. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Asso- President—J. F. Roelofson, Maryville. Vice-President—Dr. S. D. Henry, Excelsior Springs. Secretary-Treasurer—E. A. Trowbridge, Columbia. ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT. (J. F. Roelofson, Maryville, Mo.) We have met here today at the appointed hour and for the purpose of holding our regular annual meeting of the Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Associa- tion and we have with us some distinguished gentlemen who are able speakers and who
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Asso- President—J. F. Roelofson, Maryville. Vice-President—Dr. S. D. Henry, Excelsior Springs. Secretary-Treasurer—E. A. Trowbridge, Columbia. ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT. (J. F. Roelofson, Maryville, Mo.) We have met here today at the appointed hour and for the purpose of holding our regular annual meeting of the Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Associa- tion and we have with us some distinguished gentlemen who are able speakers and who will not only entertain us, but will also deal out to us some very valuable information that will be of lasting benefit to us as Missouri draft horse j^ - ^ breeders. The fact that I make no pretensions ^WjL^-^ 1 as a public speaker myself, and feeling that the time might better be given to the able men present, I shall be brief in what I have to say. Since this organization was effected some three fears ago draft horse breeding in this State has greatly increased, and while as members and officers of the Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' As- sociation we might have done even more, I feel, gentlemen and fellow breeders, that our efforts have not been in vain and that our hopes have, to some extent at least, been realized. I am glad that I can truthfully say to you today that there was never as much interest being manifested in the breeding of drafters in Mis- souri, and I would further state that there was never a time when there were as many good draft horses within the State as at the present time. The business has made most wonderful strides in the past three years. We have noticed since our organization that many new breed- ers have entered the field and are now producing excellent types of pure-bred animals. Many farmers have a pair or more of pure- (440) J. F. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally
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