Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1923-03-30
SCRUB SIRES MUST BE KEPT
OF RANGES OF STATE
AFTER FIRST OF APRIL

eAAa+ INV 10 prevent the lnQlsCflIflifa
ate planting Of inferior breeding on tn.
ranges goes into effect soon. April /
1928 is the date whereon owners oi
'att.e and horses running at large ii
Colorado, must observe the require.
mcuts that sires shall be purcbred
After that date the days Of the rowing
scrub bull and inferior stallion ar,
For the purpose Of refreshing the
minds of the stockmen. the News
Champion gives herewith the statute
enacted two years ago as applying
April /, 1923, to all stations and bulls
1u tie range.
That on and after April /, 1923
It shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation to allow
or permit any inferior stallion
over the age OF two years or any
inferior bull over the age of one
year, 10 run at large in this
state. Any stallion shall be con-
sIdered an inferior stallion which
Is not eligible for license as pro-
vided in the present law require
ing the licensing of stations for
public service, and any bull shall
be considered an inferior bull that
Is not purebred. Nor shall any
stallion over the age of two years
be permitted to run AT large IN
said state except with band of
mares not less than (i0) in num-
Der. Any person allowing or per-
hitting COWS of which he il the
owner, or agent of the owner, to
run at large upon the public
ranges of this state shall provide
and furnish at least one purebned
bull of one of the registered
beef breeds not less than eighteen
tlS) months of age, for every
twenty-five (25) head of cows or
fraction thereof, over ten lO)
head so permitted TO run at large
in this state. Nor shall any own
er, or agent allow or permit any
Jersey, Holstein, Guernsey or Ayr
shire bull or bulls to run at large
IN this state under any pretense
whatever.
ANY person violating any of
the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined the sum of not less than
ten dollars tS10), nor more than
one hundred (l00) dollars for each
offense."
1t is presumed that little difficult,
will be encountered in applying thi.
new and useful law. Live stock own
ers, in fact, have been preparing stead.
lily for its application. Registered
bulls have been replacing these scrubb,
and costly producers in the district.
where cattle are not customarily main
tanned in pasture. Live stock associa
tons turnout the state have been re
quiring their members to install prop
erly bred sires. The fores
reserve range authorities have beei
cooperating in the enforcement o
local rules. The state law therefore
arises as bulwark to these man,
proceedings.
1t is regarded as distinctly unfair t,
progressive beef and horse breeder
to expose their efforts at fine breedinI
to possibilities of inferior production
thru the proximity of scrubs. Owner
of these rowing trouble-makers there
fore, will be held to account forthwith
The new Colorado law is regarde,
as in line with progressive breedin,
efforts in most of the Western states
1t has been demonstrated that actua
loss accompanies persistence in main
tanning inferior bulls and stations, no
only to the owner himself, but to tn
breeders with whom his herds com
in contact.