Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-30
LIVESTOCK MEN
HERE To ORGANIZE
GERS POINTED.-MANY co.
BREEDERS PRESENT.

On Saturday p. M, April 26, repre-
sentative live stock breeders from all
parts of Grant county assembled at
the County Agents Office, Lancaster,
to perfect the organization of the
Grant County Live Stock Board that
was started at the meeting in Fenni-
more in March. The following top
les were presented and discussed and
received the endorsement of those
present:
% The Better Bull Campaign and
means of increasing interest in the
movement. 1t was decided to urge
each breed association in the county
to provide for displaying signs.
Pure Bred Bull Used on This
Farm"
.(2) Accredited Herds. The adj
vantages of being on the accredited
herd list and of having a herd free
The government is sending out vet
erinarians to do this tubercu1in test
ing for the farmers, and the service
is freq
90 Boys and Girls Club Work.
Every breeder of pure bred live stock
was urged to enlist one or more boys
in his home community in some of
the club projects being carried on.
(4 Exhibits. Special features at
the State fair in September and at
the Live Stock Exposition at Madison
in November, will be the County Live
Stock Exhibits. If Grant county wish
es to be on the map. it will need the
united boost of all the best live stock
breeders of the county.
'(5) Organization of Cow Testing
Associations in the Dairy Sections
Persons interested in organizing COW
testing associations. should communi-
cate with the county agent
(6) Be prepared for the out-of-
state demand for car lots Of Two
stock for hreedins purposes. IN order
that this dc~nand NAV be readily OF
every breedor should communicate
regularly WITH the secretary of his
breed association as to the animals
that he has for oale
Professor A. w Hopkins, Secre-
tary of the Wisconsin Live Stock
Breeders Association. was present
and discussed the June meeting of the
state association, which will be held
in southwestern Wisconsin. Invita-
tons for this meeting were received
from breeders at Livingston, Platte
vile, Lancaster and Bloomington. It
was decided to hold the meeting at
Lancaster on Wednesday, June A.
Speakers of national reputation will
be present to discuss two of our most
important lines of live stock breed
ing, namely: beef cattle and swine.
Special emphasis will also be given
to the development of the Boys and
Girls Club Work in connection, with
live stock sections of Wisconsin and
the middle west. The future develop
ment OF the county will depend large
ly upon the Improvement of our live
stock interests.
The temporary officers of the Grant
County Live Stock Board, elected at
this meeting are as follows: Presi-
dent, Frank Morehouse, Lancaster;
Vice President, Jay F. Morse, Mt.
Hope; Secretary, G. w. Davies, Lam
caster.
u The following breeders were pres
ent at this meeting: Bridgeport
Harry Young, O. H. Jeidy; Fennimore
Geo. W. Knapp, Theo. Wehrle &
sons, Guy Walker; Bagley-L.' M.
Scott &. Sons, Martin Bros; Bloom
lngton-J. L. Erwin. McKevitt Bros !;
Livingston o. Oleson, Griswold
Bros; Mt. Hope-Jay F. Morse; Wer-
ley-R. G. Ketterer; Platteville-W.
]. Steinhoff; Glen Haven-W. F. Ack-
erman; assyille-Chris Hartman. .
Lancaster. D. Beetham, L. B.
Roesch, VIM. Mccormick, r. A. Aus
tin & Son, F. G.. Granville, Gelbach &,
Bendorf, w. L. Gelbach & Son, and
F. A. Morehouse.
G.. w. DAVIES,
County Agent.