Cattle, Sheep and Swine Feeders' 



Association. 



OFFICERS. 



President — Dr. A. W. Nelson, Bunceton. 

 First Vice-President — C. E. Yancey, Liberty. 

 Second Vice-President — G. V. Sneed, Sedalia. 

 Secretary-Treasurer — H. 0. Allison, Columbia. 



ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT. 



(S. p. Houston, Malta Bend, Mo.) 



It has been said that the romance of 

 food is the romance of all romances and 

 that "the history of a ham sandwich is 

 the history of the human race." 



The prayer of mankind since the 

 cradle of the race has been, "Give us this 

 day our daily bread," but modern civiliza- 

 tion, with its combined wisdom and ex- 

 perience, confirms us in the belief that 

 "Man cannot live by bread alone." Hence 

 the problems of the farms and the feed lots 

 are becoming more and more the problems 

 of all the people. We shall not be able 

 to relate to you, as a fable, the tale of the 

 years that are gone, nor will we attempt to weave a story of 

 the successes or failures in the past, but rather should we be 

 mindful of our mistakes and apprehensive of what the future 

 may have in store for us. 



The legends of the ancients was the story of their shepherd 

 kings, and profane history tells us that Abraham was the cattle 

 king of his generation. Hence the aristocracy and antiquity of 

 our calling through all the ages gives us just cause for the pride 

 we possess. 



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S. P. Houston. 



