SWINE BKEEDERS' ASSOCIATION. US' 



Hon. Robert Mitchell offered the following resolution : 



Whereas, The French and German governments, under the pretext of sanitaij 

 reasons, alleging infection of American cured pork by trichina, have prohibited iiut 

 importation of the same into those countries, to the great detriment of the agri- 

 cultural interest of the United States, and 



Whereas, The facts do not warrant the exclusion of the cured pork of t3i» 

 country for this reason, therefore be it 



Besolved, That the Indiana Swine Breeders, assembled in annual conventiofB, 

 respectfully ask the Congress of the United States to take such prompt action cod- 

 cerning this matter as, in its judgment, will relieve this important industry from 

 this unjust ban, and that copies of this resolution be forwarded to our Seuatos 

 and Representatives in Congress. 



Pending the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Mitchell said: This is something 

 that the swine breeders are interested in. It is evident that the embargo which 

 the French and German governments have put on American meats is unjust. The 

 American meats, as a rule, will compare favorably with any meats in the worid s» 

 far as health of that meat is concerned. It is simply done by that government t» 

 give protection to the industries of that country. Do they expect of us to admit 

 their exports when they protest against American meats? It is the sentiment ©f tbs 

 swine breeders of this country to urge Congress to take some steps in this matter, 

 but I am opposed to recommending retaliatory measures at this juncture- llio 

 swine breeders are unanimous on this subject, and I am anxious to see this go out 

 as the sentiment of this body. 



Resolution adopted. 



Mr. Gilmore submitted the following resolution : 



Besolved, That all sows of breeding age which have not farrowed and raised a 

 litter of pigs within t-welve months prior to time of exhibition, will be excluded 

 from the breeding rings. 



Pending its adoption the following discussion ensued : 



Mr. Williams. This fall, as well as last fall, at the National Swine Breeders' 

 Association, Chicago, we adopted that rule. If we have a national association WB 

 should endorse what it does', if it is right. After a sow has raised a litter of pigs, 

 you can not show her as well as one that has never had pigs. Moreover, it i« hesi 

 for breeders not to feed and exhibit young SOAVS before they have raised a litter. 

 It is too risky. 



Mr. Thovias. How does this rule in the premium list work at thirteen montM 

 old. 



Mr. Williams. We don't generally want to show thirteen months' old ; we s&ow 

 under a year. 



Mr, Mitchell. The tendency of fairs, and a very popular one, is, not to encoar- 

 age the showing of young animals before they become breeders. Fairs are beM t» 

 encourage the breeding animals especially. 



Mr. Gilmore. Where a sow is twelve or fifteen months old, and has not TsusesL 

 a litter of pigs, they are excluded from the ring. 



Mr. Barker. I have, many years ago, ceased to exhibit old hogs. I exbibi t 

 only yoang hogs, and in a general way have experienced the same difficulty as Mr-- 



