Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-14
FIGHT GERMAN TARIFF
The Swine Breeders See Serious
Detriment to the Live
Stock Interests
ASK CONGRESS TO REMEDY
ASK CONGRESS TO REMEDY
Iowa Hog Raisers Want Government
to Retaliate for the Burdens Put
Upon Export of American Fork to
Germany-state Fair Praised for
Treatment Of Swine Interests.

nos Moines. June 14.--Hsrry c.
wallace called the attention OF the
swine. breeders of Iowa to TIE. new
German tariff at the swine meas as
ISOLATION meeting last night, and ON
his motion the secretary was clrecleu
to correspond with each men per OIL
the Iowa congressional delegation, 're-
citing, for their benefit. the importance
of the swine industry of Iowa., the
serious effect the German exclusion
of American pork will have on he M
dustry in Iowa and the nation ana
urging them to support such legisla-
ton us will Offset these results.
There was no discussion of the mo-
ton and no opposition to 1t.
Selection of judges of swine at the
state fair was the subject of the most
animated discussion at the meeting.
It occurred after all the formal pa
pers had been read and applauded and
was a free for all in which pretty
nearly all the fifty delegates rartici-
patet 1t was good natured enough,
but it disclosed controversy between
those who want practical and exper-
fenced breeders to be appointed
judges, and those who want the judg-
ing done by college professors. The
discussion was not Illuminating to the
superintendent Of the swine depart
ment of the fair for no conclu sion OF
the subject was reached, tho the
movement to recommend judges for
selection by the fair managers was
Dropped as result of the del ate
The. point of controversy wal, as to
whether practical breeder is a bet
ter judge of stock than the theoretical
breeder. Many insisted that they
would prefer to submit their swine to
a man who had grown hogs all his
life, and had in mind an ideal type
than the man who Judges according to
a fixed but theoretical standard. There
has been dissatisfaction with judging
at all expositions. The Iowa fair is
not the only one. AT st. Louis an as
sistarlt had to be provided in order to
satisfy the objecting exhibitors. A
Nebraska delegate said the college
men had been excluded in that state
from Judging swine at the state fair,
which will now be monopolized by the
practical breeders.
Thanks to Fair.
The swine men passed reSo luttons
warmly commencing the stat, fair
management for its attention to in
terests Of breeders of Iowa hogs. The
recommendations made by the swine
men with reference to the fair have
been adopted by the fair managers.
Premiums for swine last year We're
will 60
There will be four classes, Yorkshire
being excluded. The premiums amount
to $5ijS in each class, last year to but
1867.
Secretary John Simpson, Of the fair
association was present, and address
ed the swine men assuring them that
with their cooperation the fair board
hoped to get the legislature Of this
winter to appropriate about $4,000 for
swine avilion 22Ox474 feet in size to
be put on the fair grounds. He was
cheered. Superintendent Johnson, OF
the swine department Of the fair was
also present and spoke Of the improv-
ed relations between the fair managers
and the swine men.
Wilson Sent Paper.
James Wilson, secretary of asricul-
ture, sent on q paper on the corn crop
in pork production, being unable to be
here in person. In part, he said:
"The corn and hog crops of Iowa go
hand in hand. More than ones eventh
of the value of the animals reported
by the twelfth census in Iowa was rep
resented by hogs. There were more
than four hogs for every man, woman
and child in the state, IT'S for each
square mile of land surface, and $50
for each square mile of farm area;
no other state approaches you in these
respects. Out of total livesto TX vail
uation of 71,S44.O34 in Iowa, hogs
comprised $44,0OO0OO in round num-
bers, but when one considers that the
average SOW raises at least five pigs
a year the actual earning capacity of
this capital far exceeds the pri ncipal.
Many filings are thrown at Iowa on ac-
count Of her hogs; the state is often
called the land of corn and hogs;' this
phrase expresses the truth, but it is
not one to be ashamed Of Corn and
hogs have paid mortgages, built
schools and churches, and educated
children. A man getting start in
farming in Iowa relies on this combi-
nation to put him on his feet
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