Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-12
SWINE BREEDERS MEETING.
President b. X. Vale Talks to II
Association,


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June l2.-The meeting o.
the state swine Breeders Association
held here is fairly we'll attended. Pa
pers We're read and discussions entered
upon. but in the main the matter was OF
interest only to breeders OF fine hogs
The address of the president Il. X. Vale
Of Van Buren, county, fairly stated the
feeling OF the swine breeders al presen;
conditions in this and otner states. He
said:
Another annual milestone has been
REACHED another century has begun.
The Year past has been ore of the most
profitable ard satisfactory to the breed
81 and feeder OF swine in recent years.
Disease. the country ever, has been at
III" minimum; feed-stuffs have been
abundant, the medium of exchange has
been greatly in evidence, and the price
Of our stock from the breeding animal
TO the finished product has been entirely
satisfactory The pendulum of values
fas ceased its oscillations from th.. ex-
tremes Of the douhifuliy profitable to the
fabulous and fictitious prices repre-
sented in well-wa.eted, non-commercial
paper taken at public sales, and has set
tied down TO a radius within the reach
of all intending purchasers and yet at a
living profit TO the producers
The recently launched fad of the
baconhog' has gone glimmering after
the exploded airship' and the wingless
kissing bug Even at this time in the
month Of June we find the heavy hog
at a premium and topping every other
style Of marketable swine in price at the
leading markets. The last twenty-five
years have made great strides toward
the development Of porcine perfection.
There exists today more Uniform
standard Of type among the recognized
profitable breeds than AZ any previous
time. The theory of the survival of the
fittest has been put into effective exc
cution in recent years. and many of the
wouid-be breeds. crosses and combina-
tons have been eliminated from the list
of worthless. leaving only the four
standard large breeds TO occupy the field
turnout all the great hog, grass produc-
ing and corn growing belt of the west.
This result has beer reached not from
any preconcerted action action of con-
census OF opinion. but from the practical
working out of the inevitable--an illus
tration of the great law OF cause and
effect or the eternal fitness of things.
This result is proving Of great benefit
TO all the breeders and feeders Of swine
and the country al large In having
taken away tho temptation to unprofita-
bic experiments in the use of breeds lily
adapted 70 our environments and the
many giraffe crosses that would neces-
sarily be attempted In search of the hid
den mystery perfection.
Instead, we have good degree of
uniformity In the well-bred and well-fed
swine Of the country which tends to en-
hance the value and Increase the de-
mand for the product OF our labor and
skill. Then. again. experience, that
great and effective teacher has revealed
TO us fuller and more comprehensive
views of the varied habits inciinations.
likes and dislikes and absolute necessi-
ties Of the swine kingdom. Hence i'm
proved methods of swine husbandry
growing out of the experiences. pro and
con. of those engaged therein as re-
vealed in the well-digested addresses on
specifc subjects and the discussions fol-
lowing at this and similar meetings
along the line Of the theory that as
iron sharpeneth iron. so the countenance
of man his fellow"