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stock men themselves have numerous 

 national, state and local organizations, 

 which represent in strongest measure, 

 the positive side of the live stock in- 

 dustry- 

 American National Live Stock As- 

 sociation — This association is largely- 

 made up of representatives of state and 

 local associations and discusses questions 

 of national importance, such as the ex- 

 tension of our foreign trade, reasonable 

 shipping regulations, equitable and just 

 transportation rates for stock, sanitary- 

 regulations, which shall provide for uni- 

 form control and eradication of all dis- 

 eases affecting the live stock interests 

 of the country, the protection and utili- 

 zation of public grazing lands, the se- 

 curing of staple prices for animals and 



Function of national live stock as- 

 sociations — These national associations 

 push the interests of the particular 

 animal or breed they represent and pub- 

 lish the herd book of the breed each 

 society represents. The particular so- 

 cieties advertise the breed they repre- 

 sent and publish popular information 

 concerning it, so that its merits may be- 

 come widely known throughout the coun- 

 try.* They offer premiums at county, 

 state and national fairs or expositions in 

 order to encourage the exhibition and 

 growing of high-grade specimens of the 

 breed and in every way seek to promote 

 its interests. 



In addition to these national organiza- 

 tions, representing the breeds, there are 

 state associations and many local asso- 



Fig. 145 — JESUP AGRICULTURAL WAGON OF TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA 



(This wagon, equipped with improved forms of agricultural implements, visits the homes of negro farmers, and a 

 lecturer gives instruction on the best methods of tanning. The illustration shows the lecturer persuading a farmer 

 to test a modern plow. ) 



animal products at the great packing 

 centers, education of the public in re- 

 gard to the utilization of the coarser 

 parts of slaughtered animals, etc. The 

 association also acts as a bureau of in- 

 formation on matters of general and 

 public interest, relating to live stock. 



Breeders' associations — In addition to 

 this national society, which is made up 

 of representatives of the live stock in- 

 terests generally, there are many other 

 societies of national scope devoted to 

 particular animals or breeds, such as the 

 National Pig Breeders' Association, Na- 

 tional Wool Growers' Association, Na- 

 tional Dairy Association, American 

 Aberdeen-Angus Association, American 

 Shorthorn Breeders' Association, Ameri- 

 can Poland-China Becord Company, etc. 

 There is a national association for prac- 

 tically every pure breed of animal now 

 being bred in the United States, 



ciations throughout the states, repre- 

 senting the same breed. 



Registration of animals — Members of 

 the associations who are raising pure 

 bred animals can secure the registration 

 of these animals and their progeny in the 

 herd book of the association, upon the 

 payment of a small fee for each animal. 

 The purpose of these herd books is to 

 record the genealogy of each animal in 

 the breed, and thus give information to 

 the purchaser or breeder regarding the 

 history of the animal he is using. This 

 is of tremendous importance in esti- 

 mating the possible future value of the 

 animal. In addition, these books show 

 the standard of excellence adopted for 

 the breed and enumerate the points 

 which it is desired to perpetuate in the 

 breed. 



Begistration numbers — When the ped- 

 igree of an animal is received the sec- 



