The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
Three Busy Sessions Held
 Yesterday by Cattlemen
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with the railroads and have them set tied for once and for all time. ITO cite an instance, my firm had shipped from Florida to York seven cars of cattle We paid on them a freight rate of $154 per car to York, while the rate from Florida to St. Louis on through York Is $150, and again as far We fattened these cattle, and then had to pay another $100 per car to ship them from York to St. Louis. making a total freight charge for the haul from Flor. Ida to St. Louis of $254, with the stop over at York, while if they had been shipped straight through from Florida to St. Louis the freight charge would have been but $150. There are dog ems of things like that occurring every year. They should be adjusted with fairness to all parties and this asso- citation should take the lead in seeing that they are"
 President Derby went into many phases of the cattle industry, pleading chiefly for elimination of the cattle tick, a means of financing, bet ter cooperation between the railroads and the cattle shipper and so on.
 Following the presidents address, Dr. d. C. Ramsay, chief of the bureau of inspection of the department of agri- culture, Washington, D. C., read pa- per on the cattle industry of the United Dtdtcs, tdkluS IHe plaCe on tho pTO- gramme allotted to Dr. A. D. Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal industry, who was unable to be present. pr. Ramsay spoke of the great opportunity for the south in cattle raising, stating his belief that the south was to be- come the greatest cattle raising section of the country. He described in detail the foot and mouth disease which 8 short time ago threatened the lives of thousands of head of stock in the north.
 spirited controversy arose during the morning session among the dele gates regarding the sale of cattle to be held at the fairgrounds Friday. Some wished a committee named to judge the cattle and cull out any thought unfit: others opposed this com : mittee. Another motion by w. I. Davis to have the sale Friday set a standard for future sales in Che south brought ebout storm, strong arguments being made on both sides The committee tc judge the cattle, however, was named, and the effort to make the sale prece dent for future sale standards was de- feated.
 Technical Address in Afternoon
 The afternoon session was taken up by addresses largely technical. A. L. Grasses for the South" He declared that the south more than any other section of the country grew more grasses that were conducive to cattle feeding than any other part of the United States. Prof Dan T. Gray of Raleigh N. C., spoke on Methods of wintering Beef Cattle" and Prof. Archibald Smith, manager of the Mary Mac plantation. Kobinsonville, Miss. one of the largest stock farms in the south, gave an ex oeptional address on the subject, The Functions of Beef Cattle On the Farm" Professor Smith at the close of his address was bombarded with questions from all parts of the house, and was kept busy for almost a half hour an swering and explaining points that he had brought out and questions asked regarding them.
 Last night that convention listened to the address of Wirt Wright. president National Stock Yards bank, on Bank ing for the Cattle Industry of the South" The address is given in an- other column of this mornings paper. The other address of the evening ses- sion was 'The Sanitation of the Live Stock Farm" by Dr. w. H. Dalrymplc, veterinarian of the State University of Louisiana. Baton Rouge. Dr. Dalrymple brought out with remarkable clearness the importance of sanitation and scien- tific management on a live stock farm and his address was received by the convention with much favor.
 The programme for today deals al most exclusively with the dairying phase of the cattle industry and every dairyman in the county is invited to attend.
 The programme for today is as fol lows:
 THURSDAY FORENOON
 S:30 o'clock
 "Feeding and Management of Dairy Cattle in the South," by Prof c. l.. Willoughby. Gainesville, Fla.
 What Is Necessary to Develop the Dairy Industry in the South?' by J. H. McClain. United States dairy division. Washington, D. c.
 'Obstacles and Opportunities in Southern Dairying," by H. B. Gurler. Macon, Miss.
 THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 Establishing Herd of Beef Cattle in n Tick Infested Area by c. F. 6hingler. Auburn.
 Dual Purpose Cattle for Farmers" by H. F. Auten, Little Rock, Ark.
 Concrete Construction on the Live stock Farm" by Louis A. Young. Chat tanooga, Tenn.