
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