East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-26
NEWS OF FARM AND RANCE
NEW BRAND LAW WILL
CO N EFFECT MAY z
SAYS VETERINARIAN

The new brand law. making the
state veterinarian recorder Of all
stock brands. will go into effect on
May 20, according to a letter receiv-
ed this morning from DR.. w. II. Lytle
state veterinarian, by DIR. C. w. Las
sen, county veterinarian. The letter
contains much information regarding
the new law and Is here published:
I'm asnwer TO your letter OF March
18th, will state that the new brand
law goes into effect May %. 1915. As
soon as the law goes Into effect. ap-
plications for the filing OF brands
may legally be made. They may also
be made in advance Of that time and
II so made will simply be filed as re-
ceived upon the date of May 22nd.
After the law goes into effect, there
Is a period OF two months during
which time stock owners will be priv
ileged to file their brands with the
state brand recorder. which is the
state veterinarian. During the two
months period all brands will be FL
ed according to the particular class
to which they belong, either alphabet
lcal. numerical or special characters
and combinations of same.
"It will also be necessary that the
parties filing their brands Indicate
the length of time the brand has
been recorded with any Of the county
clerks Of any Of the counties Of the
state. Also, It will be necessary that
a notation be made whether or not
the brand has been re-recorded In
compliance with the brand re-record-
ing law, passed during the legislative
session OF 1918, known as Chapter
262, General Laws Of oregon FOR
1918.
"The attorney general has ruled
that those brands that have been duly
re-recorded will take precedence over
all other brands that have not been
re-recorded. regardless Of the time
they may have been in existence.
1T will. Of course, be necessary
that we secure from the several coun-
ty clerks a certified copy OF the rec
ord OF all brands that have been filed
with the several counties of the state.
These will all be compared during the
two month period in which the law
is inactive.
such brands that do not conflict
in any way will DE Immediately re-
corded upon the rendering Of the fee
which Is 800 for recording same.
Brands which in any way conflict
will necessarily have to be adjudicat-
ed. The owner of the brand. how
ever. which has been longest record
ed. by the terms of the law, has
rights over all others, provided 1t has
been properly re-recorded.
We will have available blanks for
the making of applications. ready for
distribution in the course Of a few
DAYS. and will mail them to the coun-
" clerks of the several counties. We
have already mailed copies Of the
brand recording law to the county
Judges of the several counties of the
state.
Very respectfully,
Nv. II. LYTLE,
state Veterinarian.
Nusbaum Ranch Is SOld.-A deed
recording the sale OF the Nusbaum
100 acres between Fulton and Helix
from Ida Bell and John A. Nusbaum
to Isaac A. Christopher for $4,000
was filed today with Recorder Bur-
roughs.
Fair Exhibits Wanted Fruit ex-
hibits for the eastern oregon booth
at the Panama Pacific fair are in de-
mand. according to a letter received
from Walter Meacham Of Baker. who
is in charge of the booth. He de-
clares 1t is almost impossible to Sc
cure good apples there and suggests
that Umatilla county would derive
some good advertisement by shipping
some choice apples to be put on dis
play.