Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22


hearty acceptance and Saturday
150 were here in a splendid
meeting at the A. o. u w. hall
Joe Mercer, state live stock com
missioner, and Prof. c. w. Nc
Campbell of the Kansas State Ag.
ricultural college were on the
afternoon program and made good
talks that we're we'll received. C. C.
Wyandt made the address of well
come.
A musical program was rem
dered by Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Spicy,
Mrs. c. G. Malm, Mrs. c. H. Brooks,
Miss Ruby Norman and Mrs. Roy
Dahnke during the banquet hour.
Marco Morrow of the Capper publ
cations and C. M. Harger spoke
at the evening session which began
at 1880. A pure breeding association
was organized then. II. G.. Kyle
was to have spoken in the afternoos
was to have spoken this afternoon
but was called from the city.
Good Live Stock Essentials
Prof. c. w. McCampbel of the
Kansas State Agricultural college,
in his address, Some Important
Essentials in Live Stock Improve
ments,' laid great stress on his
topic and said the farmers greatest
need was for the appreciation of
more efficient live stock, and gave
Denmark as an example of a coun-
try that did this. That little nation
covering one-third the area of
Kansas has the worlds most eff
cient live stock through community
organizations, having 279 horse
mems association and 239 cattle
mems organizations as compared to
10 in Kansas.
The feeders greatest losses were
incurred In trying to fatten and
feed poor blood stock. he said. The
following remedial measures we're
outlined to the stock men; Study the
business more thoroughly, do not
accept second hand information; !
study more the features of confor- !
nation that make good animals; /,
study the cost of production as the (
average farmer does not know what
a 3-year-old animal has cost him :
encourage and promote community :
live stock shows, which are great !
cooperate in districts q
for breeding With standard male =
stock; learn to appreciate the value Il
of pure bred sires; gain correct
stock ideal and build toward 1t;
get and keep best female stock;
earn to feed and learn to care for
young stock He emphasized each p
point with graphic illustrations ~
which drove the statements home. p
Dickinson county was one in few
n the state having favorable breed a.
ng conditions Mr.. McCampbell said. pI
Benefits of Organization a.
Joe Mercer, in talking on the a.
ubject, Marketing Live Stock, " u
old of the operations of the Kan d
as Live Stock association and the II
Importance of such a local organi- "
alton, such organizations being the ~
My safeguard and protection the u'
roducer of beef has from the var ~
I'd assailants. VI
The few packers in control of ne
he marketing conditions have de-
ressed the buying powers with a IN
,ss to raisers in the past few 70
ears" said Mr. Mercer, but as Du
ssult of our Investigations the
ackers have come through, so that ac
the past three months the price I'M
has been upward to where ne
is now the highest in history. cla
ak,no all allowance for abnorma1 col
ar influences. this high market is iai
tributed directly to the investiga- TAI
On conducted by the Kansas Live SIT
ock association, and through an mt
ganized effort, powerful intlu-
ces were subdued. on
III 1t were not for such organi- Col
tions which are on the alert, tur
Dubles creep on the producer un- "h
rare and now we are probing the Oal
opposed increase in freight rates oW
d before these go into effect the not
rriers must show wherein they as
e Justified" said Mr. Mercer.
He also told how the operations pra
the stock yard and loan compan- ou'
, lending to cattlemen, are al pee
Us under the scrutiny and inyes- ASS
alton of these live stock organi-
ions. gat
The Dickinson County Breeders go
iociation was organized Saturday and
hit in the closing meeting Of the stat