MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BREEDERS OF IMPROVED 



LIVE STOCK. 



PROGRAM OF THE SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING, HELD IN THE 

 SENATE CHAMBER, AT LANSING. WEDNESDAY, 



DECEMBER 22, 1897. 



OFFICERS FOR 1897. 



President, H. H. Hinds. Stanton; Vice-President, B. F. Peckham, Albion; Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer, I. H. Butterfield, Agricultural College. 



Directors — John Lessiter, Cole; James N. McBride, Owosso; John C. Sharp, Jack- 

 son; H. C. Farnham. Grosse Isle; L. B. Townsend, Ionia. 



9 o'clock a. m. 



Address of President, Hon. H. H. Hinds, of Stanton. 



Report of Secretary and Treasurer. 

 Reference of Topics in President's Address to Special Committee. 

 The Development of the Dairy Cow, by Prof. C. D. Smith, of Agricultural College. 

 Discussion following. 

 The Standard Bred Horse — Discussion. 

 Feeding Lambs for Market, by J. H. Taft, of Mendon. 

 Discussion. 

 Election of Officers. 



1:15 p. m. 



Discussion of Topics presented in President's Address. 



Observations on the Live Stock of Great Britain, by Prof. II. W. Mumford. of 



Agricultural College. 

 Followed by discussion. 

 The Bacon Hog. by N. A. Clapp, Wixom. 



The Association met according to program, President Hinds in the chair. 



By an oversight this was omitted from the report for 1897. 



Secretary I. H Butterfield read his annual report, which consisted in 

 a report of the proceedings of last year's meeting. 



Then President Hinds made a short address, detailing the situation 

 among live stock breeders, which had been very unsatisfactory for the 

 past three years. He referred especially to horses, cattle and sheep. 

 He could not see much comfort ahead for horsebreeders, but thought 

 sheep would once more become remunerative property. He referred to 

 the present condition of cattle in the State, and said it was nearly impos- 

 sible to pick up a good grade steer of any of the improved breeds, such 

 as were common som<- years ago. The extension of dairying, and cross- 

 ing bulls of the dairy breeds upon cows of the beef breeds had covered 



