The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-01
WASHINGTON PURE BRED LIVE
STOCK BREEDERS ASSO-
CATION.

CATION.
The first regular meeting OF the
above association will be held at Che,
halls, Wash. December 16, 1908. This
meeting will be held conformity with
the Washington Dairy Association, and
a large attendance from the live stock
breeders of this state is urgently re-
quested.
This association was organized at
North Yakima, Wash, in September
during the State Fair meeting. A
large number of the breeders in at
tendance at the State Fair was pres
ent and the organization perfected
with a membership of more than Sc
names. amongst whom were included
many of the most prominent breeders
in this state The objects of the asso
citation are entirely in the line of de-
velopment of better bred stock in this
state and to secure such legislation
as will promote this object.
The State of Washington, destined
to be one of the foremost states OF
the Union in it's live stock industry, is
far behind other states in it's legisla
tive enactments pertaining to the pro
lection of this industry from unscru
pulous live stock dealers and reten
ton of herds that may be afflicted
with disease.
1t is notable fact that those states
that have developed the live stock in
dustry to the fullest degree, are those
that have the best laws on their stat
ute books. Conspicuous among these
can be noted Wisconsin, which has
probably the best live stock laws OF
any state in the Union, and under
these laws has developed the great
est live stock industry.
We want the enactment of some law
in this state drafted on the same
lines as the Wisconsin law, and now
call upon every breeder in the State
of Washington to help. We want and
intend to increase the membership OF
the Washington Pure Bred Live Stock
Breeders Association to embrace
every person engaged in breeding in
this state, and with such an organiza
ton, be in position to secure such leg
islation as is necessary.
At this meeting this organization
will elect it's officers for the coming
year, appoint it's important commit
tees, such as it's legislative commit
tee, and prepare to at once take steps
to secure much needed protection fol-
our business in this state.
This will not be all. We have ar
ranged to have Prof. Carlyle Of the
Colorado Agricultural College and DR.
Withycombe of the Oregon Agricul
tural College present at this meeting
to deliver addresses and lectures on
the breeding of live stock, and they
will be at the command of our mem
bers for any personal advice that may
be desired
Prof Carlyle stands today as one
of the most prominent live stock ex.
perts in the United States and, I think
is the most interesting lecturer l have
ever heard speak on this subject.
DR.. Withycombe is too well known
to all of us to need an introduction
from me.
To hear these two men talk on live
stock for two days is worth the trip of
any breeder in this state, wherever he
may be situated
special railroad rates have been ar.
ranged for this meeting from all points
in the State of Washington.
Let us make this meeting a memoir
able one, made so by the presence of
every person in this state interested
in breeding healthy live stock in the
right way.
J. S. KLOEBER, President.
Hot Springs, Wash.