The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28

between raising hogs and alfalfa
with a steam heated club room for
headquarters and living on the farm
and going through with the actual
experiences that a man gets il the
work. In summing up the bus iness
of stock raising the mayor said that
its benefits We're nothing if it did
not result in bringing more comfort
woman of the farm, and that more
attention should be paid TO this fea-
ture of home life on the farm. He
believed that the success of life de-
pended much on small things rather
than or the greater things of life.
He urged a broadening of the home
life to take in that of the n%eighbor,
working together for the betterment
of the community and the uplift of
all.
George NJ. Dunmire, of Scotland,
responded to the address of welcome.
Mr.. Dunmire said that cooperation
was the n thing that had made this
association successful, and to this
same thing he attributed the growth
of Mitchell from year to year, which
was noticeable to the man who has
been coming here every since the as
ISOLATION had been organized. MI.
Dunmire spoke with reference to the
development of the stock of the mem
bers and felt that a great achieve
ment had been made from the meet
ings and the sales which have been
held.
President Erion delivered his an
nual address-which makes six times
that he has performed this duty.
He was the first president of the as
ISOLATION and has fulfilled this duty
each year by being reelected along
with Secretary Wilson, who has also
held his position for the same length
of time. President Erion's address
will be found elsewhere in this is
sue.
d. L. Squirting and A. E. Chamber
lain, of Brookings, presented a re-
port as a committee appointed two
years ago to make an investigation
concerning the shipment of cattle in
to this state which have not been
inspected and passed upon as safe
from tuberculosis. The report sug-
gested that prompt measures should
be taken at once to prevent cattle
from being dumped on the state. 1t
developed from the discussions that
all the surrounding states, with the
exception of Nebraska were provided
with good laws in this respect, and
that Nebraska would adopt a strin-
gent measure this winter. Since these
laws have been in force in these sur
rounding states, it is said that South
Dakota has been the mecca for the
shipment of cattle that had tuber-
c%ulosis, and as a result it is being
spread over the entire state. This
committee presented the draft of a
bill and suggested that it be present
ed to the legislature for passage, and
the president, secretary and Mr.. Spur
ling were appointed a committee TO
go over the measure thoroughly and
present it in such form to the legisla-
ture nov in session for adoption.
DR.. b. l.. Moore gave an extern
pore discussion of vaccination for
Hog Cholera" DR.. Moore gave but a
very brief talk on account of the
lateness of the hour. He explained
briefly his method of vaccinating the
hog for cholera, and stated that once
hog had cholera and lived through
he would be forever immune from
the disease. His method, while sim
pie, cannot be carried out by the
farmer for the reason that mistakes
will happen and the system will be
blamed for its non-action. DR.. Moore
referred to several instances where
the vaccination of hogs had been
carried on and the success which at
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stance where a farmer had lost o.
hogs, and that he then vaccinate9
81 more and all lived but two. Dl.
Moore's plan is to work from an alb
solute immune hog on the hog with
cholera. using the blood of the inn
mune hog to cure that Of the sick
animal. P. F. Wickham gave the ex-
perience of hog cholera in his sec
ton and the success that was attain
by the vaccination process, which
finally stamped out the disease and
in the instances he mentioned it has
never returned. He said the parties
did the work of v%accinating them
selves, and that it was successful.
President Erion appointed the
following committees:
observation-disclosures. Wickham,
Wickre, Nichols, Babcock, Dunmire,
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