Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-15
COATS CROW IN NUMBERS
Many Interesting Papers Read at Cattle
Mems Convention.
SOUTH WILL TAKE UP LIVE STOCK NOW
Cotton Fields Long Abandoned Can he
Purchased CheapIy and Provide
Good Grazing for Eight
Months in Year.

NsAs CITY, Jan. 14.-But one section
~ -nual convention of the National
Live 4 association was held today.
After Considering resolutions presented
yesterday and listening to several speeches
on various topics. the delegates spent the
afternoon inspecting the stock yards and
investigating the packing houses.
Tonight a grand ball and reception will
be given in Convention hall, for which
elaborate preparations have been made.
Denver was added to the list of cities that
desire to entertain the delegates next
year. The biggest effort to secure the
convention is being made by the Portland,
Ore. delegation, which apparently is in
the lead for the honor.
AngOrn Goat Industry.
DR.. W. c. Bailey of California, who read
a paper on THE Angora Goat Industry"
said that the industry has been success
fully growing Oin the United States for
over forty years. and the focks have grown
from nothing to about 100000 animals.
Last year over 100000 pounds of mohair
were produced, which sold for from 20 to
As cents a pound, and the American mills
consumed about 5,OO0,O0O.
| 1t would take some year to produce
enough mohair for home consumption, but
! home consumption was increasing as rap
! idly as home production, and there was
demand for large, fine skins far in excess
Of the supply
"The Angora goat is not a creation Of the
whm Of speculation brought from distant
| Turkey to induce the American public to
| part with its hard-earned lucre, but he is
| money-maker, and when the American
! live stock breeder prepares a proper place
! for the right kind of Angora, he need feel
| no hestancy in stocking with these silver
| heeced brush destroyers. They are an
American institution and they have come to
| stay"
United States Senator William A. Harris
| of Kansas took Mr. Francis place on the
program. He told Of the possibilities of the
! live stock exhibit at the exposition and
urged the stockmen to use their influence
| toward making it one of the greatest Of its
kind ever displayed.
Mr.. w. L. Foster of Shreveport, La, spoke
of the live stock possibilities of the south.
The st. Joseph delegation extended an in
vitation 20 the convention to spend the day
in st. Joseph tomorrow. A special train
will be at the disposal of the visiting dele
gates and an elaborate plan Of entertain
ment has been arranged by that city. A
vote OF thanks was extended by the conven-
Asks Aid for Fair.
Among the other speakers was Senator
Harris (Kan.), who spoke on Louisiana
Purchase Exposition and What 1t Will Do
for the Livestock Industry"
Every citizen Of the United States
should take a peculiar interest in the
Louisiana purchase" he said. ut is Sec
ond in Importance only to the Declaration
, Of Independence to the people Of this coun'
try"
, Then followed a review of the history o
the territory comprised in the purchase
, and an appeal to the stockmen to contrib
, ute to the success of the enterprise.
George Fayette Thompson of the BureaI
of Animal Industry Washington, read
: paper on "Our Markets for Livestock anC
, Their Products" which was given thu
! closest attention.
, Mr.. Thompson said that the livestocl
! value in 1900, according to the census re
, ports, was about $4,000 100000, exclusiv,
of 5000, 900 animals in barns and Enclosures
> and not on farms or ranges.
! He produced statistics to show tina
every person engaged in agricultural pur
suits consumed meat worth $1S.29 during
, the year 1892 At that rate OF consumption
! the producers OF livestock in the Unite,
| states curing tnAl year b0Oulu nave
= eeived $14S, ,OS3,576 more than he actual!
did receive, which proved that the pro
sducer of meat was his own best consumer
Markets abroad were growing from year T.
year and would continue to do so as lon
. as they could at low cost produce the bes
v meat in the world. America fell benin,
in its exports Of cattle and hogs in 1901 bu
i that was due to a shortage OF supply a
home rather than to a lack Of deman
: abroad
The United Kingdom, Germany an
u France were the best customers, but tn
s United Kingdom was far better one thai
: the others, taking three-flfths Of the live
stock exports in 1902.
= In Mexico and Argentine there are grea
o possibilities for a large trade in breedn
= cattle and they were now selling some cat
Il tie to those countries, though Great Britai
q supplied most Of their wants in that direc
: tion.
! w L. Foster of Louisiana spoke on 9Th
II Livestock Possibilities OF the South" H
q said the people of the south were mo-
waking up and the thousands OF acres
!, abandoned cotton fields would be reclaime
U as pasture lands for stock. Those field
could be utilized for pasturage eigh
= months out Of the year and be purchase
for from SO to $40 per acre. He told
the possibilities OF alfalfa as a forage Gro
and of other valuable grasses for pastuT
ing purposes which grow so Rbundantly 1
Oh the south