Brand Inspector's Report
Inspection is a careful examination of irnmi,,,i yVlo rccciv
cd at the various stock yards to ascertain f m ,,r(U,H ftrp owm(l 1)y
the shipper, am in case they arc not, to. yVlHxrv hink pf Rale or olhi;r
authority for all cattle owned by me,mWrs of or othrr flssopin.
t.ons. This work is carried on by (H(T,r,,Ilt nssrtriationM and
will eloa.lv ,Stav Hoar;ls4of !'ive Stoek Corn'Mm 1hroUth ins,,oo1ors lopntr,
Clcail at the market points during th o'tiire vear
M irralSi Tl1 W.rk,iS f 'j1101 rjl"0V,K ,hp Wtow at the stock yards
K'n n-'1"4 ? ,V 1 m,Pe Uh ,, nst '"J' t" weighing of the
The foHnwinir explanation is made in order that all
animal renort of the Brand Inspector: The
sitoeU ninwrra Association has brand inspectors employed
at the following open markets, namely, South Omaha, Chicago, Kan- catti0
sas City, Sioux City, St. Joseph and Denver, and at Jmiian agencies v.,rnys nro W;, ho .f .n
where cattle arc sold to contractors. The work of the brand inspect-1 tll Wmission firm sellrlip the cattle, are notified as soon as possible,
or at the open markets is continuous thruout the year ; at the Indian , A xtiy for bU ORlr8Vf4 ciaiimi jM ,)Ut into lho UniU of lll0 VommiH
agencies only at certain times, probably two or three times a year. iUm (irm BS 80on as t 0fln ,loue n(Vr t)p work is finisllP(, in ,,,,,
The Nebraska Stock Growers Association pays to the Wyoming yBr,is
Stock Growers Association a stated amount ($4,000.00 per year) to T'he object in notifying the shipper or his commission firm is lhat
secure ine inspection 01 M'. rh came i-. ...e milium, 'V".,hC animal w 'animals may be seen that are claimed bv the Inspector
vy iuc uiiiihk o. ity .iimii, iiiv ini.iu.nn - j j j1RS inc. experience o
cures a practically perfect service at an expense considerably lesscan j0 vhown the animal el
man it wouht cost io employ nraiui mspecior mucit.-mu. m inc withl trouble, and in mist cases to the satisfaction of all parties
other association. . (concerned.
The South liakota Stock Growers Association seen.-. brand in-j xTnder the rules of the various associations, inspectors arc re
speetion on the some plan, hence it appears in the reflet of the brand I ,,.,,,! to P0uoct ti,0 proceeds for all estray cattle owned by members
inspector. of the associations, and send them to the secretary of the assoeiation
When branded cattle, owned by members of the association, arej0f which the owner is n member,
found in shipments where they do not lielong, either thru having been j Anv u.lniM. rnn i,nv0 proceeds sent direct to him or placed
stolen or being strays, they are cut out and sold separate, the pro-j anv nnnk or witll flnv COmmission firm bv filing n written order
cecils being sent direct to the rightful owner by the commission menU ;,, t,0 inspector at anv market point. My' experience in the vnrds
handling the shipment or else sent to the secretary of the association lrn)ls nH to n,lvis(l l1iaf nll CRjrav I11on,.v K10id go through the hands
and by him delivered to the owner. In case of dispute or doubt, the i of soorctary of he Association. This gives a check on nll who are
money is held by the chief brand inspector until the question of own-. handling your cattle. When shippers claim to have bought cattle
crship has been definitely settled. end are without bills of sale the commission firms are allowed to hold
This system of brand inspection has greatly reduced the amount nroeeo.ls fnr a rennnnl,1 limn tn nllr.- oi,;... .i
rustlintt" in Nebraska, and if all stockmen were members of the , nnlhnritv
Convention Proceedings
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The 21st annual session of the Nebraska Stock Growers Associa
tion was called to meet at Alliance, Nebraska, on the loth day of
.June, 1915; and pursuant to such call the Executive Committee met
Allow me at this time to say a word to the shipper.
If you have bills of sale or other authority irive or send them to
of
association would, in connection with the enforcement of laws per
taining to county inspectors, etc., practically wipe out cattle stealing
in mis siaio. jven wiinoui any MCHimg, me sjsiem 01 ..rami m- your commission firm or the Inspector. If present do not fail to hand
spection is worm many lime irs cost in returning to memners 01 me vour authority to your commission firm or to the Inspector as soon n
iftle called strays. K.ght here we!vm, arHvp in lW ynnls Hy KO (1oinff you wil, Rnvo 1h(, ,n tor
ion to the recommendations by Chief . work a,ul at tll0 Mamp timo put monov ino y(mr Qwn pock(lt lhpn V(M,
will have no complaint to make that your cattle are being unneces
sarily disturbed or detained. If you sell cattle vent them or give
bills of sale, thus avoid having the proceeds held until authority is
association the proceeds of oaf tl
wish to call particular attention
Brand Inspector C. L. Talbot, following the statistical report
W'e wish to state further by way of explanation that the fiscal
year of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association is from April 1st to
March 31st of each year. The table showing cattle inspected from
March 31 to May 31 is for Nebraska and is given to bring the report
down to the first of the month in which the annual convention of the
Nebraska Stock Growers Association was held.
Membership in Association
A great deal can be truthfully said regarding the benefits of
membership in the Nebraska Stock Growers Association and reasons
why ranchmen of the central and western parts of the state should
join, but there is one thing in particular of which we wish to speak,
and that is brand inspection. Every cattleman of Nebraska who has
reason for using a brand should be a member of the Nebraska Stock
Growers Association, and if he rightly understood the proposition he
would join, unless already a member.
Not only does the money returned annually to members of the
association thru brand inspection amount to many times as much as
the total of the annual dues of all members, but this system of brand
inspection has reduced the amount of cattle stealing to a very small
fraction of what it would be if the N. S. G. A. did not exist. Fur
thermore, if all cattlemen of the ranch country would adopt brands,
have them recorded in the office of the secretary of state, as provided
by law, and then join the Nebraska Stock Growers Association, cat
tle stealing in the ranch country could be eradicated.
There is another source of great loss to ranchmen without the
protection that comes thru membership in the association, and that
is by "strays", as they are called, cattle that get into the shipments
of men to whom they do not belong. During the fiscal year ending
March 31, 1915, the amount returned to members thru the inspection
provided for by membership in the association was $67,200.8. The
annual report of the secretary-treasurer was made at the convnetion
held in June, and shows the amount received from membership fees
and dues for one year to be $4, 02.96. Thus for every dollar paid
into the association on fees and dues the members' received, on an
average, fourteen dollars from strays that they would have otherwise
lost. Taking the last five or six years together, the amount returned
from strays has averaged in proportion to the amount paid in even
larger than for the last year. During the fiscal year ending March
31, 1913, tho amount returned to members from strays averaged
about fifty dollars for every dollar paid on membership fees and dues.
South Omaha, Nebraska, June 15, 1915.
Mr. President, Members of the Nebraska Stock Growers Associa
tion, Ladies and Gentlemen: "
It is with pleasure that I appear before y6U id read my annual
report of the work done at South Omaha, and have the opportunity
to make a few remarks on the value of the work that this Association
is doing for its members and the stock growers of Nebraska.
Cattle Inspected by Months for the Year KndJng March 31, 1915
A TOTAL
7369
6688
t 6471
13983
B3459
(I flBklg
f "7910
'3659J
1S974
f 8295
7848
11204
produced. We lake up the bills of sale so you are in no danger of
having them used again.
Benefits
What have the stock growers, as well as the commission firms, de
rived from inspection at South Omaha and other marketsf
For the year ending March 31, 1915, there was sent to the secre
tary of this Association $11,645.48 for 192 estrays and during the
same time the proceeds for 916 were sent direct by the commission
firms to the owners valued at $55,555.40, or a total of 1108 head,
worth $67,200.88.
The following report is the sum total of cattle inspected for the
past twenty years for Wyoming and South Dakota, and for sixteen
years for Nebraska :
No. Proceeds to Secyg Proceeds to Com. Men Total for State
Iii8p d No Head Proceeds No Head Proceeds
WYOMING
2454226 45915 $1874047.37 117950 $4958017.37
SOUTH DAKOTA
1662949 15936 578164.78 43854 1643253.22
NEBRASKA
2898979 2935 128529.25 22302 936980.91
TOTAL
7016154 64786 $2580741.40 184106 $7538251.50
In addition to above, 920566 head were inspected for Colorado, and
451381 head for Montana.
at the office in the rear of the First National Hank at 2 o'clock p. m.
June 15, 1915.
Kobert Graham in the chair; Chas. C. Jameson, Secretary and
Treasurer. The following members of the Executive Committee an
swered to roll call: Hubin Eiseo, J. 11. Maclulor, Herman Krause, A.
nspeetors that, when the shipper ' Mdisett, John 11. Orr, A. II. Metzger, Ed. M. Hrass, Daniel A ti
the ownership can be adjusted . lII,M,ii.
ine minutes oi me last meeung were rcau and on motion ap
proved. The matter of adjusting disputen relative to ownership of Rtrays
and to ascertain owners of those reported by the inspectors to the
Secretary as unknown was taken up.
No. 7414, dated November 16, 1914, one stray taken from a ship
ment made by J. II. Sibbett of Ilyaunis was supposed to belong to
A. Hufink, whose address was thought to be Whitman or Grand Is
land, and the Secretary was instructed to correspond with the sup
posed owner and endeavor to establish the ownership.
Kcport No. 4198. The Secretary informs the Committee that he
had corresponded with lloleoinb & Company who formerly owned'
the brand but was unable to receive any reply from them. The mat
ter was looked over and the Secretary is to make further effort to
establish ownership and adjust the matter.
No. 5314, dated September 7, 1914, taken from a shipment niadei
by Kent fro llros. of Hingham, one steer. Unable to ascertain owner,
so proceeds are still held.
No. 5127' is report dated August 31, 1914, from a shipment made
by A. T. Davis, one steer bearing brand registered by V. II. Hangs
of Pruden, Nebraska. Secretary instructed to correspond with Mr,
Hangs.
Kcport No. 5375. Steer shipped by Stansbie, September 8, 1914..
Unable to establish ownership.
Kcport No. 4915, from a shipment made by the Sand HUJs Land
& Cattle Company, August 18, 1914, one steer bearing the brand
claimed by V. J. Sturgeon. Mr. Bachelor of the Sand Hills Land &
Cattle Company thinks that the steer is one of a lot he bought from
Sturgeon which was not branded. The matter was laid over expect
ing Mr. Sturgeon would appear. (Mr. Sturgeon did not appear dur
ing any of the meetings but later he saw Mr. Bachelor and Mr. Bach
elor informed him that he could pick any three members of the Exec
utive Committee and submit to them and he, Mr. Bachelor, would
abide by their decision. This, however, was not done during the
meetings.)
No. 5651. One steer shipped by Brass & Rice from Alliance,
bearing an unknown brand, but one which both Mr. Brass and Mr.
Kice were quite positive was on several steers which they purchased.
As no adverse claim was presented the proceeds were awarded ta
Mi 'ssrs. Brass and Rice, they agreeing that should any other claim be
made for ownership they will protect it.
Report No. 5400. Same as last above report, preceeds to Brass
tSL Kice.
No Head
163865
59790
25237
248892
Proceeds
$6832064.74
2221418.00
1065510.16
$10118992.90
No. 6422, from a shipment made October 5, 1914, by W. II. Booth
from Ellsworth, a steer bearing unknown brands. These Booth cat-
ii 1 11 n 1 1 lif t .
This statement is correct as can be shown by the tabulated re-1 ' :,HI c" l VZ T'y 5 ,u ? 0 i'tt"Kn '." a,lU 11 HftN ""&R'"ted that
nnrta n fib, with hn Cnnr,(ovv ' ' maurl c rcierrcu lO .Mr. JlCI.aUglllin. '
, 1914 NEBRASKA WYOMING SO. DAK(
April 5942 . 808 619
May 5888 420 380
June 5639 276 556
... July 10096 2119 1768
August 28018 19631 5810
September 59389 29636 7493
! October 41908 " 30050 7252
November i94Qi 12213 4944
December u70 7322 3082
1915 January 5413 1741 1141
February V 6255 1377 216
Marc ' 9269 811 1124
' . -
TOTAl, 205791 106434 34S&S
Xn OI1P fnn env wlmt nnrt nf ttlio ivauM liovn linnn nnM tn Vi
' .r ....m. I'm . v. iiii nuuiu liuvv ul( 11 jiant iu int.. . .
mrnotu lia1 4lm,rt Itnnti nn 111. ni.ntinn in. 4 ...... ...I4I.....4 C . lOI)C!'
v.ii.iin iiuvi uim liu llin-i null, i;ui V V tall Till MlllHUIl HOI UI
successtul contradiction, that the
a pair of clippers, has proven the
that would not have been paid to the owners
Mistakes can be made by the most careful shipper, who when
estrays are shown to them they are willing to pay for them, even if
the owner is not a member of this Association
Report No. 6614, shipment made by C. M. Davis of Oshkosh, Oc-
z, J'J14, one steer which lore the brands of both Mr. Davis
work of Inspectors, with the aid of 1 811,1 Tully-Musser Cattle Company. Mr. Davis not being present the
e ownership of hundreds of cattle ,1,,atter "m im 9VCP lor tliv wtaryt
to adjust with the other par
ties Interested.
Report No. C191, one steer taken from A shipment mad by Mr.
Clough, September 29, 1914, from Antioch. Mr. Clarence Mann ap-
ineared before the Executive Committee, and also Mr. dough. Mr.
Many have the impression that the recording of a brand with the"ann sa''l 'hat the steer bore a brand that very closely resembled
Secretary of State at Lincoln carries with it inspection. This is not n's hrand. The matter was submitted to the Brand Inspector and in
true. The only way to have inspection at the market points is byh's opinion the similarity of the brands was so great that the draw
becoming a member of the Nebraska Stock Growers Association "iade by him could be Mr. Mann's brand. Mr. Clough stated
I desire at this time to call your attention to the brand laws as',lint he wintered cattle with Mr. Mann at his ranch and that when he
published in your official paper, The Alliance Herald, under date of bought them away the hair was long and the brands were almost
May 27, 1915. indistinguishable and that it was more than probable that he drove
Yon who do not assist this Association by your money and moral tHi animal to his ranch by mistake. The matter was considered by
tiably expect those who do to render vou any the Executive Committee and on motion the proceeds
support can not reasonably expect those who do to render vou any
assistance in the recovery of your strayed or stolen cattle at the "mar
ket points. These statements should appeal to every thinking man
were awarded
to Mr. Mann, he being undoubtedly the onwer.
'Riiport N'p. 4589. Taken from a shipment made by Sibbett &
JJO'Mina
volorado
Grand Total Cattle Inspected
Total Stray by Moiitll
. . v
.
246610
23.862
38.756
409,228
in the stock business in Nebraska, and especially to those who are Son of IT5raiihls, July 27, 1914, one steer which bore both Mr. Sib
not members of this Association. 'bett's brand and the brand of the Sand Hills Land & Cattle Com-
J trust 1 have been able to show that inspection is no't only'valu- pany. Mr. Sibbett being present and Mr. Bachelor representing the
able, b rit necessary to the successful carrying on the live stock busi-'Sand Hills Land & Cattle Company, the matter was fully gone over
pro and eon by all parties interested and it was decided, after due
I consideration, by oo that Mr. Sibbett showed the best claim to
j ownership and the Secretary was instructed to pay the proceeds over
to him.
Roport No. 142, September 9, 1913, a steer that was shipped by
t ,11. Clin from Hyannis. This steer bore the brands of Harry Hay
ill thorne, Mr. (.Tine, J. B. Sibbitls and E. W Christman and had been
)3 in controversy since the date of the shipment, between Cline and Sib
J bftts, the othr parties making no claim. The matter was taken up
in detail by the Executive Committee and was thoroughly gone over,
57 both gentlemen being pr sent, tfnd after due consideration and weigh-
ing all the evidence it was decided that the animal in the opinion of
I 1 th Executive Committee belonged to Mr. Hiram Cline, and the Sec-
1914 NEBRASKA
April 22
May ,8
, June ' 9
k July 77
August 250
September 280
October 286
November 143
December 27
1915 January 6
February 0
March . 0
TOTAL 1108
WYOM1NO SO. DAKOTA TOTAL
13 4 39
5 0 13
i 0 11
95 111 283
2158 64 2472
2 r4 5 216 3041
2249 164 2699
llSO 33 1356
622 30 679
18 3 27
30 2 32
40 0 40
8957 627 10692
Year
1899- 00
1900- 01
1901- 02
1902- 03
1903- 04
1904- 05
1905- 06
lPOfi-7
1907- 08
1908- 09
1909- 10
1910- 11
1911- 12
1912- 13
1913- 14
1914- 15
ness in the great state of Nebraska.
! 4hnk you. t ;JH ' '
- ' C. L. TALBOT
Klateen YearSi' SmAirtary Inspection Nebraska Cattle
Date No. Head Estrays Est rays . Estraya
Fiscal Inspected Proceeds to Sec. Proceeds to com. men. Totals
HPAd Amount
6271.46
3190.06
2003.11
1888.40
3348.05
2904.19
3183.62
2982.54
3215.25
3921.17
6941.24
18400.74
17267.42
22810.03
18556.39
11645.48
88105
107068
123341
198832
181671
125853
145237
119251
132302
181272
286670
311641
274309
221542
196093
205791
149
J6
75
. 64
143
105
113
97
104
105
184
288
426
426
278
192
Head
415
433
411
1061
776
847
992
1356
1623
1299
2491
1687
1570
5539
986
916
Amount
17467.35
16059.97
10973.70
31299.50
18133.45
23317.38
28381.13
41490.10
50166.93
43643.60
94433.81
79997.54
63632.10
296613.45
65815.50
55555.40
Head
664
519
486
1125
919
952
1105
1453
1727
1304
2675
2075
1996
5965
1264
1108
101.375.05
98,398.28
80,899.52
319.423.48
84.371.89
67,200.88
25337 1,065,510.16
itr.itutT
Nebraska Kstry for Your Emllng March 1915
Calves Bulls Steer Cows Total
Returns to Secretary
Returns to Com. Men
TOTAL
Returns to Secretary
Returns to Com. Men
1
49
8
54
137
466
46
347
50 62 603 393
Estray Other Association
16 28 1180 210
81 136 5903 2027
192
916
1108
1434
8150
Value
111.645.48
55.555.40
Total 2898979 2941 125314.00 22402 936980.91
11RAM) i.NSl'Kt TOirs srPI'I.KMKXTAKY
April 1 to May 31, 1015
Covering the two months from the close of the fiscal year and the firM
of the month In 'which the annual convention was held:
No. Cattle Inspected in April, 5416. No. Inspected in May, 10432.
Total Cattle Inspected in the two months, 16848.
Calves Bulls Steers Cows Total
April
May
20
1
$67,200.88
198,537.30 j
559.618.82 I
.21
95.84 1058.156.12
TOTAL 100 164 70S3 2237
li'raiul Tlal for Xebr., U'yo., So. fak., Solo. hikI Mont.
150 226 7686 2630 10692 72c
Average for Ca!ve, IliilN. Steer and t ow for 16 Year
the meantime being given the oppor
tunity to tlml some witnesses. He
evidently failed In the attempt, as
netther he nor the witnesses appear
ed Monday.
1V89-1900 $42.09
1500-1901 37.09
1901- 1902 26.70
1902- 1903 29.50
1503-1904 23.40
1904- 1905 27.66
1905- 1906 28.61
1906- 1907 30.65
The ((uestion is often asked, What
And what benetits are derived from it If
is
19O7-1908
1908- 1909
1909- 1910
1910- 1911
1911- 1912
1912- 1913
1913- 1914
1914- 1915
inspection?
$30.91
36.40
37.91
47.42
40.53
53.55
66.75
60.65
How. done ?
A mi wit Case liinicl
When Dave Mcintosh, a negro.
failed to. appear Monday, mornine ;it
the trial of Jim Donovan, Jud- Rob
erts dismissed the cae. Mcintosh
. KU'nre nut a rnninlalnl I nut Cminluv
! against Donovan for assault, his ten-1 Heniiuier'w ItanJ
Itimor.y being 10 the effect that he! Parties desiring to Join a 'Iieeln
went into Donovan's restaurant, ate , ner's Band" or wishing to take pri
ja meal, and there arose a dispute vate Instruction on any band InBtru
i over the change. While said dispute men? are requested to meet me at
I was in propress, Donovan locked the, the band room in the city hall, Fat-
front door, according to Mcintosh, urday night at 7:30.
!and then Donovrn knocked him out w. A. WILSON,
by hittinR him over the head with a Director Alliance Band
nifre of iron. The hearing was h"l I
Saturday, but was continued over
until Monday morning, Mrlr.tofh in
Keport No. 57"C, a cow that was taken from a shipment made
bv C. J. Mach on September 21, 1914, for Ora Jones, amounting to
.''6.21. The animal in question bore Mr. Jones, brand and in th
absence of any adverse claims t lie Secretary sent the proceeds to Mr.
Jones at Lavaca. Later Mr.- E. V. Christman of Hyannis or Whit
man made claim to the animal proving to the satisfaction of the Ex
ecutive Committee that t ho animal had been in his itossession for a
number of years, was an old cow, and that he had sold her to, a Mr.
Mach, a brother of the one making the shipment. The Brand Iiee
ord with ihe Secretary of State shows that Mr. Christman at one
time applied for this brand but was refused. This going a long way
to substantiate his claim to the animal and others vouching for his
honesty, etc., and the Secretary, stating that he had endeavored to
adjust the matter and had communicated with Mr. Jones, but Mr.
Jones was so positive that the animal was his that he was not in
clined to give up the proceeds. After due consideration it was de
cided by the Executive Committee that no one was to blame in the
matter. To settle it to the satisfaction of all concerned it was the
sense of the meeting that the Association pay to Mr. Christman or
ibis representative the proceeds of the cow, the Secretary to obtain
from all parties interested a receipt in full releasing tbf Association
from all liabilities of any kind whatever.
The following reports were brought to the attention of the Ex
ecutive Committee by Chief Inspector Talbot of South Omaha:
No. KT74, two cows that were shipped by one C. M. Walters, and
bore the brands of Hugh Brogan, proceeds being held by Commission
Company. This matter it was the opinion of the Executive Commit
tee should be adjusted by giving the proceeds to Mr. Walter who
made the shipment but the Association will take no responsibility in
the matter.
Many people think they are
psychic when they are only seasick.
(Concluded next week)
