The age-herald., 1901-12-06
.SOULE TALKS OF
 CATTLE IN SOUTH
Addresses the National Live
 Stock Association
GOOD PLACE FOR BREEDING
Some Cattle Bring Fancy Prices at an Auction, But on the Whole Prices Are unsat-
 Isfactory.

Chicago. December 5.-when President Springer had called the convention of the National Live Stock Association to order today he said the programme of the day was one of exceptional inter- ed for papers from Dr. J. H. Senner, of New York; Professor Andrew M Soule, of the Tennessee Agricultural Col lege; A. F. Doremus. State Engineer of Utah, and Colonel G. w Simpson, of Texas.
 Mi. Soule's paper telling of the cat tie business in the middle South was the first one heard by the convention.
 He said the present condition of stock husbandry there was unsatisfactory, 1t being attributable to the civil war, when the live stock interest was practically annihilated to the ease of living in de- lightful and salubrious climate, the pre- vious lack of industrial development and the profitable nature of cotton culture The Middle South today, he said, of- fered as fine an opportunity for breeding as any other section of the world. If breeders would have their cattle immun- ized, which could now be successfully done at slight cost and hold auction sales in the South and stimulate and as- sist the people in their efforts to estab- fish and improve the quality of their stock. they would be amply repaid for the time and money invested.
 He presented statistics to show that the potential stock productive capacity of the Middle South would soon become an important matter to the stock men of the United States.
 Need of Cattlemen.
 Senator F. P. Warren of Wyoming read paper in which he enumerated needs which he said cattlemen would present to Congress.
 First--Defeat of the Grout oleomarga- rine bill.
 Second = Legislation to prevent deceit and fraud In marketing manufactured ar ticles.
 Third = Legislation to provide for the opening of forest reservations, where practicable, for live stock grazing.
 Fourth-Legislation providing for talk ing an annual live stock census
 Fifth-Amendments to land laws to permit settlers to exchange land with the general government that the range prop critics may be solidified, especially within the so-called railroad limits where the aided railroads secured alternate govern ment sections.
 Sixth-Amendment to the law enabling the interstate commerce commission to enforce it's decisions. Seventh-Enactment of pure food laws, compelling all food products to be sold for exactly what they are Eighth = Legislation permitting exten- sion of transit limit for transportation of | live stock in cars. Nintn-Legislation to increase duties on meat inn whenever the German Empire passes A law imposing prohibitive duties on Amer ican meat products. Tenth-Legislation providing for leas- ing the grazing lands of the United States to users.
 spection of live stock and the further free distribution of black-leg vaccine un- til the full period of experimental work has passed
 Some Fancy Prices. The most sensational feature in the sale of the Heresfords was that of Betty, second prize winner in the 3-year-old class. for s4500
 At the shorthorn sale Missie, the famous 2-year-old recently imported, was sold for $600
 Texas cattle fed in Ohio won the carlot grand championship in the carlot fat classes. The winner is D. W. Black of Lyndon, O., and the winning cattle are white faces from the Pan Handle bearing the "J A" brand. Colorado cattle won the grand cham pionship in feeding cattle. that prize go- | ing to Monte Blevins of Falden, Colo. Illinois secured the grand championship In swine. the prize going to T. E. Brown, Pleasant Plain. Ill. G. H. Hoxie of Thornton. H., captured the championship of the show on sheen. J. T. Gibson of Deerf1eld got the cham pionship for fat Lincolns and also for | long-wool herds.
 In some cases the steers brought less money than at an ordinary sale. and many feeders present declared they would not compete next year The average price of the entire sale was about H per hundred less than inc mar ket price of steers of the same quality.