The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-24
TWO ORGANIZATIONS PER.
FECTED TO KEEP UP AND
IMPROVE STOCK
Will Facilitate Their
Shipments
Gathering Held Tuesday Night
Following the Big Pure Bred
Sale of Shorthorns Held in Twin
Falls Tuesday.

Following the big sale Of Shorthorn
cattle at the McMaster sale yard on
Tuesday a meeting was held which
resulted in the formation of two as
sociations, one a subordinate branch
of the other for the purpose of keep
ing up to the highest standard the
Shorthorn cattle strain in southern
Idaho.
The following is the official report
of the meeting:
The meeting was called to order at
s o'clock by Donald Mclean county
agent of Twin Falls county, who eX-
planned briefly the need for more live
stock on Idaho farms; the advantages
of specializing on one breed; the ad-
vantages of the Shorthorn and the
many reasons for adopting them as
the standard beef breed of Idaho He
called on Mr.. II. Fl. Schildman, chair
man of the livestock committee on
the farm bureau executive board, who
gave many arguments in favor of es-
tablishing an association for southern
Idaho He also explained the advan-
tages of the Shorthorn and the need
for more of them ia this part of the
state
Mrs. II. w Dorman of Caldwell Cat
tie company then spoke at length of
his inability recently to collect but
half a car of Shorthorns such as he
wanted in Iowa in six weeks time, UNI
til he found that the Shorthorn
breeders were organized, and worked
through their secretary. He was able
to pick up two cars in two days of
just the stuff he wanted and the price
he was willing to pay-because of or
ganizatiOn Mr.. McMaster who just |
returned from Missouri and Iowa
where he attended sales of farm live
stock confirmed what Mr. Dorman
said. Mr. r. o. Walters did the same /
Mr.. Groom then explained at some |
length the success of the association |
with which he has been connected in
Kansas and Nebraska, and called on
Mr.. J. A. Clifford of Filler to substan-
tate him, who talked at length on
the theme: Good blood and good
feed go we'll together, but neither
to much without the other"
Mr. Silversmith OF the Idaho Farmer
then gave his ideas.
There were % people present rep
resenting the ShOrthorn interests of
all over southern Idaho and they de-
cided to form a Southern Idaho asso- \
citation which would be made up of
three district associations: one with
headquarters at Caldwell, another with
headquarters at Twin Falls and the
other with headquarters at Blackfoot
They plan to hold semi-annual sales I.
at each of these places, and in every
way possible to boost the ShOrthorn |
industry in this state. The proceed /
ed to the election of officers and Mr. |
II NJ DArnnu of ir tbn CT, 70,
president; Mr., II. II. Schildman, of
Filler, secretary and treasurer: Mr. J /
A. Clifford of Filler vice president: Mr.
l.. A. Parsons of BlackfOot, Mr. Rex
Leland Of Wendell and Mr. Robert Nc
Guire of Caldwell are the other three
directors.
They decided to hold the next an
nual meeting banquet next January
at Twin Falls at the time OF the joint
conference of agricultural engineering
and irrigation societies. which has al
ready decided to meet there at that
time
The district association was then
formed and went under the name of
Twin Falls North and South Side
Shorthorn Breeders association. The
membership fee decided upon was So
for active membership and 50 for as
sociate membership. 81 of these fees
will go to the state association and
will include membership in it.
The officers elected were
e. o. Walters of Filler, president
Willard T. McAIaster of Twin Falls.
secretary and treasurer.
c. f. Requa, of Kimberly, o. Oliver
of Jerome and c. A. McMastcr. OF
Twin Falls, board of directors
There was an informal discussion
until 1870 and then the association
adjourned