Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-19
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
ST0CkMENS UNION
Elects Officers For Year-Will
Get Out Bra nd Book Of Great
Value TO oil Stockmen.

the Josephine County Stookmens As
sociation was held at Kerby on
January 6. The presidency was given
to W. II. Carter, who has big stock
farm on the the opposite side of the
Illinois river from Kerby, and will
A. Leonard, stock and dairyman of
Sucker creek near Holland, was mSde
secretary aud treasurer. This AS
sociation, which has been organized
for year, now has "a members A
special effort is now being made to
get every stockman in the county to
join and it is expected by Spring to
have the membership above 100. The
expense is very light, it costing but
sl.50 to join and the annual dues
are but 80 cents.
1t is the object of this Association
to secure the cooperation of every
stock raiser in Josephine coun to
work for their common interest. The
loss Of strays ON the ranges and the
expense Of hunting them is serious
matter to all stockmen and the Asso.
citation will this Spring get out a
brand book, giving the name of every
member OF the Association, bis Jost-
office address, his brand and his range.
This book, which has been arranged
for at the Courier office, will be
printed on special kind of paper
that will stand hard usage and will
be bound in leather that will so
protect it that it will stand to be car.
ried in the pocket, when the owner is
riding the range, and not go to pieces
at the end of weeks use or when a
little damp. The books will have an
index page giving the brands and
owners names for quick reference
when stookman, ON the range, sees
an animal bearing brand unknown
to him. 1t is the plan to have the
book so substantial that it will last
for several years, aud it will be 20
bound that additional pages can be
inserted bearing brands of new mem
bers that may join the Association,
The Association will also work for
the improvement Of the breeds Of
cattle and horses IN the county and
through cooperation in buying and
m exchange of breeding animals make
it possible for stockmen, at reason
able cost, to raise the standard Of
their herds to the more profitable
breeds. The marketing Of stock will
also be a work Of the Association, to
be taken up at future time. By
pooling their beef stock, AS is done by
many stockmen in other sections, and
by working under the system of selling
that has proven so profitable to wool
and mohair, fruit and other raisers,
and grading and selling in large num-
bers it will be possible to realize bet
ter prices than is possible by each
stockman marR citing the best he caD.
Stockraising is rapidly coming to
be one Of the leading industries Of
Josephine county and the formation Of
this Association will give an added
impetus to the business. As a cattle
district Rogue River Valley can not
be excelled for the mild climate makes
bat little feeding during the Winter
months necessary and the Siskiyou,
Cascade, Coast and Umpqua noun
tains that surround this valley ON the
four sides afford summer range that
enables beef stock to be put on the
market in the Fall without any fur
ther feeding. Horseraising is equally
profitable for the mines, timber and
other industries make 30 much team
work that draft horses are in big de
mand at high prices. For sheep and
Angora goats Rogue River Valley has
advantages that make their raising Of
great profit The thousands Of acres
of oak and grass covered hills that
are open to the public afford range
that is cheap and Of the beet quality.
Scarcely any feeding is required
during the Winter and the mild climate
precludes the loss in lambing sea
son that is frequently serious mat.
ter to hockmasters in less favored
sectors.