The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-09
Breeders Decided to
Make No More Moves
With the Show.
IS GAINED
Secretary of Association Pre-
sented with Money Purse
and Gold Head Cane.

Dakota Live Stock Association wa
held Thursday evening, and a larg.
number of the members remainet
over Cor it. An address was deliver
ed by j. H. Bevington, of Re-
Heights. on The Advantages of Poll
ed Cattle over Horned Cattle" II,
state that the advantage lay will
the polled animals over the horned
class from the time of a calf to tn,
slaughter pen, because of the NOR,
quiet disposition, less apt to do in
jury to the other cattle, and by rea
son of the absence of horns they ar,
able to stand closed together, re
quiring les barn and shed room
creating a great amount of ANNA
heat, and which in turn reduces the
cost of feed. The fatalities from
horned cattle are placed at 200 pei
year for persons killed, while no less
that 100000 animals are either kill
ed or injured from the horned cat.
tie. In dehorning, Mr.. Bevingtor
said that cattle will lose much il
flesh, and this is a loss to the owner
when he places his cattle on the mar
ket, and in dehorning one COW in
eighty will Idle, while it costs So pei
head to have the job done. He
found that on the markets the poll.
ed steer will command from IS to
SO cents per hundred ove the horn
ed steer, and the exporter and pack
er finds objections to the horned
steer.
Just before Secretary Wilson read
his paper on 1.-The County and State
Fairs" he was the victim of a very
neat and appropriate surprise on the
part of the officers and members. He
was called to the front by j. M. Err
ion, a former president of the associa-
ton, and informed that there had
been a large amount of kicking on
the secretary during the afternoon
cattle sale because of his lack of at
tention to having sufficient help, and
a look of dep concern spread over
the features of the secretary, for that
was a new one one him. Mr.. Erion
relieved the strain on the secretary's
face, when he referred to the past
years of service of Mr.. Wilson for the
association members, how he had
looked carefully after their interests
and had proved himself the right
place. To show that the members
appreciated all that Mr.. Wilson had
done for them they mode a collec-
ton of about $50. and purchased a
fine gold headed cane, appropriately
inscribed and Mr.. Erion presented
the same to Mr.. Wilson with the best
wishes of the members. The bal
ance of cash, $35, was also presented
to Mr.. Wilson. The action of the
was a great surprise to the
secretary and for a few moments he
unable to get himself together to
make a response. He thanked the
sincerely for the recogni-
ton, and stated that this had been
q work of love on his part, for he
took much interest in the livestock
industry Of the state, and that he
was glad indeed to offer his services
to the stockmen of the state.
The address of Secretary Wilson
vas about the breeders of live stock
and the county and state fair. He
held that the breeders should have
the best interests of these fairs at
heart, for they offered him a place in
which to do some advertising, and
that, too, right among his neighbors.
The object Of the county fair is to
promote various industries along as-
ricultural lines and they are educa-
tional centers at that. The secretary
said 1t was the place to lok for herd
and flock headers OF foundation
stock. He wondered II the associa-
lions were not making a mistake in
running their fairs to amusements,
which were of no educational value,
and were sighting the main object
Of the fair by Offering too small
in certain departments.
The secretary recommended that the
association, to encourage the
boy on the farm in raising live stock,
by Offering inducements at the state
fair, and recommended they offer to
the boy under 81 years old a sub
prize for exhibits made with
stock with progeny at the side that
is sold in the associations annual
Some six Of eight members took
part in a discussion with reference
to the establishment Of a state class
for stock at the state fair-that is
all outside stock from
competition with the local animals.
The arguments were presented pro
and con. but no action was taken.
w q rY:YV $3.50