Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-09-27
Between 500 and 800 Dele
gates Expected at State
Association Meet.
COVERS WIDE SCOPE
Program Includes Addresses on Prob.
lens OF Stock Grower by Men
Recognized as
Experts.

Between 500 and 500 men interested
in the Arkansas live stock industry
are expected here this week to
attend the convention of the Arkan-
sas Live Stock Growers association
which will convene Thursday morn
ing, October l. Almost all county
judges in the state have named dele
gates to tAe convention, and all are
being urged to attend.
Among those who will discuss prob
lens of live stock growing are ex-
perts whose regulations place them
in the front ranks of leaders in the
industry.
The Program.
The program committee consisting
CT state Commissioner of Agriculture
John II. Page, Prof. w. l.. Fowler of
the State College of Agriculture. and
Secretary John c Small of Little
Rock, have announced the program,
for the meeting as follows:
First Day.
Forenoon sessicn-Convention call
ed 10 order by President McCleish
Address of welcome by Mayor Simon
Bloom. Address, What l Think of
Arkansas by This Time" by Fred d.
Gibson Of Stuttgart, Address, what
the State Should Do to Encourage the
Stock Raising Industry" by John H
Page, state commissioner of Agricul-
ture. Discussion by NJ. NJ Ruther-
ford of Sulphur Rock. Questions and
answers invited. Address, "How the
Agricultural college and Experimental
Station Can Be Useful to the Live
Stock Growers by Prof. Martin Mel
son, dean and director, Fayetteville
Discussion led by Parker C. Evan OF
Clarendon. Questions and suggestions
invited. Address, How the United
States Government is Co-Operating,'
by &. W. Watson, state agent in
charge Of demonstration work. Dis
cussion led by II. f. Austin, Little
Rock. Address, Reaching the Future
Farmer Through the District Agricul.
tural School, by Prof. V. C. Rays
Jonesboro Agricultural school, Bis.
cussion led by J. n. Williams of Mon
tice1lo. Recess until 100 D. IN.
Afternoon Session-Subject "Breeds
of Cattle and Tick Eradication. Ad-
dress, THE Best plan for Tick Err
radication in Arkansas" by DR.. R. NJ
Cow, state veterinarian. Discussion
led by j. M. Waddell of Morrell and
w. D. Atwood of New Edinburg. Ad-
dress, Methods Of Tick Erradicat1on
and Progress Made in Neighboring
States" by Dr.. j. A. Kiernan, inspec-
tor i'll charge of tick eradication in
Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee.
Discussion led by c. P. Vaughn of
Newark, and w. S. Cazort of Morrill,
ton. Illustrated lecture on tick eradi-
cation by DR.. A. E. Wright, inspector
in charge of tick eradication work In
Arkansas. Discussion led by DR.. G.
B. Browne of Warren and Judge H,
l.. BShers of Fulton. Address,
Breeds and Types for Arkansas
Stock Growers" by Prof. w. l..
Fowler. Discussion led by Cha,
Sloan of Black Rock, and Harry
Churchill of Pangburn. Recess until
D. m.
Night session-Subject, Hog
Di0ouAS anu 106 NHoieid, lIiuolldt-
ed lecture by w. r. Beattie, agricul-
turar commissioner of the Cotton
Belt railroad. Discussion led by D.
C. Welty, agricultural commissioner
of the Iron Mountain railroad. Adj
dress ION the Hog Cholera Firing
Line" by r. NJ. Cow. Adjournment
until a. m.
Forenoon session-Second day
Subject, contagious and Infectious
Diseases OF Live Stock" Address,