The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-10
HOLD MEETING
All ASHLAND
Directors Of the bayfield, C0un-
ty Guernsey Breeders AS
sociatiOn Have Important
Meeting.

SOciatiOn Have Important
Meeting.
Last Tuesday the Directors of the
Bayfield, County Guernsey Breeders
Association, held meeting in Ash.
land, at which plans were made for
a membership drive and other i'm.
poitant business transacted.
Mr.. Jerry Novak, President, Abe
Anderson, Vice President and
Andrew Mahalik; M. HI. Wright anc
". E. Brubaker, attended the meet.
ing.
The following Committees were
appointed in different parts of the
County to assist in the membership
drive.
Jake Black, Joseph Drinville, Bay
field; Frank Dilree, Carl Hirsch
Washburn; Abe Anderson, Barney
Huff, Barksdale; Jerry Novak, Tom
O'patik, Maquah; Oscar Swanson,
Port Wing; Henry DuBay, Peter
Soronen, Herbster; E. c. Hart, VIM.
Abbots, Drummond; L. c. Lloyd,
Howard Joyce, Eileen district, Ash
land, r. F. ID. No. 2.
Every member will receive mem
bership certificate when he pays one
dollar annual dues for the up-keep
of the Association. If he is using a
registered Gurnsey sire he will also
receive a metal sign, "Pure-bred
Guernsey Sire Used on this Farm" "
which he is to nail up in some con-
spicuous place on his farm. 1t was
unanimously decided to have printed
the following posture and post
throughout the County.
Posture Attached
Swat the Scrub Bull. Attention
farmers!
No. 1. Bayfield, County has 224
bulls,-125 registered and SO grades
and scrubs. What shall we do with
the 80? Butcher them. Yea,
verify, send them to the block.
No. g.. How many scrub bulls
have you in your Town? What
are you doing to increase the use
of the registered bull? It's up to
you.
No. 3. Are you a member of the
Holstein or Gurnsey Breeders As
sociation? Why not join? Send
your $1.OO annual fee to Sec'y. Thor
alf Yderstad, Mason, Wis.,, If you
are Holstein breeder, and to Oscar
Swanson, Port Wing, if you are
breeding Gurnseys. Let's all join.
No. A. What do you own,
Scrub or Registered bull, and does he
run at large? Is it lawful to let
your bull run at large? Read the
Wisconsin Statute below:
Wisconsin Statute.
"Not to run at large: Fences.
Section 1892. No stallion over one
year old, nor boar or ram, nor. billy
goat over four months old, nor bull
over six months, shall run at large;
and if the owner or keeper shall, for
any reason suffer any animal so to
do, he shall forfeit the sum of five
dollars TO the person. taking it up
and be liable to all damages in addi-
ton, done by such animal while SO at
large, although he escapes without
the fault of the owner or keeper;
and the construction of any fence
enumerated in section 1890 shall not
relieve such owner or keeper from
liability for any damage committed
by animal of the enumerated class
upon the inclosed premises of an adj
joining owner.
"May be taken up: Notice. Sec
ton 2483. Any person finding any
such animal at large may take il
tup, but shall within seven days
thereafter notify the owner, if to
him known, and request him to pay
all reasonable charges for its keep
| ing. besides such forfeiture for tax
ing up, and take such animal away
within five days after being so no.
tifed."
Therefore, we as officers of these
Associations do sincerely solicit the
cooperation of every farmer to en-
force the above law, and especially
70 swat the scrub bull which we fint
running at large.
Officers of Holstein Breeders As
sociation: Ed Dybedahl, President
j. w. Arnold, Vice-President, Thor
alf Yderstad, Secretary.
Officers of Guernsey Breeders As
sociation: Jerry Novak, President
Abe Anderson, Vice President
Oscar Swanson, Secretary.