70C IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



4th District— J. A. Kildee, Osage. 

 5th District — W. W. Vaughn, Marion. 

 6th District — Ralph Sherman, Grinnell. 

 7th District — John Shambaugh, Booueville. 

 8th District — C. W. Huntley, Chariton. 

 9th District — C. W. Hunt, Logan. 

 10th District — Chas. Russell, Carroll. 

 11th District— R. W. Cassady, Whiting. 



Moved that the report of the Nominating Committee be adopted and 

 Directors declared elected as named. Seconded and carried. 

 MoA^ed, seconded and carried to adjourn. 



MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOKS. 



Meeting called to order by Pres. Escher. Secretary absent and Howard 

 Vaughn appointed Secretary pro tern. 



Election of Officers— The following officers were elected in regular 

 form: President, Charles Escher, Jr., Botna; vice president, C. W. 

 Huntley, Chariton; Membership and Corresponding Secretary, George 

 H. Purge, Mt. Vernon; Treasurer, C. S. Hechtner, Chariton. 



Moved by Mr. Seeley that it was the sense of the Board of Directors 

 that the Executive Board re-employ Rex Beresford as Association Rep- 

 resentative at the same salary as at present. Seconded and carried. 

 Moved by Mr. Seeley that the Association Representative be instructed 

 to communicate w^ith the various short courses, institutes and fairs 

 with the view to working up shows of market beef calves and yearlings. 

 Seconded and carried. 



Moved that the Board of Directors favor the running of a special 

 train on some east and west line of railroad during June and on a north 

 and south one in the autumn. Seconded and carried. 



Moved that the Board adjourn and refer all matters that come up to 

 the Executive Committeee with power to act. Seconded and carried. 



OPEN MEETING MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1914. 



Over 400 farmers and cattlemen attended the evening meeting of 

 the Iowa Beef Producers at the short course at Ames. The meeting was 

 called to order by Pres. Charles Escher, Jr. 



In his opening address Pres. Escher reviewed some of the lessons of 

 the year brought out in producing the champion car lots of cattle shown 

 by Escher and Ryan at the 1913 International. 



First in importance was emphasized the value of good blood. With- 

 out the proper quality in his calves secured by good ancestry, the most 

 skillful feeder fails to produce finished cattle of show or good mar- 

 ket quality. 



Next was mentioned good feeding from start to finish. The cham- 

 pion steers and their mates were fed grain in creeps while following 

 their mothers on pasture. From weaning time till marketed the cattle 

 were well fed. Silage, clover and oat hay, corn, oats and barley, lin- 

 seed oil meal, cotton seed meal, and molasses all were used in giving 

 variety and promoting appetite. 



