Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1919 — BELL ELECTED SECRETARY [ARTICLE]

BELL ELECTED SECRETARY

JASPER COUNTY MAN HONERED BY POLLED HEREFORD ASSOCIATION. Not coming but here. The Polled Hereford cattle came into their own when on Friday evening, March 27, at 7:30 p. m. the Polled Hereford breeders of Indiana met in the Hartford City hotel, at Hartford City for the purpose of forming a state organization of Polled Hereford Breeders. This meeting’ was well attended from all. parts of the state. -The house was called to order by Col. Fred Reppert and several intewsting talks were made by prominent men. The opening talks were made by the business men of Hartford City welcoming the Hereford breeders to their city. Followed by a talk from Overton O’Harris, of Harris, Mo., one of the leading breeders of horned Herefords in America, in his talk Mr. O’Harris congratulated the Polled breeders for the greatest progress ever made in one breed of cattle. In the last five years. Mr. O’Harris stated that the horns had caused him more trouble than any thing he had to contend with in his business, and they were trying to get a rule through the American Hereford society compelling every man to dehorn his cows and that whenever they got it through that the Hereford breeders of America would all be buying Polled Bulls.

Following these talks the regular business of the meeting were taken up in order, and a committee was selected to meet at 9 o’clock the following piorning and select the officers for nomination for the association, and to report at a later meeting to be held at Muncie, on Friday evening, at 7:30 p. m., at which time the officers would be elected for the following year. The sale of the Renner Stock Farm opened at 12:30 Friday, March 28, in which 73 head were put through the ring at an average of $931 per head with Bullion 4th selling at $9,500 to W. A. Wilky, of Sullivan, Ind. The top cow of this sale brought S2OOO. This sale makes new history for the Polled Hereford establishing a new record for prices. The meeting at Muncie was well attended and the association formed with a membership of 44 members, the largest association of Polled Hereford Breeders in existence today, the following officers were elected: President, H. M. Mullendor, of Franklin; Vice-president, O. S. Bell, Parr; Secretary, Fred A. Stimson, Huntingberg; ex-committee, W. O. Wilky, of Sullivan. At the Green sale the following day with a nice line of cattle and a snappy auction, the average on 52 head was $735 with the top cow selling at $3550 and top bull at S3OOO. Mr. Green had one of the most useful herds I ever saw. * ■When these two sales opened with such horned breeders as Warren T. McCray sitting on one side of the ring, Overton O’Harris on the other and Wm. GalloWay, the man who manufactures everything from a cream separator to a manure spreader, at the front placing their dollars against each other fighting for the best cattle in the ring, you can imagine the broad smile that comes on the face of the Polled Hereford cattle have at last been put over the top and have won a place in history. We can remember a few years ago what a hard fight we had when everybody said that when you breed the horns off you also breed off the quality, now the same men say they are the same cattle less the horns and are buying these same cattle without the horns, we feel that we have won a great success. This new association is now laying plans for a state sale each year and a show, also anything that will promote the interests of the favorite breed.