FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



Indiana Live Stock Breeders' Association 



At the 1904 meeting of the Indiana Industrial Association a call was 

 extended to tlie various live stock organizations to appoint three members 

 each as committees to meet together and consider the organization of a 

 State Live Stock Breeders' Association whicli would have for its object 

 the promotion of live stock interests in Indiana. The following associa- 

 tions responded to the call: 



State Board of Agriculture, Short Horn Breeders, Angus Breeders, 

 Indiana Swine Breeders, Hereford Breeders, and Wool Growers. After a 

 thorough discussion of the feasibility and possibilities of sucli an organi- 

 zation it was decided to organize a State Breeders' Association, the busi- 

 ness of which should be conducted by a board of directors to be composed 

 of three members from each of the various breeders' associations repre- 

 sented in the committee. After the election of officers the secretary was 

 instructed to prepare and present at the first annual meeting a constitu- 

 tion and by-laws. 



OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR 1904. 



President — Will S. Robbins Horace 



Vice President — Joe Cunningham Peru 



Secretary — J. H. Skinner Lafayette 



Treasurer — J. L. Thompson Gas City 



Executive Committee — W. J. Becket Indianapolis 



DIKECTQRS. 



state Board — Joe Cunningham, Peru; Oscar Hadley, Danville; David 

 Wallace, Indianapolis. 



Swine Breeders — Ed Hodson, Anderson; Frank Moore, Rochester; W. 

 O. Canaday, Frankton. 



Short Horn Breeders — W. S. Robbins, Horace; J. M. Donnelly, Ander- 

 son; Tom Christian, Indianapolis. 



Angus Breeders— George Henderson, Lebanon; William Avery, Wal- 

 drou; W. J. Becket, Indianapolis. 



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