The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
SOUTHERN IONA
BREEDERS FEED
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING AT THE
DOWNING HOTEL.
YEARS RECORD SATISFACTORY
Enjoyable Banquet Followed by Live.
ly Business Session and Election
of Officers-First Years Men
Succeed Themselves.

rOIly-uNe lHOTOuSuDTSuS CdpeISu
up to the feeding troughs at the sec
ond annual banquet and meeting of
the Southern Iowa Breeders Asso-
citation held at the Downing hotel on
Saturday afternoon. The gate was
thrown open at twelve-thirty Satur-
day noon, and members of the seven
county breeders organizations scam
pered to feed.
Sonny weather made very little cut
in the attendance of the meeting. Pure
bred stock men from all parts of the
seven counties were present for the
dinner and business session.
At the close CT delightful dinner.
a short program was given.
Review Years Record.
The first number was a review of
the first years accomplishments, by
Willis Krizer, president of the organ
ization. Mr.. Krizer declared the or
ganization had obtained wide pub.
licity, and that the association Off
GERS were unable to meet the demands
for pure bred stock. If all orders
are to be filled the association men,
cattle, more hogs, etc. Also the
associations cooperation with the
Southern Iowa Fair and Exposition
Association was mentioned. The as
ISOLATION was almost solely RESPONSE
BILE for the grand stock exhibit and
parade at the fair last fall. And
then in the public sale circles, about
$4,000 worth of hogs and cattle of
association breeders have been dis
posed of at public auctions. Ninety
per cent of the stock sold remained
in the seven county organizations ter
ritory. The other ten per cent of
stock has been shipped to every state
n the Union.
Lloyd Bass, champion of the Ma
laska county boys baby beef club,
who recently attended the Interna-
tional Live Stock Show at Chicago, a
reward for his success in the baby
beef contest, read a paper, telling of
the feeding and care of the winning
exhibited at the Chicago show, won
eleventh place.
Homer Towns, another baby beef
contestant, spoke briefly upon How
Fed Ny Baby Beef"
The duties breeders owe to each
other were presented impressively by
Col. |. M. Reed, auctiOneer and breed
er of Poland China swine. Believ-
ing most breeders can derive bene-
fits from the experiences and advice
of others, Ike Reed declared it every
breeders duty to offer suggestions to
his fellow stockmen. The time has
come when cooperation and compe-
tition must go hand in hand, was the
declaration of Mr. Reed Americans
at home must furnish food for the
Sammies and Jackies abroad, must
feed our Allies, and must also care
for the people at home. The war
will be won by energy at home as
we'll as by the force of arms "over
there"
Seed corn situation and the de-
crease in hog production was the top
ic handled briefly by County Farm
Agent Rex H. Wickham.
In the business meeting which fol-
lowed, action had to be first taken,
changing the bylaws of the associa-
ton before the annual election could
take place. The adopted rules pro-
vided for an attendance of majority
of members before new officers could
be chosen. AS forty-seven members
were needed to form a majority and
only forty-five were present, an cleo.
ton was not possible, but by a major
ity vote the bylaws were changed,
providing an election when twenty
five or more are present for the an
nual meeting.
officers Elected.
All three officers were reelected in
the election which followed. Willis
Krizer was again made president, G..
c. Cox was reelected vice president,
and George Ruby was re-chosen as
secretary.
An duenuHlenJ 10 the rules was
adopted permitting the selection of
direcaors from the grain and poultry
departments, and from each breed of
stock in the livestock department.
The following directors were chos-
en-
Grain--N. II. Krizer, Rose Hill.
CATTLE.
ShortHorns-H. FL. Steddom, Of
Lacey.
Angus-Homer Towns, Oskaloosa.
Eerefords-R o. Hazen, What
Cheer.
Jerseys-A. f. Deck, Oskaloosa.
HORSES.
Percherons-W.M. Tice, Oskaloosa.
Belgians-T. J. Bray. Oskaloosa.
Saddle. Hill Barnes, Oskaloosa
SWINE
Poland China--G. c. Cox, Lakonta.
Spotted Polands---W. II. Crozier,
Duroc Jerseys-R. A. Hoffet. Rose
Hill.
SHEEP.
Sheep~~C. L. Steddom. Lacey