27:? liOAJ^l) OF ACiKlCUI.TUKE. 



("<>1. I'lcil Ucppcit. Decatur, Ind., discussed the same from a i)nl»lic 

 sale standpoint, and was very earnest in his hope that the l:)reedors would 

 <ull more. Instead of trying to make a sale of sixty or seventy head 

 (if .ivciaue pii4s, devote all your time and energies to thirty-five or forty 

 head and ha\c thcui iiood ones, pigs you are proud of and pigs so devel- 

 oped tliat when the young bi-eeders buy them they become his models, by 

 w Inch he plans iiis future crossing in hopes to ol)tain the same results. In 

 other words, a pig that will satisfy him with the (piality of the stock 

 he is raising and makes him push for better tilings, (let the young breed- 

 ers to the meetings, then the older breeders set them an example by living 

 uj) to the statements they make while on dress parade. 



I'pon motion all the old officers were re-elected for the coming year, 



;is follows: 



1 'resident — F. P. Modlin Newcastle. 



Vice-President— W. C. Legg Windfall. 



Secretary— W. R. Midkiff Shelby ville. 



Treasurer — J. F. Elliott A'incennes. 



Executive Committee— F. F. Moore. C. C. Cotton, W. S. 

 Johnson. 



The breeders did not hold a banquet this season, and many were dis- 

 ai)pointed. I'pon a rising vote it was decided to hold another bantpiet, and 

 E. K. Morris, David Wallace, A. F. May. C. li. Lockhart and Joe Cun- 

 ningham were appointed as a committee on arrangements. A banquet 

 will l)e luild next season, at which the boys are expecting to have a rare 

 good time. 



William McFadden. Chicago. 111., and Fri'd Kaid<in. Irbana, 111., wi're 

 taken in .is honorary members. 



The following amendment to the State lioai'd of Agriculture was 

 drawn up; 



"We. liic undci'signcd swine l)reeders. petition your honoraltle body 

 to insert in your premium list for 1905 the following: 

 P.oar and three sows under one year old. 

 Four i)igs under on<' year old, the get of one hoar or produce 



of one sow. 

 r.iir of iiigs inidci- one yr.-ii' old and o\-er six months old." 



Tile niceting then :id.joniiied to meet ;ig;iin in .lanu.-iry. llHtC. 



