Indiana Swine Breeders' Association. 



Tho twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Indiana Swine Breeders' 

 Association was called to order at 10. OO a. m. in room 12, at the State 

 House, Thursday. Januaiy 7, 1904. 



In spite of the cold, bad winter weather of a few days previous, the 

 breeders turned out in good numbers and held one of the best attended, 

 most entertaining; and instructive meetings ever appreciated by this 

 Association. There were at least two hundi'ed breeders present, repre- 

 senting all breeds, but they furled their banner.s, ceased shouting the 

 praises of the blacks, reds or Avhites and stepped over the line to join in 

 a discussion of advantages, diseases and defects general to all. 



Owing to the sad death of the president, Mr. J. B. Luyster, of Frank- 

 lin, Ind.. and the sickness of the vice-president, Mr. A. S. Gilmour, of 

 Greeusburg, Mr. F. P. Modlin, of Newcastle, gave efficient services in 

 the chair. On account of the above, Mr. Modlin omitted the president's 

 .^ddress, he being unprepared for the occasion. The minutes of the last 

 meeting were also omitted owing to the lateness of the hour of com- 

 mencement, and the meeting .started off with the second paper on the 

 program. 



"Some of the Difficulties Which Swine Breeders Have to Encounter 

 and How to Overcome Them." Mr. W. O. Cauaday, of Anderson, Ind., 

 gave a most efficient talk on the above subject. He took a young 

 breeder, with very little experience, with a herd of sows on his hands. 

 Many older breeders can well sympathize with the poor young fellow, 

 as portrayed by Mr. Canaday, Avith a herd of sows which would not 

 come in heat nor get in pig, and when the pigs did come they were small 

 and got the thumjis and scours, from over-feeding the sows. How the pigs 

 got mangy, lost their little tails, and finally wound the poor, discouraged 

 boy up with the liog cholera, the grand finale of many older breeders' 

 herds. But Mr. Canaday was generous; he went on to give his experience 

 in keeping away from all the above ti'oubles; how he would give his sows 

 more exercise, not to feed so much corn, give the pigs exercise and, 

 mainly, to try and prevent, by feeding, cleanliness and medicine, the last 

 catastrophe— cholera. 



No. 3 on the program, "What Constitutes the Real Value of Breeding 

 Animals, and Why Do Breeders Pay Seemingly High Prices for Some 



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