Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-18
NEW MEXICO BRAND
BOOK IN STRONG
D { N A n D
MOST COMPLETE VOLUME
OF KIND EVER ATTEMPTED
Some Curious and Interesting
Features of Valuable Cattle
mans Guide Now Being Dis
tributed by Cattle Board,

The New Mexico Drank Book. re-
Gently from the press of the MORN
ing Journal and issued by the Cattle
Sanitary board Of New Mexico, is
just attracting a great deal Of
attention among cattlemen through
out the territory and the demand for
the book Is 50 strong that It seems
likely that ono viii be In the hands
OF every owner of cattle IN the terri
tory before many weeks have passed.
The book Is an extremely iutresting
one as showing the vast extent of the
cattle industry In this territory and "a
careful study of the book brings out
many interesting and many a curious
fact
The work shows all brands on cat
tie. horses. mules ana asses. re-
corded under the provisions Of the
act approved February 10Th. 1899.
and all other brands recorded since
May LIST. 1899. TO December 81, 1906.
The compilation Of the work, as can
be readily see from a study of the
volume, was a ~stupendous task, and
Its completeness and perfection ne.
fleets great credit on the cattle sani-
tary board, lis officers and those who
did the work, The book contains 536
pages of brands. ana an index cover
Ing 100 pages. In AN. a total Of "a
$50 brands are recorded, The records
showing this number to be under 49,
$50 names. The Book Is Of conven-
lent size. about 5xS, and is about
three-fourths of an inch Ia thickness.
1t Is printed on the finest of Bible pa
per, and the compilation WIS a most
eNacting work. requiring the entire
time Of two persons for two years.
The name Of the owner. postofhce adj
dress ana the location of the brand
was first written with the typewriter
on sheets especially ruled for the
work. each sheet containing forty-siN
spaces. The brands were then placed
In the space to the left Of the name
hv Fhand with indian ink. These
sheets were then photographed and
plates made from the photographs,
the printing being done entirely from
plates. 1t Is thus seen what a great
task the making of the book involved
and that 70 ~ a work OF great value,
So wonderful has been the develop
ment 81 modern printing art, how
ever, that the cattle sanitary board is
able TO sell the book for the very
moderate price OF $3.50 Copies may
Doe obtained by renting that amount
IN checks, money order, stamps or
registered letter to the secretary of
the cattle sanitary board, East Las
Vegas. n. NJ The book will bee sent
at oncc by mail postpaid.
some Interesting Facts.
An Interesting analysis Of the
brand book has been made by the Sec
rotary Of the cattle sanitary board
which show that the 2t.656 brands
recorded are under 1880 rnmps ana
that II these latter l03 are under The
name of Archuleta; 2Sl under the
name of Baca; Chaves. 491. Gallcgos.
1871. Garcia. 32l; Gonzales. 26t;
Jones. 104; Lopez. i5a. Luccro, 2O5.
Martinez 37i. Romero. $50; Sanchez.
2ie; Vigil. 170.
OF the 2t656 brands. 276 are single
"A" and 230 single ct" Under tho
letter ~ singly aud M combination
with other letters. figures and charac-
tcrs. there are 2.G22 brands. 1895 are
recorded tn the simple IS. aud with
u as the Indicative letter. 1850 ia
~ hNAA' NN" mhA NAA - i
only IS.
In the characters the diamond is
the favoritc. ana there are over 500
On record. Others are shields.
crowns. hearts. stars. ladders. hats.
coffee pots. tin cups unVils. acorns ar
rows and spears. hands. shoes. snakes.
fish, flags axes. pipes, h~oot-iacks.
trowels. hoes. anchors and birds. bee
sides those clas-rd as Miscellaneous
have mo- likeness Co any known
thing. showing tho ingenuity 81 tho
cattlomHn Bon selecting something rn-
tircly different from ans other Ior
own.
Tho book as ga whole is an intensely
Interesting one ta cattlomcn ot Those
are Interested Boo livestock and tt
the man who o. actively engaged boz
the cattle cor live stock Industry the
work Be- Invaluable