The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-25

ou.ntitv of the best quality OF ura has
The Department of Agrlcu'. |rircular
recently issued statement new
leeer r,avost Seryice) as to now ! NV
~ =. timber can be started ona
erop land, what conditions q" ,.s
iogseu s,a 10 its development, what aus
lasoi az Growth and yield Will pe' ana
what should be the propao'e ~
securing the second crop. III land
Logging should be done Oh s on
Eo os t. not agricultural in characte.
W. .,oh a way that the treeee grown
IN 1' uot he annihilated, but that
WI cron may take the place OF tne
seoo i,st removed. To this end prov
teton must be made for seeo ~ - ~
GOOD the area; the slashings sliou'u W
h,,rnad Immediately to form saeu
Ia. and the cutover area must oo
oeu' ~ from subsequent tires.
These precautions will promote anu
;nsrre the development Of a new GRIP
.'.,,oso Growth will be rapid and whose
ouaIity will in time equal that VI 'no
ORIGINAL forest. This crop Will pe
financially profitable to privateu OWL
ers although of course the harvest
time will be 100 years hence, sno''
rotation when it is considered that
naioritv of the timber being now
logged in western Washington ana
oregon is upward of 200 years OLD,
and should yield a net profit over all
axnonses of approximately 1888 per
acre.
The new registration law for stall
ions and jacks goes into effect June
s. That is why l am writing this ed
itoral now. DR.. A. E. RUSSO, the
LINDEN veterinary, has been showing
me the law and l am afraid If l said
anything in the Tribune about jack
or stallion after June 8, without
naming the breed, giving the family
tree and stating registration number,
I'd be arrested and fined for contempt
for the legislature. | would will
ingly plead guilty to contempt but
1 don't want to be fined.
However, joking aside the new
law is pretty good one. Every
stallion or jack kept for public GER
vice must be registered at the state
college. To be registered, a clean
bill Of health must be shown for the
animal, and it must be signed by a
state registered veterinary. More
over the animals pedigree must be
given correctly.
After registration all advertising
for said stallion or jack must show
the registration number and tell
whether he is a "Purebred," Grade"
"Cross-bred" or "NOn-standard bred"
All posters and bills advertising the
horse or jack must have the animals
certificate of enrolment printed
thereon in black type.
Such law is calculated to improve
the breed of horses and to stamp out
a good many prevalent diseases
Among the diseases which will dis
qualify horse for registration, and
hence for public cervice are bone
SPAWN, ringbone, sidebone. navicular
disease, bog cspavin,c curb with CURLY
formation Of hook, CHAMBERS and
others.
The bureau Of animal husbandry Of
the State College in writing to DR..
russo intimates that the law is to be
strictly enforced. As there is a
heavy fine for every violation Of the
law it will pay all stallion owners to
investigate the new law.
?
Horses, cattle. sheep and hogs are
being improved by scientific breeding
How about man?
Section 16 of an Act relating to
forest fires passed at the last legis-
lature provides that everyone clear
ing up a right-of-way for railroads
wagons roads, or other roads shall
pile and burn all of the refuse tim
bers, slashings, choppings. etc., on the
right-of-way, and that all timber
which is cut on tn right-of-way
shall be SO fallen that it will not
lodge on the lands adjacent. This
law becomes effective June SSth, 1911
and It is important therefore, that in
letting any contract for opening M
wagon roads and right-of-ways, the
provisions of this law be complied
with.