Evening star., 1908-01-28
ON SCIENTIFIC lines
Association for Betterment of
General Conditions.
EnlIRTu kMMllAl MEE1lNG
FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING
Carnation Show in Conjunction With
Breeders Convention.
RECEPTION OF REPORTS TODAY
Animal Eybridization, Plant I'M
portation and Measures to Pre-
vent Introduction Of Diseases.

BEGINNING a series of meetings to De
continued over three days, members OF
the American Breeders association gath
|. cred In the National Rifles armory TINS
/ morning for their fourth annual conVen-
ton.
The object of the association. whose
membership embraces scientific and prac-
tical breeders to the number of ABOUT
1, 100, is a rather unique one. Its aim IS
Improvement of the human race as well
as animal and plant life. The animal
breeders are endeavoring to breed bet
ter class of horses, cows that Will yleio
more milk and butter, meat animals that
will yield steaks and chops more 'tender
and better favored; while the plant breed
ers are working for wheat that Will yielo
finer flour and more of it. corn that VIII
contain more protein. plants that VIII re-
sist blight. and the attacks of rust ann
smut, cereals that will flourish In spite OF
drought, fruits that will grow far north,
and flowers that will bloom all summer
About two hundred members were pres
ent at the opening of the convention THIS
morning.
The officers of the association are: Sec
retary of Agriculture James Wilson
Washington. D. c.. president: W.. NJ
Hays Washington. D. c., secretary: :: Pro-.
oscar SOiuHDuS, Univ, tICdSuiSi, -.
P. Grout. winchester. ILL.,. chairman anil
NAL section: DR.. c. B. Davenport. Cold
Spring Harbor, N. Y, secretary animal
section: Charles Willis Ward, Queens. n
Y, chairman plant section; Prof. n. +.
Hansen, Brookings, s. D., secretary plant
section. ~
Carnation Show in Conjunction.
In connection with the; convention there
has been arranged carnation show, the
offering of the American Carnation So
ciety, and thousands of those beautiful
blooms were arranged this morning In
vases on long tables in the lower hall OF
the armory. The flower show will be
open to the public after $50 o'clock this
afternoon and until 10 o'clock tonight and
again all day and evening tomorrow.
At the conclusion Of the show, and In
fitting recognition Of Mckinley day, the
carnations will be distributed to the pub
lic- Many valuable premiums have been
offered for the best varieties of carna-
tions exhibited in. the different classes.
and all of the daylight hours today will
be devoted to the work Of the judges
and the announcement of their awards.
The SEVENTEEN annual meeting of the
American Carnation Society will be held
IN connection with the convention of the
American Breeders Association, with
which organization it is affiliated
Reception of Reports.
The first business transacted this morn
the committee on animal and plant in
PRODUCTION, by David G. Fairchild, chair
man. He emphasized the dangers of in
Producing animal and plant diseases into
the United States in connection with the
importation of foreign fauna and flora
Mr.. Fairchild advocated the establish
I, ,s.Sl,
would suffice for the isolation Of plants
and animals until it could be determined
thai they are free of ailments.
w. ]. Spillman, chairman. made re-
port for the committee on animal hy-
oridization. and he detailed the successes
and failures which have attended the
efforts to produce fixed strain of ami
mails from a crossing of buffalo and cat
Tie. Hybrids' of several breeds of domestic
animals were also described. Mr..
Spillman Illustrated the last "a. =. his
report with number of lam .-l.des.
A paper covering the 'Methods Used
by. the. Ayrshire Breeders Association In
Perfecting the Breed was read by c. M.
Winslow. of Brandon. VT. William Hart
Dexter of the Department Of Agriculture,
taking the place on the program of j.. j.
Hemingway of New York, discussed the
means adopted by the American Jersey
Cattle Club In perfecting that breed.
Other business scheduled for the morn
Ing session of the association was as fol-
lows: -. =
Address, Methods Used BY the Hol-
stein Frfesian Association in Perfecting
the Breed" by F. L. Houghton. Brattle-
boro. VT.
Report Of committee on breeding for
meat production. by Andrew Boss, chair
Address. Breeding Hybrid Cattle by
W. j. Kennedy, Ames. Iowa.
work in animal breeding, by ". NJ. Hays.
chairman. -:
;. Report Of committee on cooperative
work in plant breeding, by, A. F. Woods,
chairman. :: $50. -.
, Report. OF committee 'cn eugenfes, by.
DR.. David Starr Jordan. chairman.
Another session of the convention Is IN
oropress this afternoon, and still another
meeting Will be held tonight. There VIII
g!so - three sessions tomorrow and as
many Thursday.