The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-04
CATTLEMEN IN SESSION.
Annual Convention of the National
Live Stock Association.
AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION,
Twenty Thousand People Saw the Big
Stock Show at Chicago Yesterday
Some Of the Contests.

Chicago. December S,--The NTH conven-
ton of the National Live Stock assocta-
ton began at the Studbaker tbeater today
with 500 delegates present. 1t is expected
that the convention will he in session till
Friday wednesday and Thursday the pro
gram contains little besides papers on sun
jects of interest TO grangers and others in
terestcd in the cattle business They viii
cover wide range of thought and will be
presented by men who are specialists
The annual address Of Hon John w.
Springer, president Of the association, was
read during the forenoon.
The convention was called to order by
President Springer NJ 1910 o'clock He
said he Understood twenty governors of
the states would De present during the
convention.
DR.. Colbmn Of Chicago offered prayer
aud Governor Yates welcomed the delegates
on behalf Of the State.
II. >, CoWan of Texas responded for the
cutlemcu
The report Of Secretary Charles +. Martin
winch followed the presidents address was
devoted to the work accomplished during
the past year by the different committees
and thc officers of the organizatlon The
membership Is increasing and the finances
are more satisfactory than ever before.
me feature of the afternoon session was
the addrtSS Of Secretary of AgrlcuIturc
W lI3on He spoke of Mixed Live stock
Hgshandry,' soJing in part: "A we'll ar,
ranged system OF rotation contributes
greatly 10 maintaining the uniform 'I far,
UNITY OF the soil and is also one of The
reaalest means by which To get rid of in
The department of agriculture is search.
ing for plants that may be useful as fear.
urGS in systems of rotation. Where 4 10.
CAVITY becomes addicted 10 the habit Of
growing one crop year after year, the aver.
applied ~
1T Is found profitable in some parts of
me United States TO grow rutabegga tur.
TiTlps anu iced them to domestic animals
Inc sugar beet also has been tried and
gives satisfactory tonnage. The grow.
ing OF the sugar beet under a system of
rotation viii obviate the necessity Of buy,
Ing the fertilizers that SO heavily handicap
tries"
L. G, Powers, chief statstIcian in charge
81 agrleuttn re-, spoke of The Live Stock
The venerable y. ]. Coleman, who was
the first secretary of agriculture. smoke In
behalf OF the st, Louis exposition Prof
II A. Houston OF the University of Indiana
Cattle"
Frank P. Beunct OF Massachusetts. presl.
dent OF the Wool association. described the
proper method Of marketing wool
Owing to the lateuess Of the hour. the
chairman cut out the fveminute talks
which remained on the program They viii
be printed In full In the record.
The following organizations were accented
as members Of the association: Northern
Montana Wool Growers association. 400.
Geo sheep; Central Montana Wool Growers
association, 100000 sheep: American An
CORA Goat Breeders association. 100000
goats; state Cattle Sanitary board tTenn) F;
Minnesota Stock Breeders association
1'+OO00 cattle; Kansas Stock Growers as,
sociadOp. 100000 cattle
Resolutions indorSing the reference in
the presidents message to the proprlety Of
irricatiug the arid lands of the country and
urging the appropriation Of adequate funds
10 construct huge reservoirs were adOpted
and ordered teesraphed to both houses %
congress
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