The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-07-27
DAIRY AND POULTRY,
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS

Aow Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm "A Few
Hints - : the Care OF Live Stock
md Poultry.
Holsteln-Frlesian Breeders Meet.
The sixteenth annual meeting Of the
Holstetn-Friesian Association OF
America was held at the Yates Hotel.
syracuse. N. Y. June s, 1901. The
meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent W. A. Matteson. Utica, N. Z.
Nlnety-four members were personally
present. ana three hundred and six
were represented by proxy. making
the largest attendance in many years.
The report of the treasurer. Wing
Il. Smith Of Syracuse, N. Y, showed q
balance on hand from last year OF
$l7,o3S.77. and an income of $9,2s9.19
from the secretary's Office, entries, In
terest. etc. The expenditures were
$2.022 for prizes for officially anthem
ticated butter tests; $3,247.66 for the
printing Of the herd books; $1.344.2S
for the meeting Of the board OF ON
GERS, committees, etc.; and $1,000 Tor
salaries; cash balance on hand. $751;
063.9 80.
The report Of the superintendent OF
Advanced Registry, s. Hoxie, York
vile. N. Y, showed a total OF 36l en-
tries, the largest number since the In
%auguration OF the Official Tests. Thir-
ty-two Of these entries were OF bulls.
There were 299 Of Bows with seven
day butter recorcs made under the
supervision of Agricultural Expert
ment Stations, including Is net profit
records. There were 30 unofficial rec
ords Of cows entered. A striking fea-
ture shown by the details of the re-
ports was the increase OF the worlds
highest weekly butter record by nearly
two pounds.
The report Of the secretary, F. l..
Houghton Of Putney, VT, showed the
largest growth of membership ever
made in the history Of the association.
One hundred and twelve new members
were added to the roll.
Nearly 10000 certificates of registry
we're issued, a large increase over last
year, and double that Of three years
ago. Volume XVIII. of the Herd
Book has been issued and Volume
XIX. including Volume XII. Of the Ad-
vanced Register, will be ready for
distribution in midsummer. The re-
ceipts Of the secretary's office were
$16,426.02, and the disbursements ST.
675.06, a balance of $S.750.96 being re-
United to the treasurer.
Among the changes made In the
constitution was the following:
Article 4, Section 10, was amended
by the addition Of the following: "a
record of all transfers of ownership of
registered animals must be made upon
the records Of the association, and it
shall be the duty Of the seller of any
animal to file with the secretary the
necessary application for transfer.
Failure to comply with, this provision
may be deemed an infraction Of the
bylaws and the offender will be sub
ject to such penalty az is within the
power Of the association" @
Article 4. Section 2, was amended
by the addition Of the following: per
sons found guilty by a court Of record
Of fraud, Misrepresentation or unfair
dealing in connection with Holstein-
Friesian cattle. or of the violation Of
the statutes Of any State, or Of the
United States, relating to the pedi-
grees or registration Of pure bred
animals, may upon presentation Of ev-
idence Of such fact satisfactory to the
board Of officers, be denied any privi-
leges offered by this association"
The election Of officers resulted in
the choice for president Of w. J. Gill
lett, Rosendale, Wis, upon the resigna-
ton Of w. A. Matteson, who had filed
the ONCE for three years. Mi. Matte
son was elected first vice-president;
A. A. Cortelyou. Neshanic. N. J., sec
ond v~ice-president; ]. H. Coolidge,
Galesburg, Ill, third vice-president;
George F. Gregory, Syracuse. N. Y,
fourth v~ice-president. to succeed tho
venerable Sylvester Burchard Of Ham
ilton. N. T.; who declined reelection
after q continuous service since 1886.
Mr.. D. H. Burrell, Little Falls. N. Y;
Mr.. Eldon r. Smith. Columbus. Ohio;
and Mr.. Henry Stevens, Lacona, N.
Y. were reelected directors. to serve
two years. Mr.. Wing r. Smith, ,Syra-
cuse. N. =, was reelected 40 treasur.
or: Mr.. Hoxie Of Yorkville, N. T., was
reelected % superintendent Of Adj
yanced Registry. and Mi. +. L. Hough-t
ton Of Putney, Vt. va reelected the
secretary.
An expression Of the members pres.
emit was taken to determine tho place
Of the next annual meeting. and It was
voted to instruct the board Of omcers
to call the meeting at the Yates Hotel.
Syracuse.
10 the Unsusees.eul
The notes following John Bruins ar-
ticle in Farmers Review, April 10, were
rn0d enanncin1lv sfha advic6 IA mt wivA