The Washington herald., 1908-01-29
BREEDERS IN SESSION
Three Hundred Members at
Fourth Annual Meeting.
DISCUSSION ABOUT ANIMALS
Many Interesting Papers Are Read
on the Technical Features of the
Busiaess-AdiOarn 30 Have Group
Photograph Taken - Meeting VIII
BE Resumed in ArmOry To-day.

The fourth annual meeting Of the
American Breeders Association was
opened yesterday In National Rifles Ar
mory and Carroll Hail. More than 900
members We're present and all are en-
thusiasts about breeding and perfectng
the various breeds Of animals in which
they are interested.
The members assemble every year and
benefit financially and otherwise by the
reports Of the specially appointed COM
mittees on the science and art Of breed
ing, which are prepared after months OF
investigation and research.
Hon. Charles Willis Ward, of Queens,
y, Y. chairman of the plant section,
presided After the opening report by
Mr. David G. Fairehild, chairman Of the
committee on animal and plant intro
duction, an Illustrated address on animal
hybridizing was given by W. ]. Spill
man.
Methods OF Breeding.
c. NJ. Winslow. Of Brandon. Vt. gave
an interesting address on the methods
used by the Ayrshire Breeders Associa-
tion. followed by an equally interesting
address on the methods employed by the
Holstein-F -Friesian Association, by II. II.
Dexter, of the Department Of Agriculture.
The morning session closed with a Te-
port on cooperative work in animal
breeding by the Hon. ". NJ Hays, sec
retarv of the association, and a report
on cooperative work in plant breeding
By ~ F. Woods.
Menders law, considered the most i'm
portant discussion in regard 10 breeding
was the main topic IN the afternoon ses-
/ sion This law was discovered by ar
| Austrian monk about fifty years ago, buI
was forgotten at the time Of his death
| About five years ago il was rediscoverec
/ by five different investigators, Workinl
separately. and since has been taken uI
lbv the Breeders Association for furtael
/ Ireasearch and investigation
/ W J. Spillman. Of this city. read a pa
/ per dealing with this law. His subjec
was "Mendelian Phenomena and DiscOn
/ tinuous Variation of Color Factors IN th'
| Mammalia'
! Preceding Mr. Spillmans paper was ;
report on theoretical research In heredit,
/ by H J. Weber. followed by q paper oi
| correlated variations by +. N. East, o
| New Haven. Conn. and paper on colo
/ variations iu dOmesticated animals D.
/ ". T. Castle, Of Cambridge, Mass.
| The meeting adjourned Before the Sc
| time in order 70 allow the delegates TO as
| semhle on the steps OF the Patent Of1c
for a group photograph before dark.
Talk on Human Race.
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell will max
the principal address to-day, when III
public is invited to attend His subjec
will be "Eugenics." and he will tell ho'
the human race may be improved II
viii take a conservative stand, and IN
tends to use the opportunity TO refute IN
report that he favors the radical method
for improving the human being that ar
sometimes used with animals.
The day viii be taken up with report
by committees Of the animal section q
the association, and the origin, breeding
training. and the value OF horses IN thi
country will be given especial attention.
The officers of the association are: Hor
tJames Wilson, Secretary Of Agriculture
president; Hon. W NJ Hays, Assistau
| Secretary Of Agriculture. secretary; Pro
/ Oscar Erf. Of Columbus, Ohio, treasurer
Hon. A. p Grout. of Winchester. III
Ichairman Of the animal section; Or. c..
Davenport Of Catd Spring HarbOr, y. Y
secretary animal section; Hon. Charie
Willis Ward. Of Queens. y. Y. cfairm8
, plant section. and Prof. y. Z. Hansen, {
/ Brookings, 5. Oak, secretary plant seC
ton