Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1920 — INDIANA POLLER HEREFORD BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION [ARTICLE]

INDIANA POLLER HEREFORD BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION

On March 28, 1920, the Polled Hereford breeders of Indiana met, at Muncie, Ind., and organized what was known as the Indiana Polled Hereford Association. At that time we had forty members with H. M. Mullendore, of Franklin as president; O. S. Bell, of the Quality Stock Farm, of Parr, as vice-president; Fred A. Stimson, of Hartford City, as secretary. Through the co-operation of these men they now have 115 members. On March 29, 1920 seventy-eight of these men met at Muncie where they held their annual meeting and banquet. The following day they attended the J. E. Green sale at his farm, 1% miles from Muncie, where a general average on sixty head of Polled Herefords was $425.00. The journey was then made to Indianapolis by special Pullman for Hereford men, with headquarters at the English Hotel, where they held their second meeting for the election of officers, also to attend to business matters pertaining the sale the following day.

This meeting was a live one and much business was transacted, the officers elected for the following year were: O. S. Bell, president; R. C. Jenkins, vice president; and Fred A. Stimson as secretary. The following day, March 81, the association held their -first state sale, with 50 head going through the ring with an average 0f,5450. The Quality Stock Farm had four two year old heifers consigned to this, sale, which went through the ring led by Master Howard Bell, the five year old son of Mr. Bell, which was the real sensation of the sale, bringing $2,270.00 or an average of $567.50 per’ head with an advance average of $150.00 over the other consigners. The Quality Stock Farm is fast becoming recognized as one of the best breeding plants of Hereford cattle and’ Spotted Poland China hogs in this part ,of the country. This association has everything ready for the showing of Polled Hereford cattle at the state fair this 'coming fall. Mr. FranW Fox of Indianapolis has offered an additional SIOO to any man that will show a polled Hereford calf at the state fair that will take first in any class, which will surely encourage the showing of polled Herefords. At Muncie the Hereford men were invited to the club rooms of the Commercial club and everything Was done for their comfort including several very fine numbers of music. The president of this organization welcomed these men- to the city and gave a very interesting talk regrading the relations of the city man to the farmer and stockman. Mr. John Lethem of Kansas City talked on the subject of fitting spring cattle for the show ring which was followed by a talk that will long be remembered made by Dean Skinner, of Purdue.