Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1910 — Indiana Cattle Feeders’ Association Coming to Purdue Saturday. [ARTICLE]

Indiana Cattle Feeders’ Association Coming to Purdue Saturday.

A special meeting of the, Indiana Cattle Feeders’ Association will ge held in the new judging pavilion of Purdue university on Saturday, April 30th, at 10 a. m. This occasion will mark the closing of one of the most profitable cattle feeding experiments conducted at the Purdue experiment station. A feature of the program will be a resume of the work done during the feeding period just closing and a presentation of results secured and cost of gains. A visit to the experimental lots will be made in connection with this part of the program and the merits of the different rations as shown by the condition of the steers in the various lots will be discussed. A committee composed of live stock commission men from Chicago and Indianapolis will value the lots on the basis of the Chicago market. W. M. Jones, of Fairmont, will review the cattle feeding operations conducted on his farm in co-operation with the experiment station. Mr. Jones is a successful cattle feeder and his discussion will embrace three years of co-operative work in practical cattle feeding under Indiana farm conditions aqd will be very helpful to every practical feeder. No farmer who seriously - considers the future of his business and is desirous of m’&'rketing his crops in the most efficient manner, both from the standpoint of immediate cash. returns and the conservation of soil fertility, can not afford to miss this meeting. All interested are invteid to attend.