The Arvada enterprise., 1920-04-08
JEFFERSON COUNTY PURE
BRED LIVESTOCK
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED


That jefferson County is one of
the leading counties in the pare bred
Livestock business is evident from
the results of a meeting held
in Golden u week ,.go Saturday and
the list of names Of real Breeders OPP
Grating in the county, which COM
pared with the other counties in the
west makes jefferson County loom
up with u good lead ard wonderful
possibilities of development.
At the meeting on Saturday fol
tho purpose If organizing an asso-
citation about fifty breeders We're in
attendance, and the jefferson Coun-
ty Pure Bred Livestock Association
was launched with officers ior The
coming year ~ year as follows:
Harry Petric, Hampshire breeder
of Raiston Creek, president; d. Y.
Wilmot, cattle breeder of Evergreen,
Vice-President, C. W. Duke, Duroc
Jersey Breeder, of Ft. Logan, Sec.
retary- Treasurer, and on the Board
Of Directors, one director for each
class of livestock, are II. p. Morris,
Polled Hereford, breeder, of Ever
green, for Beef cattle; Carlos w.
Hall, of Western Holstein Farms for
Dairy cattle; Il. o. Parks, Berkshire
breeder, of Edgewater, for Hogs; w.
NJ. Wilson, Hampshire sheep breeder
of Morrison, for Sheep, and j. Il.
Smith, of the Ken Caryl ranch, Lit
Teton, for Horses;
Committee on Membership, X. Egg
gleston, of Morrison, Hampshire and
Shropshire sheep breeder, W. b. ppt-
rick, Hereford breeder, of Denver, p.
v. Partridge of Willowsprings Farm,
Holsteins and X. A. McCaskill, Coun-
ty Agent
The meeting was called to order
by X. A. McKaskill, in the absence
Of H. A. Brown, president OF the
Jefferson County Farm Burca.
fhc minute. Of the last Farm Blu
reau were read, and the election OF
temporary chairman was called for
and G. W. Duke was calledto the
chair. He called for talks from sew
er,ll in the audience.
Mr.. McKaskill stated this move
mcnt originated down on Bear Creek
1T little meeting held to start for
the Farm Bureau. At this meeting
several problems were talked over
IL WIS decided that there was need of
breeders organization, to hold
combination sales, and advertise the
fat that this county was one Of the
leading breeding centcrs of the state,
and to be able To get concerted act
ion on rDytbirg, that came up in the
stock Tnu. AZ fhat time II wis thot
that there were about thirty-fivc
breeders in the county, and twenty
four were actually listed, and since
then there have been found Ovr thir-
ty-five more. having n list of about
scventy-fivc at the present time.
Mr.. J. r. Cruise, owner OF the
Grand Champion Holstcin Bull Of the
West, stated that he thought the as
ISOLATION was good move for the
live stock business of the County and
that we must absolutely stand back
of anything that goes thru n sale
ring, make il good, if It proves 9th
crwise than ms represented, and tha,
good stock must be selected for sales
rather than putting something in,
merely to get rid Of it.
Mr.. Edcbrockc, n Duroc man, also
stated that he was in favor of the
movement, that it was good thing
to get together, and that the asso
citation could do lot Of boosting for
the business &c Pure bred stock.
Mr.. Hall, of Western Holstein
Farms, stated that the most good
would come thru letting the rest OF
tn, county and the outside world
know that jefferson County has the
stuff that is being sought for. that
the number Of breeders are incrcas-
ing in ths county because we hive
the climate. and that conditions are
right for the business in this county.
The feed and grass are near II com
mon point that all buyers have to
come to when they go out To buy, M
nearly all stock men at some time or
other come to Denver, and will come
out to Jefferson county to buy this
good stuff il they know IL is here.
enl the way to let them know it In
here, and the way To let them know
it here IL to advertise. sign board, on
every road, individual and uniform
signs on every breeders gate posts.
newspt per advertising, but get it In
front OF the prospective buyers.
K. Epglcstor said that the assoc
iation could do lot for the business,
in encouraging the beginner to get in
tho~purc bred game, and emphasized
that we must put out good Dtock,hnd
NIL get behind il in an unsclfish way.
Harry Pctric finished IN with a
very short tnlk by stating that he is
for the move.
At n meeting Of the Board of Di-
rcctors. held Immediately after the
meeting adjourned, IL was decided
that committee get prices ON several
large sign boards about eight by ten
feet for cnch of the main Travelled
roads and also individual uniform
boards for gate posts, and report TO
the Board Of Directors These to be
put up TO catch the attention Of the
muny tourists that come TO the coun-
~ every year.
A constitution and bylaws were
adopted which provide that the see
retary-trcnsuro shall keep up TO dntc
lists Of oil stock for sale of members
and shnll mail out the same to in
quircrs, and shall answer all CORE
spondencc, and usc all, in his means
TO further the interests Of the breed.
era. and can call for n publicity man
or other help he may need.