The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-04

Son Tuesday, Jan. 10, the Minnesota
Live Stock Breeders association will
meet In its eighth annual convention in
TINS city. The association was organ
lied in 1886 and Incorporated in 1899.
This is one of the most important as
spcIattons, if not the most important,
connected with agriculture, and agri-
culture is the basis of all prosperity.
HE live stock convention will be held
IN conjunction with the annual meeting
OF the State Agricultural society, also
one of the greatest and most success
III organization in the United States.
apd the sessions will extend over three
days. The first meeting win be held
tuesday afternoon, and the programme
provides the following excellent treat:
Tuesday afternoon Gov. Van SAINT
viii open the meeting with an address,
followed by the appointment of a COM
nlittee on resolutions; Prof. o. C.
GEigg, superintendent of Farmers in
sptutes, will speak on "The Handling
Of Soils" Mrs. Virginia c.. Meredith.
or the state agricultural college, will
talk on "The Relation of Live Stock
Farming to the Home" and Supt.
George McKerron, Of the Wisconsin
State Farmers institute, will discuss
sheep Husbandry"
Tuesday evening H A Briggs, of
EIkhorn, Wis, will speak on 1.-The
Horse for the American Farmer to
Raise" and Prof. r. S. Shaw, of the
Michigan agricultural college, will han
die the important topic of utilizing
Waste and Bi-products on the Farm by
Means Of Live Stock"
"Wednesday forenoon Swine Hus-
bandry" will be discussed by A ].
Lovejoy, of Roscoe, ILL.,, and Economy
in the Production of Meats" by Prof.
r. S. Shaw
Wednesday afternoon "Tree Planting
on the Farm" will be handled by Prof
S. B. Green, Of the Minnesota agricul-
tural college; and eX-GOv. Hoard, of
Wisconsin, will discuss "Dairying," on
which subject he enjoys international
reputation.
Wednesday evening the exercises
will be furnished by a series of talks
and discussions by students of the
Minnesota State Agricultural college
and most interesting and profitable
session is promised.
Thursday forenoon the Minnesota
State Agricultural society will elect Of
f1cers.
Thursday afternoon the various
branches of the Live Stock association
will elect officers. The present officers
of the association are as follows: Pres
ident, j. j. Furlong, Austin; first vice
president, A. H. Bulls, Winnebago
City; second vice president, D. S. Hall,
Buffalo Lake; secretary, Prof Thomas
Shaw, st. Anthony Park; treasurer, J.
Z. Mills, Preston; executive committee
First district, Lyman D. Baird, Aus
tin; Second district, Joseph Tyson,
Redwood Falls; Third district, Charles
Kenning, OsceOla; Fourth district,
Luke Stannard, Taylors Falls; Fifth
district, II. E. Fletcher, Minneapolis;
Sixth district, Hon. n K. Hunt. ST.
Cloud; Seventh district, H w. Stone,
Morris.
Secretary Shaw sets forth the object
Of the association in these words:
Aims of the Association.
l. The Minnesota Live Stock Breeders
association is designed to encourage the
improving of all the live stock in the
state and also to encourage the more
general introduction and dissemination Of
the same.
2 1t aims to disseminate information
upon. everything that pertains to the
breeding and feeding OF domestic ami
mails upon the farm and it seeks to Sc
cure protection for the live stock inter
ests Of the state through legislative meas
ureS, and otherwise in every way that
is legitimate.
3. To effect these ends, it holds an an
nual meeting every Year at which dis
cussions are conducted on the various
phases Of live stock husbandry, by the
best talent that can be secured.
f. These discussions are published and
distributed free to the members and a
breeders directory is published, semi
annually, containing the names and adj
dresses of the members as well as the
kind or kinds Of pure bred stock which
they breed.
s. These publications. are freely distrib-
uted to farmers throughout the state, fur
nlShIng the members with o cheap an6
effective way OF advertising their stock.
g. IN view Of these facts we earnestly
appeal &c every farmer in the state to
join the association and thus help on thu
good work. And We also earnestly ap-
peal to those wlso are members to use
their best efforts t. ineace others to 1oir
tho association.
4 Is il not the duty Of every patriotic
citizen TO thus help ON with the good
work?
Every man in Minnesota who is in
terested in raising the standard OF
quality in live stock in orr state and
the Northwest should become q men,