270 BOAKD OF AGKICULTURE. 



The meeting then adjourned for dinner, to be called to order again 

 at 1:00 p. m. 



One of the new associations of the State is the Indiana Improved 

 Live Stock Breeders' Association, which held its first annual meeting on 

 January 5. Prof. J. H. Skinner, Lafayette, lud., in a short ad(Ji-ess to the 

 Swine Breeders' Association introduced Fred H. Rankin, Secretary of the 

 Illinois State Live Stock Association, of Urbana, 111., who said: 



"I hope to get an organization which will include all breeders and 

 their different classes, with the purpose, not of doing away with any of 

 the existing associations, but, 



"First. To unite live stock men in a common cause. 



"Second. To give them better standing and greater influence in fur- 

 thering live stock interests. 



"Third. To secure the best authorities in the United States to dis- 

 cuss topics of vital interest to all breeders and feeders at the annual 

 meeting. 



"Fourth. To bring breeders in touch with one another to promote 

 good fellowship among them. 



"Fifth. To encourage young men in the live stock business. 



"Sixth. To give breeders influence with State and National legisla- 

 tive bodies, that needed legislation and appropriations for live stock in- 

 terest may be secured. 



"By doing this we will undoubtedly further all our interests and 

 bring our stock, regardless of breed, to the front." 



The third subject, "What are the Results from Feeding Breeding 

 Stock for the Show RingV is one which comes before nearly every swine 

 breeders' meeting and calls forth long discussions, in which a lot of old 

 material is gone over, much of it belonging to other subjects, and in conclu- 

 sion the Association decided that if the animal has been properly Imn- 

 dled it does not materially injure their future usefulness. 



"My Observation of the Swine Exhibits at the Fairs in lOur),"" the 

 fourth subject on the program, was assigned to Joe Cunningham, 

 Peru. Ind. 



Mr. Cunningham: I believe the season just passed has been the 

 greatest 1 ever experienced. While the nimibers at each of the large 

 shows have been considerably smaller, the quality has been something 

 out of the ordinary, which shows an improvement over past years and 

 that our present methods of crossing are successful. The first fair of 

 the season is the Ohio State Fair. I was there, and believe this exhibit 

 was the best I have seen on the grounds for five years, with the excep- 

 tion of the pig classes, whiili wore not iii> t<i tlic ordinary, owing, it is 



