Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-10
THE SECOND DAY OF
FARMERS INSTITUTE
: Sessions Were Well Attended by
Those Most Deeply Interested.
MANY GOOD TALKS WE'RE MADE

The Farmers and stoekmen Learne,
Great Deal Which viii Prove o
Advantage to Them In Futurereov
ernor 5roward Could Not be Here
From Fridays Daily Sun:
The first lecture before the farmers
meeting Thursday morning was b,
Dr, E. P. Guerrant OF Ocala on The
Tick Fever and Its Eradication" Or
Guerrant has spent four years In
studying this and other disease prob
lens to stock raisers in Florida.
While only twenty-five per cent OF
the cattle of the United States are in
the South, fifty per cent Of those that
die Of disease are lost in this section.
the large percentage OF loss here being
due to tick fever Dr. Guerrant gave
a short history of the disease, the life
cycle OF the tick. how the fever is
produced symptoms and remedies.
He told how susceptible fine bred
stock brought from above the quar-
antine line are to the disease, and at.
tributes many unsuccessful attempts
to breed up herds by imported bulls
20 their becoming diseased and impo-
tent from this cause. He advocated
inoculating calves early, either direct.
~ by the ticks or by the hypodemlc
injection. Or, Guerrant is getting out
= publication on this important sub.
ject which will soon be ready for dis.
trbution.
s. II, Gaitskill Of Mcintosh, who is
enc Of the most successful stock rails.
ers in Florida. next addressed the
meeting He said It cannot be cor.
rectly said that there we're any cattle
raised In Florida but that here, like
Topsy they just growed" Some Of.
forts have been made and are being
nade to improve the stock, but not
In thorough and systematic manner.
He referred to n A. Callison as one
who is just now doing more toward
raising good cattle than any other
man whom he knows In the state. He
believes there Is future for the grow.
ting of good cattle In the State. Those
who know Mr.. Gaitskill best believe
there is no man In Florida who IL
working harder to bring the industry
forward than he, both by raising fne
cattle himself and by using his will
and influence to get others to breed
up. properly bred and care for their
stock.
The most interesting address was
that OF Col w A. Harris OF Kansas
en- Cattle Raising He has grown up
On the cattle business and told OF the
conditions in pioneer days In Nilsson.
ri and Kansas. and believed that Flor
tda was now passing through some
what similar conditions, but as set
tiers become more numerous. Comp"ti.
eiOn sharper, and the advantages OF
raising good stock the Floridian will
do what the Westcrncr haa done.
breed up his stock Blood m caitl"
and brains in caring for them all
make a great difference. he cmpha.
sized good blood and good car" Col
Harris believes In ShorthoTns and
brought out clearly their strong points
and general popularity In answer 'ni
. question. he brought out n" import
ance OF developing the right Kind 81
cattle for the purpose al which foI
are aiming Beef type Tor beet
dairy type for milk and butter Cross
Eng these Is unsatisfactory
Judge n. II. Palmer OF Lake Ctl'
being absent. Prof = q. Schcil $40
rotary OF the Cotton Growers. A.f''
citation. In a brief address ct forth
che aims and purposes Of the orEnhi
xatIon. lie made some striking com
parlsons OF the price 81 aw cotton
and what Il sold for a. thread and
lace. and said they believed BY storms
sn warehouses. letting The sriuo'rs
have Il a. needed. and producing
good staple the price can b. advanced
T-ka barbecue stygu by The people