PART III 



proceedings of 

 Iowa Swine Breeders' Association 



AND 



Iowa Improved Live Stock Breeders' Association, 



proceedings of the annual meeting 1904. 



By C. C. Carliu, Special Representative of the Twentieth Century Farmer . 



OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION. 



D. L. Howard, President, ..... Jefferson. 



Joe Steward, Vice-President, .... Ames. 



J. A. Benson, Vice-President, .... Primghar. 



W. D. McTavish, Secretary and Treasurer, . . . Coggon. 



. The annual summer meeting of the Iowa Swine Breeders' 

 Association was held in Des Moines, Tuesday and Wednesday, 

 June 14th and 15th. There were in attendance perhaps one hun- 

 dred prominent swine breeders of the State and men having 

 special interest in the corn improvement subjects that consti- 

 tuted a predominant share of the program. W. Z. Swallow, 

 president of the association, opened the meeting with the follow- 

 ing address. 



