Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-18
sW|NEBREEOERs
IN CONVENTION
Meeting Opened by Presi-
dent Duffel Yesterday
Morning
Continued from Page one,

ceedings were 20 be estricily inform
al lie wanted 10 70 boz a sort OF old
fashioned Methodist experience
meeting. and asked that any aho felt
Inclined 10 DO 50 speak our BOZ meet
Ing This privilege vas literally
taken advantage OF during the mo.
ming and afternoon sessions
The members Of the association
we're briefly welcomed by % y.
Greer. who was followed by Hon }.
s. Browning. judge Of the Forty
seventh District Court. who told OF
early days in the Texas Panhandle
spicIug his remarks with pmgeut
and racy humor Ho expressed hear.
- sympathy with the work ~ the
organization. and predicted marked
advance .n the swine breeding indus
try as result Of mutual and com
blned efforts on the part OF tho
associations members
a valuable contribution on BAL
anced RatIons FOR Hogs" was made
by Byron Gist OF Giles. Rho .s sec
Rotary OF the association
49, O. Ster.oy general freight
agent for 'he Fort Worth a. Denver
spoke M some length on tho relation.
ship of 'hn railroads with rbr swine.
breeders li.a remarks Anro made
doubIy interesting by rocountal OF
bis early railroad experiences Boo this
section OF Texas Boz gave some
valuable suggestion Rlfh regard 20
ih" swine industry ana incidentally
made glowing prophecy for this Sec
ton Of Texas lIo offered census
f. figures. showing that the greatest
gain DO population during the past
decade was made Zoo the twenty-five
counties touched by the Fort Worth
a Denver and the Wichita valley
railroads Increase 300 these pouu-
ties DO declared. vas 90 per cent Or
ih" total increase for Texas Potter
County alone showed Increase Of
$50 per cent llc declared. however.
ihI' production iu this territory had
not increased as if should. and URGED
bis auditors to stronger oudoagor BOO
the Important industry iu which
thoF were Interested one ear of
hogs hc asserted. Increased the pro-
fins ol Oh" carriers aud the railroad
/ Interest Nas of selfish nature Ia
The more liberal sense of the word
/ DR.. y y Williams of Clarendon.
was the next speaker treating ably
and thoroughly The subject OF bis
eases OF Hogs This presentation
was Of greatest worth and aroused
keen and interested discussion In
+ qniries were fired az the speaker In
rapid succession and he met AN of
them with prompt aud concise TO-
plies
I'd Crowley livestock agent for
'ho Rock Island. spoke In happy vein
on The Cooperation OF the Rail
roads ana Stockmon His address
was participated
"ds practical pointed and pithy. and
p.ihy. ana scored genuine impress
sion
Ih" following valuable paper was
read hy Secretary byron Gist
The profit 10 Dee derived from hog
'"rllng depends ON two factors
fret nra" gains 90 least expense for
food consumed and second. quality
'.. Finished product Bach Of
H'.. factors arc influenced by two
other factors first. Twp, OF
breeding second. character of the
1'ion f"1 lt Is Voll est3hl shed
fact thar the long deep bodied. broad
backed type of hog makes better
feeders than razor backs" lu or
der 20 get most profitable gains and
'rnduc' pork OF the highest quality
is also absolutely necessary that
Che ration used boz carefully selected
as 20 cost ana must furnish the d.
Fcs'aul" nutrients 200 such quantity
''f PROPORTION as 20 make % balau-
.e1 ration
BALANCED Ration
\ balanced ration Is one that con
a.us th, nutrients .n such proper
ton as tn meet The requirements of
tHe animal body for lbs best deyel-
opmeut lu other words. DO isa ra-
ton thar is .u harmony with the
animal Chemists have found from
'the analysis OF q large number OF
entire TAT carcassps that fat hog
contains about three and half times
as much fatty tissue or carbouaceous
matter as lean tissue or uitrocenous
matter
\ LARGE number OF experiments
have been carried on 10 find out Just
how much dicesthle portein or lean
producing feed and how much digcs-
tible carbohydrates or TAT forming
feed is required 20 simply maintain
an animal These experiments have
shown that when an animal is on
Fun feed. fully one half OF the feed
consumed is required for simple
maintenance or keeping the animal
alive and In normal health II has
further been shown that this half OF
tho ration which is required for
maintenance can be very largely ear
houaCeous material. that is sugars.
s'arches and fats Now. since the
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