The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-03-07
SWINE
BREEDERS
Of Kentucky Will Hold Their
Spring Meeting at Irving.
ton April 10th.
d. c. Heron and q. A. Foote Local
Committee.

tee of the Kentucky Swine Breeders
Association was held at the Office of the
FARMEKs HOME JOURNAL last Monday,
Feb. 10, 1900. Members present were
President K. VI. Smith, Caldwell Norton,
j. o Hbbs and Secretary NJ. w. Neal
The President stated that the principal
business before the committee was the
selection OF a program for the spring
institute meeting to be held at Irvington,
Breckenridge county, April 10, 1900
After discussing various subjects, the
following was agreed upon and the
speakers assigned as named:
l. Have Farmers Hogs Been I'm
proved2 II SO, Is the Improvement
Due to the Farmer. or to the Profession
al Breeder?-John Dean, Glendean,
KY.
General Discussion-Frank X. Ra-
pier, New Haven, KY.
2. What Balanced Ration is the Best,
Considering Home Grown Products
Only?-H. F. Work, New Washington,
Ind.
General Discussion-Dr. P. w. Foote,
Irvington, KY.
3. At What Age Should Hog be
Marketed to Insure the Greatest Net
Proft?-C. L. Beard, HardinsburR,
KY.
General Discussion - NJ. Lyddan,
Webster, Ky.
4. Proper Care and Feed for the
Brood Sow a. Month Before and Month
After Farrowing-H. L. Nowlin, Gull
ford, Ind.
General Discussion-Amos W. Har-
ris, Flournoy, KY.
5. The Difference in the Develop
ment of the Breeding Boar in the Hands
Of the Farmer and in the Hands Of the.
Breeder, and Why-Caldwell Norton,
Louisville.
General Observation-Disclosures Green,
Falls Of Rough, KY.
6. Value Of Pure-Bred Hogs for the
Market 0nly-W. o. Hibbs, Vine
Grove, KY.
General Discussion-R. NJ. Smith,
Shelbyville, KY.
The following subjects were suggested
for short voluntary general discussions:
At What Age Does a Brood Sow
Cease to be Profitable?
At What Age do You Wean the
Pigs2
What Disinfectant do You Use?
The Importance Of Grading az to Size
Before Feeding for Market.
Mr.. d. @. Heron, of Iryington, was
appointed to select hogs for the score
pen, and he is requested to secure, as
near to Irvington as practicable, a
creditsble representative OF the Berk-
shire, Poland-China, Duroc-Jersey and
Chester White breeds and have them at
the score pen on day of meeting.
G. A. Foote and d. O. Heron were
appointed committee to make all nee
essary arrangements for the meeting,
such as securing room for the meeting,
preparing score pen, etc.
Persuant to a resolution passed at the
last annual meeting of the Association,
directing the Executive Committee to
select five licensed expert judges, whom
this Association would recommend to the
fair associations OF the State for employ
ment as expert judges of swine at their
several fairs, the committee named the
following gentlemen: II. L. Nowlin,
Guilford, Ind; r. L. Bratton, New Ross,
Ind. r. M. Smith, Shelbyville, Ky :;
Caldwell Norton. Louisville, KY, and
II. 2. Churchill, Elizabethtown, KY.
1t was decided that the question Of
adopting some fair as the State fair for
swine this year would be taken up and
determined at the April meeting at
Irvington, and fair associations are re-
quested TO send such propositions as they
wish to make on the subject TO Secretary
M. w. Neal, at Louisville, or to attend
and present them at the meeting at
Irvington.
The members OF the committee each
pledge themselves to bring TO the April
meeting at least one new name for
membership, with 81 for annual dues,
and every member of the Association