The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-01-20

said that the creamery did more to
help the low state of finances in Tur-
ner county than any other one thing.
Turner county also has large stor-
age plant for sweet potatoes and the
farmers there are making good re-
turns from their potato crop. Mr..
Traer says that Georgia has practical
ly abandoned the cotton crop and has
turned to food products. He says
that we Florida felix's laugh at the
way we trim the Yankees whey they
come here, when really the joke is on
us. They come to Florida on the
money we have sent them for food
products that we might just as well
have raised ourselves.
Mr.. Burdett Loonis made talk on
getting home people to use home
meats. He said he tried all over Ocala
to find home cured ham and only To-
Gated one ham in town. He said the
merchants claim they have no call for
other. than packers hams and that
they were unable to sell home meats
when they tried. The floor became hot
then with general discussion on edu-
catiag Florida farmers to prepare the
meat well and Florida people to eat
it after the farmers raised it.
Mr.. John Edwards said it was inn
possible to have local packing house
because the supply of meat was con-
fined to only a part of the year and
the packing house would have to close
down the rest of the year. Mr.. John
Taylor took the floor in favor of a
packing house and for a time argu-
lnent ruled supreme, but Chairman
Gist called the discussion to halt
in order that the meeting might pro-
ceed to regular business.
Mr. O'Kelley, representing the A
C. L. railroad, read very interesting
paper on the causes and prevention OF
loss in shipping live stock and the care
his road was taking to make these
losses as small as possible. The vol.
ume of loss from injury and death ir
shipping was appalling as enumerated
by Mr.. O'Kelley.
The committee on resolutions pre-
| sented the following resolutions
which were adopted:
A resolution to carry on a cam
paign for education of the farmers IL
} cutting and curing their meats ant
the people in eating Florida meats.
i A. resolution thanking the news
papers of the, state for the publicit.
they have given to the activities of tn
| association.
A resolution asking the Interstat
: Commerce Commission to reconside
it's decision prohibiting the railroad
l carrying a man with live stock ship
! ments free of fare in order that h
t may care for the stock.
A resolution thanking the city o
;. Ocala for its splendid entertainment
! of the association.
81 A resolution thanking the swim
] breeders of the state for their work i
). making exhibits at the various fair
p over the country and the publicit
e they have thus given the industry i
: the United States.
!. A resolution thanking the preser
e officers for the splendid work the
e have done during the past year.
A resolution favoring any Law
:, passed for compulsory cattle dipping
a Election of officers was then entere
a into and the following officers wer
% elected:
ri President, L. S. Harvard, Live Oal
k First vice president, w. M. Gist, MI
IS Intosh. Second vice president, L. j
d Willis, Evinston. Third vice pres
Id dent, ]. p Bass, Pierce. Fourth viz
1t president, w. C. Blood, Ocala- Seer
la tary, VIM. NJ. Traer, Jacksonvill
y Treasurer, 81. G. Clayton, Gainesvill
ne Choice of the next meeting pla,
feI was left to the executive committee