Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1917 — LIVESTOCK BREEDERS MEET [ARTICLE]

LIVESTOCK BREEDERS MEET

Several Shows Will Be Held in the County This Fall. The. Jasper County Livestock Breeders’ association held its second regular meeting at Rensselaer Saturday with about forty-five breeders present from different parts of the county. After adopting a constitution whereby the members obligated themselves to use only purebred sires and to sell only .pure-' bred sires for breeding purposes within the county, 't was decided to hold a livestock tour of the county for the purpose of visiting the herds and flocks of the members and become more acquainted with the good stock owned. This tour will probably be .held on August 2 and is in charge of the executive copamittee, who will select the route and make other arrangements. later. A list was made of all the breeding stock owned by the members which will be kept at the office of the secretary, Chauncey Wood, for reference and to assist in making sales and exchanges. This list- showed that, the present have on hand over 600 head of high-grade- pure-bred stock, some of which is for sale. C. M. Dewey, chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the holding of a stock shoy at Wheatfield, reported that” the arrangements were in progress for a

show at that point this fall and stated that the prospect for a good show was bright. Henry Paulus of the Rensselaer committee reported that no definite arrangements had been made as yet for the show at that point. George Putt, Charles Welch and Henry Ott were appointed to have charge of the Remington show. The matter of co-operating in the purchase of pure-bred breeding stock and it was reported that the members around Wheatfield wonld probably be in the market for a small carload of Angus heifers this fall and names were left for eleven heifers to be purchased of th A shorthorn breed by members around Rensselaer, A canvass of the members for entries to the shows to be held this fall showed that practically all of the members intend to exhibit something or other at that itme. The organization now has about fifty members in different parts of the county and. a committee consisting of Er P. Lane, O. S. Bell and Russel Van Hook to secure the name <

of every breeder in the county. The meeting adjourned until the call of the president.