Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-27

ton, of which ]. F. Prather of Will
Evansville is president and Frank B.
Leach, Chesterfield, secretary.
Illinois Dairymen's association,
with James P. Mason, Elgin, presi-
dent and w. George Cavan, Chicago,
secretary.
GREAT GATHERING OF BREEDERS.
Each of these various organiza-
| tons will be represented not only by
| their officers but by numerous men,
bers who have signified their inten-
ton of attending the convention. Mr..
Smith is of the opinion that the
state meeting will be the largest of
its kind ever held in the state and
the state board of live stock COM
missioners is also taking an active in
terest in the gathering. The state Of
ficials will not only attend the meet
ing but number of them will ap-
pear on the program for addresses.
The live stock commission will
give tuberculosis demonstration
which will be under the direction of
DR.. ]. NJ. Wright, state veterinarian,
with the offices in Springfield.
HOG CHOLERA REORGANIZATION.
Dr. H. T. Peters and DR.. H. R.
Schwartz Of the state biological in
stitute will give demonstration in the
Use and effects of hog cholera serum
in the treatment of swine. These
officials will conduct a sort of clinic
= 1r-sy h. g.
of the swine breeders and others in
terested in the checking of the deadly
hog cholera, which spread over the
state during the past season and kill
ed millions of hogs.
Hogs will be shipped to the pavil-
ion at Bloomington to be used in the
test of the serum.
The same will be done with cattle
that have reached the tuberculin test
and are slaughtered. Postmortem ex-
\ aminations will be made under the
, direction Of DR.. Ira c. Nattall in
charge of the animal husbandry bu-
reau stationed at the national stock
yards at East st. Louis.
The program as announced by Mr.
Smith is as follows:
TUESDAY, FEB. 13.
1870 p. m.-Address of welcome,
. Mayor A. L. Moore, Bloomington.
n Response-Hon c. C. Pervier
Sheffield.
Presidents Address-Joseph R.
{ Fulkerson, Jerseyville.
y Appointment of committees.
Address, Cattle Feeding'-Pro.
fessor Henry W. Mumford, University
Il of Illinois.
> Discussion-Participa in by
John G. Imboden of Decatur, Johr
T. Alexander of Chicago, E. D. Boyn
ton, Pleasant Plains: Deane N
: Funk of Mclean and Phil S. Haner
. chairman of the state live stock com
mission.
Evening session, 1870.
Music-Wesleyan university quar-
! tet composed of Wayne Calhoun
Lyle F. Straight, C. D. James and 7
F. Feiker.
a. Address-Dr. F. w. Gunsaulus
j. Chicago.
III WEDNESDAY, FEB. IA.
Morning session, 8 o'clock.
Pork Production''-Dr. d. P. Nc
Cracker, Paxton.
Discussion-A. NJ. Foster, Rush
Vile; r. L. Conner, CarIinvilIe; W
} n. Lovejoy, Roscoe, and ]. E. Nc
Barry, Tolono.
THE Sheep Industry in the West
= Professor w. c. Coffey, Universit
| of Illinois.
| Discussion-J. Oten Finley, Onei
| da; r. J. Stone, Stonington; Jaco
| zeigler, Clinton; NJ. P. Lantz. Car
| lock.
Afternoon session.
| The Dairy Situation as It Cor
fronts the Farmer'-A. F. Janser
| Efingham.
Discussion-J. P. Mason, Elgin
| Lewis n. Virgins, Springfield: R. E
Swift, Libertyville; J. w. Varvey
| Auburn.
i Draft Horse Breeding on tn
Farm'-Professor ]. L. Edmand
| Urbana.
| Discussion-John Huston, Blar
| dinsville; Ira G. Sharp, Sharpsbure
| d. Augustin, Carlock.
| Evening session.
| The annual banquet, Illinois ht
| tel, President ]. r. Fulkersol
! POSTMASTER. Music during the bal
| quet will be furnished by Wesleya
| quartet.
THURSDAY, FEB. Is.
| Stock judging contest for expert
| certificates will be conducted at Il
pavilion of the BLOOMINGTON Ii,
stock commission. The judges II
these contests, which will include IL
! marking and grading of all kinds
live stock will be:
Horses-Professor J. L. Edmand
e. john Huston and A. L. Robinson, J
m Beef Cattle-H. P. Rusk, ]. B. Ii
at boden and A. A. Armstrong.
~ Dairy Cattle-W. T. Crandall,
a A. Leland and ]. W. Garvey.
Sheep-Professor w. G.. Coffey,