The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-05

N fo.ai welcome u splendi,
treatment, given us during our sta,
IN the city of Mitchell and for thei'
influence in securing the improve
ihents o fittingly made at the stat,
live stock pavilion.
=. We favor holding All leasr
one lolnt meeting with the Grain
growers association during our mex,
ahnllal meeting, as has been done In
tile past W years; and that our asso.
eiation appoint our secretary as s
committee 10 confer With a like com
mittee, appointed by the Corn'and
eraln Growers association and the
Foultry Breeders association for sucl
purpose, to meet at once.
>. We onlphatically disapprove OF
amy Plan of federation which shall en-.
'all any material change in the plans
Oh hofilng our amman sales and meet
ih@s since these have grown our OF
our eleven years experience.
4. We appreciate the efforts OF
our officers in the preparation of the
programs, OF so much value TO the
members and other citizens. and urge
a prompt and full attendance in order
to show such appreciation.
y. We recommend that Il specia
committee OF five be appointed at this
meeting, consisting of one member
who shall be a horse breeder: one
VINO shall be a cattle breeder; one
who snail be a swine breeder and one
nom tile Animal Husbandry depart
heht at Brookings, either DR.. G. {.
i-ipp or Prof. j. w. Wilson, and one
at large. This committee shall pre-
pare and formulate such a bill or
bliis to be presented to the next legis-
azure, as vii cover the entire field
Oh horses, cattle and swine diseases
and veterinary practice and the Grad
IONS or contagious diseases i'm the
state. This committee shall meet and
organize before leaving Mitchell, and
outline its work and shall again
meet at Huron during the state fair
week TO complete it's work. ready for
laying IT before the proper legisla-
tive committees next winter. The
president of this association and the
secretary shall be a committee to take
the proposed bills to the legislature
as soon after its meeting as possible.
20. We recommend and urge that
the legislature OF the state of South
Dakota make sufficient appropriation
to the state college and experiment
station at %Brookings for the manufac-
ture and purchase of hog cholera
serum, so that the most Urgent need
OF Il breeders and hog r~aisers may
be met.
-. We recommend that our secret
AIRY call the attention OF the depart
meNt OIL agriculture to the extreme
~unsanitary practice of railroad com
panies in allowing its cars to be load
ed with healthy stock and other mer-
chandisc, for state and Interstate
shipment, before the said cars nave
been cleaned and disinfected, and
while they contain the debris and ref
Use OF diseased animals, thus with
out restriction allowing the odors 10
permeato human foods and spread
such diseases as hog cholera and
other infectious diseases faster than
can control the ame
IS. We r5neW our pledge of allegi-
alce 10 the South Dakota state fair.
We recognize il as II oil the great
est. educational and advertising in
stitutiobs for the live stock breeders
of the state. We approve the action of
the stare hoardRof agriculture and the
officers OF the fair in their efforts TO
make. our STATE fair equal TO any OF
the state fairs of ii nation.-
8. We urge the members of our
association TO give greater support TO
our state fair and appreciate the ac-
ZION Of the state board of agriculture
in giving a 80 per cent additional
premium to- the breeders of the state
outside breeders.
"lU. Ne appreciate the work of
the several states through their state
colleges OF agriculture in bringing
home TO the farmers through demon
stration farms and otherwise in a
practical way, the value Of better
farming and stock raising and abhor
the idea that the legislature of our
state has refused to appropriate SUI
ficient funds TO carry out this work OF
college extension.
I'll. We wish to express cur APP
probation OF the work done by cur
officers and to sincerely thanh them
for their faithful and successful nam
agement OF the affairs OF the assoeia-
rion.
signed: