The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-01-10
swine BREEDERS
IN ENTHUSIASTIC
CONVENTION
State Dairymens' Association
Also Concludes Fine
Meeting.
SPLENDID ADDRESSES
Excerpts From Several of the Papers
Read Before Swine Breeders Con-
vention-V. D. Hannah, the Pioneer
Rancher and Agriculturist Gives
His Experience of Many Years.


What the members of the Idaho
Swine Breeders association declare
to be the most successful meeting
ever held by their association ACQUIRED
in this city, Saturday last
Men prominent in the hog industry
were present from all sections of the
state and decidedly interesting adj
dresses by experts made the meeting
of exceeding value to those who be-
lieve in the Idaho Hog.
A liberal state apportionment was
strongly advocated looking toward the
advancemnt of the agricultural in
terests of the state, with especial at
tention to the porker
The meeting was called to order by
the president, ]. NJ. Royston, of Pay
cite. After the address of welcome
| by, Mayor Griffiths, the response and
the annual address was made by Fl.
L. Randall of Boise, vice president of
the state association. He spoke as
follows:
81 wish to say in behalf of those as
sembeled here today that we do feel
very grateful to the people of this
beautiful city, and especially to the
mayor. who has so royalty extended
such hearty greetings to us this morn
ing, who has accorded US such cour-
tesies in extending to us the best
wishes of his people. This city has
visitors, and | assure you, Mr.. Mayor,
we do most sincerely thank you for
your thought of our comfort.
"We, as citizens of this city and
country, are mutually concerned to-
; gether in the great future of your
t city and our state, and we must stand
, shoulder to shoulder in upbuilding
our great commonwealth. So it is
with sense of pleasure and profit
| that we came together here today i'll
e this city so admirably situated; sur.
rounded by fine farms, owned and
: managed by thrifty men and women,
who are seeking to develop our state,
and bring into frutation its many
b latent resources. How we'll they
r have succeeded is evident on every
side, for without that unity between
t city and country these things could
v not be.
/ Value of Schools.
5 at is from your schools and col
5 leges where many of these men and
women have come from and must
!. come to make these things possible.
II IS IN tHSSc sSHooiS wHSie tnS IVY
E and girls are prepared for lives OF
. usefulness. 1t was Chancellor Nc
Lean of the Nebraska state universe
c ty who said one time that man to-
5 day without an education is like a
d small boy hanging onto a back gate
$ of farmers wagon on very cold
D morning. He was froze out We
: need men on our farms who are edu-
Il Gated in farming and stock raising
They are the men who must feed this
nation and they should know how.
: Stock Raising Necessary.
u "This city is surrounded by fine
E fruit orchards, where the best fruits
!, of our day is raised, and as we go to
the pastures and feed lots we there
5 find many specimens of the breeder
J. skill. When we remember that this
young state, and not many years age
these splendid farms were an arie
l. waste, and that these changes have
only been accomplished by a deter
mined people, who have realized thu
possibilities of our location and eli
mate This is an ideal place for agri
culture and horticulture, but. will
these must necessarily go stock rails
! ing. either one of itself would be
\ failure without the other.
"Many of you no doubt have listen
ed to the talks and seen the man.
demonstrations at the recent Dairy
>f mems convention and will go hom
;, feeling we'll repaid. and will tax
>, many new thoughts with you to b
!. put into successful operation. So we
"A as swine breeders, have come toge
~ Their in our annual meeting to stud
n some phases of our business, eS
,s change views and get better &C
quainted.
h. Purpose of Association.
=, Zone year ago last October nun
IN Der of those interested in the raisn
he of hogs gathered in tent on the tai
re grounds, at Boise, and organized
Swine Breeders association. We hav
ha held two public meetings since, and
AN am sure that those who have attend
Nd ed these meetings have been well re
,te paid for their time. Our purpose ma
r. not been for pecuniary gain or seelhs
-. motives, but to study the needs
our breeders, the best method OF feet
ing, caring for and marketing our pre-
ducts, and | feel that we have bee
+. able to be of inestimable beneht !
&c each other in many ways, and are az
a. ing much to arouse an interest IN II
,tb raising of thoroughbred hogs in tn