The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-22
Lie Stock Association
 Is tn Annual Session

by what might be termed the advance guard of the organization.
 The burden of the speeches which filled the first of the three sessions was the importance of the livestock inc dustry to the people of Alabama It is the avowed purpose of the Alabama Livestock Association to promote the raising of livestock within the borders of the State. to emphasize the neces- sity of diverting the mind of the far mer from the ''one-crop" idea belonging exclusively to the cotton grower and for one thing to engross his mind in the profit that results from the raising of cattle for beef and dairy purposes. Touching on this single theme, the addresses of State Veterinarian O. A. Cary. President also of the Livestock Association, and Hon. J. A. Wilkinson, Commissioner of Agriculture and In- dustries, were the features of the even- ing. Sessions will be held this morn- ing at o'clock and this afternoon at 1 o'coIck.
 Close attention was paid by the en- thusiastic members of the Association present to the optimistic note that ran through the annual address of the Pres- ident. Dr c. A. Cary, of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Extraordinary interest attached to the speech as 1t is State utterance. being the first of ficial report that has come from the | State Veterinarian. since he began to exercise the authority vested in him and his board of inspectors by, the last Legislature.
 Tn his opening remarks. Dr. Cary took occasion to call the attention of the members to the fact that, since the hegira of thousands and hundreds of thousands of strong men from the fur naces. the mines and the factories of the nation on account of the stress of financial difficulties. there is bound to be a rush to the farms. He besought the hunbandryman of the cattle bust. ness to do his share to encourage more people to venture into the livestock business.
 Need of white Labor.
 If we put moro brains on the farm, we will have less brainstorms in the cites" was one of the epigrams con- tained in the address of the President of the Association. "Alabama needs more white men on the farms" he con. tinued. 'It is brains that brings suc- cess on the farm. Let us not forget that God made the country and man made the cities"
 pr. Cary reminded his hearers of the fact that since October 1, 1907. the
  has had two State Inspectors and one Federal inspector making a prelimi- nary canvass of Montgomery. Lowndes, Dallas and Wilcox counties. He an- nounced that this preliminary work has been almost completed. This in- spection is for the purpose of eradicat- ing ticks from the midst of the cattle of the places visited and all the cat- tic area of the State is to be visited in time.
 As illustrating the operations of the inspectors of the State, the State Vet erinarian gave the results of inspec. tion by State and Federal inspectors between April 1 and December Sl, 1907.
 The results were as follows:
 Total number of premises. first
 inspection ........ 3,902 Total number cattle. first inspec-
 ton .... .s.. ............. 36,703 Total number premises. second
 inspection see. ..... .... 1,62B Total number cattle. second in-
 spection n......;.......:..1s.sss ... Grand total premises inspected. 5,427 Grand total cattle inspected =. .54,1e7
 ComAsnassaener WaEl<inson Spoke.
 In a few choice words. Commission CT of Agriculture Wilkinson made the address of welcome last evening. He told the members of the, Association that the Department of Alabama of UT.IA ready to do all in it's power to assist the cattle raisers of Alabama and to promote interest in the industry.
 l love to encourage the growth of the animal industry in Alabama" said Mr. Wilkinson. because 1t Is a neg lected phase of our farming. I always encourage raising of cattle, both for beef and for dairy purposes because if helps the man engaged in the business. helps the other man engaged therein and finally adds to the material growth and prosperity of the State.
 For years and years, it has been an endless agitation for the raising of cotton. making 1t the dominant Ques- ton among the farmers of Alabama Everywhere 1t Is: How to raise more cotton? Often I fear this is to the in jury of the cattle raising induafrv which needs more attention than evar before in the history of the State. when we consider the unlimited demand for cattle and dairy products in this State. taking the huge totals of importa tion of animals and dairy products into Alabama. then do we realize the tnl- portance of the business to the State"
 The Commissioner spoke encouraS- ingly of the immigration problem. He said Alabama is doing her best to get desirable class of immigrants to come to her soil and repeated what he had prev1ouSly told other gatherings of farmers. that rather than take inc scum of the l.2so,0Oo of Immigrants that come annually to the shores of America, he preferred to solicit the Westerner and Northerner. and there is primrose, he said. of a steady stream of immigrants to Alabama from the Middle west. As one of the prime in- ducements for a continuance of this stream, nothing more important could be held up, said the speaker than lay- ing stress on the animal industry of the State.
 President Cary's Address.
 The address of President Cary, con- taining a review of his work as State Veterinarian, and of the work of the inspectors for the time since the new livestock went into effect, and othr things of interest follows:
 Not many years ago the South was confronted with an overproduction of her staple crop. And that trouble may come again if the farmers fail to ap- ply the true remedy--dsversiffied farm ing. As we have often repeated, diver sifed farming and soil improvement are firmly linked with the live stock industry. Over 1000 years of expert- ence in Europe have firmly fixed the necessity of animal husbandry in order to maintain so.l fertility.
 "A changed financial condition now confronts the farmer. The panic has turrAd OY,f fha wnrl<mAn in tha mines