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Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Association. 



OFFICERS. 



President — J. F. Roelofson, Maryville. 

 Vice-President — Clias. Holland, Springfield. 

 Secretary-Treasurer — E. A. Trowbridge, Colinnbia. 



HISTORY OF HORSE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. 



(E. A. Trowbridg-e, Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry, Agricultural College, 



University of Missouri.) 



The Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Association was organized dur- 

 ing Farmers' Week at Columbia, Mo., December 29, 1909. It held its 

 second annual meeting during Farmers' Week, January 10, 1911. Fol- 

 lowing is the program of that meeting : 



Address of Welcome Dean F. B. Mumford, Columbia 



Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Association 



Pres. J. F. Roelof son, Maryville 



Draft Horse Sales Col. R. L. Harriman, Bunceton 



Opportunities of Draft Horses in Missouri 



Chas. Holland, Springfield 



Draft Horses on the Medium Sized Farm. . . .E. A. Trimmer, Kirksville 

 Value of Draft Horses to the Mule Business. . . .L. M. Monsees, Smithton 



It has been impossible to secure some of the addresses delivered at 

 that time. 



The I\Iissouri Draft Horse Breeders' Association, during its short life 

 of a little over a year, has directed considerable attention toward the 

 draft horse interests of the State, and it has been of considerable in- 

 fluence in securing larger premiums for draft horses at the Missouri State 

 Fair. It has thoroughly discussed and called attention to the stallion 

 laws now in force in other states. 



It is in a thriving condition at present, and it is sincerely hoped 

 that it may be of even more benefit in the future than it has in the past. 

 There is much work for it to do which it may do, and we trust that it will 

 continue to grow and be of value to the State. 



