Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-31
200 DELEGATES
FORM new DUROC.
BREEDERS BODY
Missouri Valley States Unite
To Promote Raising Of
More and Bet
ter Hogs.

Ahat IS Safu 10 DC one OF Inc lHOSs
important gatherings in the history
Of the hog-raising industry in the
middlc-west was the meeting yester-
day at the Hotel Castle OF 200 dele
gates representing the states Of Ne
braska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and
South Dakota, who formed the Mis-
souri, Valley Duroc Breeders as
ISOLATION and elected the following
officers: M. 7. White, Des Moines,
Ia, president; Lloyd Wellendorf,
Algona, Ia, vice president; Dwight
Putnam, Tecumseh, secretary-treas-
urer: F. F. Devore, Omaha; H. c.
McKelvie, Lincoln; Robert Leisy,
Wisner, Ortell Lininger, Fairfax,
Mo-, and P. ]. Hanks, London, Ia,
executive committee.
Announcement was made that the
objects of the organization were to
promote sentiment among farmers
to breed Duroc hogs and to urge
cooperation of hog raisers Of the
Missouri valley to raise pure-bred
hogs. Besides the states named,
Montana, Wyoming and North Da-
keta are in the territory m which
activities of the organization will
be. carried on with headquarters in
Omaha.
Pledge $4,000 Fund.
At the meeting yesterday $4,000
was pledged to pay the salary and
expenses of q representative of the
organization, whose duties will be
to- devote his entire time and ener.
gees Tor the promotion OF the rais-
ing, Of Duroc- bred hogs in the terri
tory covered by the association. One
Of the important features is an eru-
cational campaign to organize Duroc
pig clubs in every nook and corner
of the territory.
Several prominent opponents Of
the raising Of purebred hogs de-
livered short addresses, among
whom were wv. ]. Carmichael of
Chicago, secretary of the National
Swine Growers association; J. r.
Pfander of Peoria, ILL.,, secretary
of the National Duroc Record as
ISOLATION, and N. M. Gordon of Chi
cago. editor Oft the Duroc Bulletin.
a publication devoted to the inter.
ests of the raising of purebred
Duroes.
1.-THE Missouri valley is the great
est hog raising district in the United
States" said Mr.. Gordon, land
Omaha is the center OF the pork
producing industry Of the world. I
believe the raising of purebred
Durocs is the most profitable
proposition for the farmers that
wants to raise hogs. 1t pays better
to raise good hogs than to spend
time raising scrubs"
Hog Raising Center.
"Of the hogs sent annually to
the markets of the United States,
o2 per cent are Durocs, which is
an excellent showing of the popu-
larity of that particular breed and
is IL per cent more than all other
breeds.
Hogs and corn made the famous
corn belt and to them is due the
prosperity ofthe belt. The found
ing of this organization in Omaha
marks an era in the purebred hog
raising industry of the Missouri
valley and promises wide dissem-
nation Of education as to the adj
vantages OF raising Duroc hogs for
the consumption of the world"
The convention. which consumed
the entire day and was marked with.
the spirit of enthusiasm and inter-
est, closed last night with an elabor-
ate banquet in the large dining room
Of the Hotel Castle. A meeting Of
the executive committee, it was an
nounced, will be held this week,
when suitable quarters will be Sc
cured in Omaha and plan mapped
out for an intensive educational cant
paign on the merits of Duroe swine.