The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
sTOCK BREEpERs, ANNUAL
stocHnen's Book Is the Best Ever
Issued.


The stoekbreeders' Annual for 1904
is Just out from the press of the Kan
sas Farmer. It is by far the best pub
lication ever issued by the Kansas I'M
proved Stockbreeders' association since
its organization in 1880.
The Annual for 1904 contains 12S
pages with the latest design of sun
flower cover. the typical Kansas color.
It contains the full proceedings of the
fourteenth annual meeting of the Kan
sas Improved Stockbreeders' associa-
tiona held at Representative hall, To-
peka, January lib, 1904. 1t also con-
tafns the Kansas Breeders directory,
in which the names of the members
are alphabetically classified, giving the
name and address: also the class OF
stock represented. This is followed by
a classification by counties, and also
by breeds of stock represented It is
a magnificent exhibit of the improved
animal industry OF Kansas and clearly
demonstrates that Kansas now occu-
pies a front rank for fine stock and en-
terprising breeders.
The Kansas Breeders directory is an
essential feature of the 1904 Annual
and contains a complete roster of the
members Of the association, alphabet
cally classified by names, by counties,
and by breeds of pure bred stock rep
resented. The breeds of fine cattle ara
represented by the following numbers
Of breeders. Aberdeen-Angus "a. Gal
loways IS, Herefords 124, Shorthoras
243. Observation-Disclosures s. Jerseys s,
Polled Durhams 10, Red Polls %.
The breeders of pure bred swine
number: Berkshires SO. Chester White
13, Duroc-Jerseys 81, Poland Chinas
z37. Yorkshires 8, and Tamworths 1.
The horsebreeders number as to
classes: ClydesdaIes 3, Cleveland Bays
2, Coach and Draft 10, Percherons 70,
saddle horses II, standard bred IS, and
jacks Z.
Among the breeders of sheep and
goats are: Angoras 10, Merinos 8, Ram
bouillets 3, Shropshires Il, other breeds
?. In the miscellaneous division there
are Ill names, including 50 breeders Of
fine poultry, 10 aUctiOneers, big feed
ers and shippers, and A others.
In his annual announcement, Secre-
tary Heath says that in addition to the
publicity given those identified with
the improved stock industry of Kansas
he has secured through the courtesy of
the Kansas Worlds fair commission, a
directory of the names and breeds rep
resented by our membership in the
Kansas Souvenir Book now being pub
lished in an edition of 10000 copies, to
be distributed by them during the
Worlds fair, to advertise Kansas re-
sources. Through the courtesy of F. D.
COburn, secretary of the state board of
agriculture each member will receive
a copy of the Kansas Souvenir Book
The Kansas commission also set aside
$4,000 for the purpose of defraying ex-
penSeS and duplicating prizes won by
Kansas breeders at the Worlds fair to
be held at St. Louis this year. Yet
this is not all the publicity secured for
the members, as Folks Kansas Ga
zeteeF and Business Directory, just out,
also contains the names of the mem
bers of the association. All this goes
to show that the executive committee
has used every endeavor and lost no
opportunity to secure a due amount
of publicity and advertising for the
Kansas fine stock industry during the
Worlds fair year of 1904.
In recognition of the benefits re-
ceived by the membership, and in view
of the just demands and needed legis-
lation required of the next legislature.
each member of this association is
especially requested to interview every
candidate for the next legislature in
his county and ascertain whether he
can be depended upon to favor such
legislation as may be needed.
Secretary Heath has already on file
over three thousand requests for the
1904 Annual to be mailed out this
week; however. until the edition is ex-
hausted any one may receive a copy
by sending ten cents in stamps, to de-
fray cost of mailing. to H. A. Heath,
secretary, Topeka, Kan