The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-10
NETTING OF INTEREST TO
FARMERS AND CATTLEMEN
Association at the University
of Florida, in Gainesville
Dec i6 to IS

The Florida Live Stock Associa-
ton is maturing plans for its next
annual meeting to be held in the
college of agriculture at the Univer-
sity of Florida, in Gainesville, from
December Is to IS, 1913. This or
ganization is one year old and has
for officers c. F. Barber of Micano-
by, president; Z. C. Chambliss of
Ocala, vice-presidenI, and c. L. Will
loughby of Gainesville as secretary.
The work during the present season
has been in cooperation with the
state board of health, and the fed
eral bureau. Of animal industry in
esta blishing live stock clubs thru
out the state, building cattle dipping
watts and beginning the work of
Graduating cattle ticks and Texas
fever The annual meeting will be
general conference of the county
clubs and all people interested in
live stock work and will include not
only information on tick eradication
but all practical lines of live stock
work of interest to Florida.
The program as outlined at the
present time includes the following
we'll known speakers:
Dr. E. NJ Nighbert of the federal
bureau of animal industry, from At
lanta, who IS in charge Of this work
in Georgia and Florida, will speak
on the general subject of tick eradi-
cation and will use stereopticon and
moving picture illustrations in de-
scriling the l,eeails Of the subject.
DR.. p F. Eahnsen, ne state vet
erinarian O. George. has done much
work in this HE and whose lectures
were appreciated so highly by the
association last year, will again be
present AMI speak Of business meth
DDS in live stock farming
Dr.. c. F. Dawson. veterinarian of
the state board OF health OF Florida,
from Jacksonville, will stay thru
ont the meeting and will talk OF in
terstate shipments of live stock dur
ing one session, and at a later ses-
sion will speak on hog cholera. Dis
custom of the question of hog chol-
! era in Florida viii be led by Mr.. W.
B. Willet, of Maitland.
DR.. A. c. Drach. agent of the bu-
reau of animal industry, who has
been in charge of building dipping
watts and assisting with educational
! meetings in Florida, will attend the
meeting to make reports and plan
work for next year.
Prof. P. H. Rolls, director of the
experiment station and Prof. John
NJ. Scott, animal industrialist, will
speak of grass and forage crops for
Florida and silo building
w. A. McRae. commissioner OF
agriculture of Florida, will be pres.
ent and address the convention or
the most pressing problems con
fronting the Florida farmer
Prof. L. A. Niven. editor of South
ern Farming, Atlanta, will attenc
the convention and present pape1
some experiences of tick eradication
in North Carolina
Mr.. a. NJ. Flanery. formerly witt
/ the North Carolina state experiment
/ station. now manager of the Ocalt
/ Heights Dairy. will give paper OF
! building and using silos. and how
to secure profitable dairy herd
Mr. 4, P FAINT. assistant indus
trial agent o. the 5. \. L. Railway
will give a paper on silos and ticl
: eradication.
Mr.. J. 3. Simonton of Micanopy
will tell of his methods of raisin
Jersey cattle and breeding and rails
ing of horses and mules.
: It is expected that Prof G. H. Al
!: ford, lecturer for the Internationa
!. Harvester Company, will come fror
:: Atlanta to assist on several topics a
:: the meeting. 1t is also expected tina
!: Representatives from the division c
!: animal husbandrv, division of far1
Z | clIltLI tie udiIs ulNiS1O
!: of the United States department c
!; agriculture will be present for spec
:. ial lectures. All interests of the liy
!: stock farmer will be cared for. in
/! lcluding methods of feeding an
breeding beef cattle. dairy cattl.
: hogs and poultry.
& Mr.. John NJ. Park, OF Palatka ha
: promised a paper on poultry house
:: for Florida.
!: a prominent feature of the cor
8 vention will be a question box thr
; which anyone desiring may max
+ their inquiries and secure help.
Z All persons interested are invite
9 to come to Gainesville and visit tn