Show t si-t 1 J p j r recall call ays of adventure and rom romance nce The writer iter of o h C CItI PaLUe ae ItI B. B ran ranus d s. s ti this tory story an ana ami l a c companion locking over some om cattle tat at ll tur i is composed POI of f lo local cattle brands the tiler I local cal y yards ds The Thi e border rde of f the pi picture C I 6 I 7 4 4 p I 4 I r I fr 4 4 I 4 44 r z zI I I r I ct F FI I I I I 1 4 Ic t 4 4 I. I i 4 4 i 1 4 tt I i. i S p 4 g y i I I A k S. S L 4 s r 13 1 i ci I. I 1 x I I SI l cyM I j 4 S h I l' l C Cattle flin Designations ti Harken I Back BaI to P Pioneer one r Days Dais When Range a g Lacked Fences Fenc S By TEX SMITH t If 11 If cold cola printers Ink Tk could talk taIk what a a. story It could tell Hidden tJ li between th the brown COers covers coy cov ers ers of ot a 4 ism small n pamphlet l at t the state capitol ap tol are e. e a a. few jj pages cs ot pf l le c o-j o which If it th they should 8 sud suddenly sud- sud d- d denly find v l e. e c could tell n. n a est story y of iut romance And nd iid nd adventure nt re intriguing Eng ing t to- to th the most pro S L uh E son IVe so secretary of ag r is tho th custodian of t this pamphlet If Iverson those ag ages s are aro Just eo so many of t Industry In tho the state stat ric secretaries of agriculture are arp that w. w say It seems 5 J Pioneer history of Utah Is secret secret- f. f tho edin d in tl o pages ilges' ilges of that booklet the hIstory pt of the fight of men to preserve ien their herds white hll hiIe mara marauding maraud maraud- d- d ing b bands or of rustlers rustlers- i roamed t countryside the tho history of iho tho he state before wire t fences fence nce IW were w t rp parcel larcel or of tho equipment of ot every ranch t Secretary Iverson f Is the official recorder re order of marks and brands brands' of or all allstock stock registered and he has hns collected col cot lect d d' those e In hi this pamphlet for posterity MANY ANY B BRANDS aRANDs v r Ji Stock raisers hav have haC registered brands and nl marks with Mr iver- iver son eon Of these all aU but one represent resent virtually ev every ry County County- IT iri In the tho state Tf That t one ino a is the brand of Th Thomas mas I Duigan of ot of Wyo Wro Mr n has JUtS extensive sIr Interests Interests' In Inthe Inthe the ea eastern tern p part rt of the tho the state stae Cattle brands brand e. e it was d. d S we ro we were brought Into o back In Inthe Inthe the Hie da days s when there were were no no rub f fences and ad stock to k roamed the Tans ranges range unrestrained un unrestrained un- un restrained back in In- th the days day when when- rustlers tiers tiers' had but to togo io go onto the range and nd pick out oUti whatever Yer st stock they they- wanted d and ind drive ItI t L market Almost from the beginning the thC motion picture to Irid industry stry chose cat tlc as as as' the thiemO themo or of i. i its Ito h horse r Cp operas ra as tho the western thrillers thrillers' afo aro known It Jt was Vas a shin pl pi process process' so the makers reported to change the brand Or of rustled cattle BO so that tho owner wo would never It ft Only re recently u ti ii b a was 38 used In a Salt J Lak JAkC ako movie palace when Owen n The liThe Virgin VirgIn- lah w was presented present d. d Its It's a good old Mock situation atlon S B But ut t dont don't J you believe that it I IsO Is BO sO easy caBY It Th ih There re are arc othet othe elements In br branding than applying a a. hot bot iron Iran r to to the th hide bide and leaving leaving- the of ot h. h POSITION COUNTS Every ry br is registered for tor i ic a c certain position on the beet beef Fl Fitt Fifteen Fit Fit- t f teen eh cn positions positions' ns aro arc specified and nd each ch brand Is' Is for a 3 sped sped- specified tied fied position n. n For r Irist Instance n Leo of ot Rockville WM Wah- Wah count county and In lvin D. D 1 Ford Foi-d ot 1 of t Wallsburg rg WaSAtch C county county- urit i have ha the same ame brand brand- brand TV Sure in 11 separate parts ot of th the state but what would that mean to to- rustlers case In stealing It would provide wouldn't It fl But Mr Hirschl HIrschi brand Is 19 TV 14 While Mr Fords Ford's Is Js TV 9 That means that that Mr TVIs TV TVis is registered for or the right t. t r ribs bs while Mr Fords Is la registered d for tor forthe forthe the left left rUm rump wo T-wo other who havo we the same br brand rid th are ne the thiO T Taft ft broth brothers rs of ot f Kane and LOuis A A. A Burge Bur Bur- ge kess and Leibman ington county Their brand j 1 t tho the Circle ross ross' ios a. a cross inside a no a circle But tho TV lV brand the brands are aro regi registered t for or different sections of t the tho th body and in addition addi tion tron and Burgess have re registered d a no c complicated ear ear mark ark that t is tl tp change c CROPPED EARS Therein lie lies another secret of at cattle branding Most of ot the Ui ranch ranch- wen men have designed ear m marks as aswell aswell well as LS cattle brands Some Somo are are- slit shIt ears ars omo some are arc clipped ea ears s 's Others are aro aro merely bl branded ears cars Wattles and dewlaps ll play an n Im Imp p part put In this this' br branding process proc proc- ess Artificial wattles and and d dewlaps dewlaps dew dew- w laps are re brau branded on on many l herds I by their owners s. s and d dOw w laps are aro ro fleshy appendages or folds folda Ul under clel the n k in Ini Utah ranchers have found found mCl ninny many y designs f for A theIr brands Some of ot these are c generally others t ers aro strictly tl 10 local 1 Cres Cre- cents cents' swastikas hearts hofles p. p houses squares res circles 51 spades d sf e. e been Used cL Eph phi Loses e oll Si S it Qu n Ut lt county uses eshoo E E Ean an U Inside a a foi h horseshoe for Mills Brothers of ot North S Salt Lake brand their stock Heart Bar rt a 1 O Cl b i Utah ran ranch hi men have ha the widest I variety of ot brands ot any caUl rats cattle rais rals raising ing state it It- It wils declared Just take n a 1 look atc a. a the accompanying pictures Mel anti aee- aee I e for yourself |