The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-03
CONVENTION OF
STOCk RAISFRS
COMES TO A CLOSE THURSDAY
EVENING.
MEET AT MITCHELL IN 1911
SROOkiNGS MEETING AND SALE
WE'RE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.

The annual meeting of the South
Dakota Improved Live Stock and
Poultry. Breeders association, which
was in session here last week, came
to Il close Thursday evening. This
years meeting, the first one ever held
at any point except Mitchell, was
highly successful and the visiting
stockmen expressed themselves as
well pleased with their trip to Brook
ings. The attendance was large, and
the offerings ct the sales were uni
formly good and brought good prices,
and the program included addresses
by many of the best known stockmen
in the state.
At the closing session on Thurs
day evening the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President, Y. N. Babcock, WATERFOWL;
secretary and treasurer, Prof. J. W..
Wilson, Bookings; vice-presidents,
Albert Hill, Alexandria; p. w. Peter
son, Vermillion; p. e. Murphy, Old
ham; j. w. Dunmire, Scotland; F. E.
Vandermark, Hartford. These Off
GERS constitute the board of directors,
and at a meeting of this board Mitch
ell was selected as the place of meet
ing for 1911.
The association decided to hold two
,.,, aI1 a,I NA-.s.
Wilson to complete arrangements for
them. One will be held in connection
with the annual meeting in February
and the other in November. The
place of holding the November sale
was not decided upon, but will be
either at Watertown or Huron, prob
ably the former place, as the citizens
of that city are planning to build
a big stock pavilion similar to the
one here.
The first meeting was held on Tues
day evening, which was opened by
an address Of welcome by j. f.
Brooke, and responded to by J. NJ.
Downer of Freeman. President Erion
of Mitchell, made his annual address
and Prof. J. w. Wilson of this city,
gave his report as secretary and
treasurer. Two papers on Care Of
the Stallion and Brood Mare" by r.
N Babcock of Waterfowl, and "The
Stallion Registration Law by Prof.
Wilson completed the program for
the evening.
Wednesday evenings program open
ed with a minstrel show by home
talent for the entertainment of the
visitors, after which the following
papers were given: "Pyamic Arthitis
or Navel Disease" DR.. e. l.. Moore,
Bookings; The Benefits of Pure.
Bred Live Stock" P. w. Peterson,
VermilliOn; TYPE VS.. Breed" A.. E.
Chamberlain, Bookings; THE Farm
er's Breed of Cattle" p. F. Wickhem,
Alexandria.
Thursday morning II. O. Wickre of
Webster, gave a talk on How I Bred
and Fed My Hogs That Won First
Prize at the International" and ad-
dresses by President Slagle and DR..
A. A. Brigham completed TIE session.
At the closing session on Thurs
day evening the following addresses
were made: Relation of the State
Fair to Breeders of Pure-Bred Live
Stock" VIM. Hill Alexandria; can
thrax," Dr. y. j. Washburn, Depart
ment of Agriculture; Recent Live
Stock Legislation" E. L. Squirting,
Brookings.
The two sales were very successful,
although the bad weather un%doubted-
ly prevented many stock raisers bring
ing in stock and also kept some buy
ers at home. There was some very
good stuff offered and it brought good
prices, and the poorer stuff sold for
all that it was worth.
The sale of cattle on Thursday af-
ternoon brought out a larger crowd
Of buyers than OH the previous day,
when horses sheep and swine were
sold. The Offering included thirteen
S%horthorn cows, which sold at AN
average of $50; twenty-three Short
horn bulls at an average OF 500, two
Hereford cows at an average of $50
and two spotted Hereford bulls at an
ayerapa IF S105