Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-06-08
GREAT SALE
Horn Cattle.
The First Annual Sale from Hot Springs
Herd, at HALEY, June %.

The First Annual Sale from Hot Springs
Herd. at HALEY, June %.
Robert Strxhorn & Co. announce their
first annual sale from the famous Hot
Springs Herd of Short Horn cattle for
Saturday, June 22nd, 1889. As this Isl
the most important event Of the kind
that has ever occurred in Idaho, stock
men universally will be interested in
brief outline of this the largest herd OF
thoroughbred cattle In the Northwest,
as we'll as Of the details of the sale.
The Hot Springs Herd of Short Horn
Cattle was practically founded in June,
1888, by the importation from Kentucky
of l25 head of registered animals. The
herd was selected by Robert Strahorn
& Co. with reference to establishing at
HALEY Hot Springs a permanent breed
ing and dairy farm from which Idaho |
and nelghboring States and Territories
could select the very best type of HOME |
GROWN, ROBUST, PuRE-BRED cattle with
which to grade up native herds.
No pains or expense were spared to-
secure animals which would best unite
the best BEEF AND DAIRY QUALITIES.
Hot Springs herd contains choice rep
|resentatives from such famous Ken
lucky herds as those of Abram Renick,
-. s. Owsley, Cecil & Jones, B. G. Null
ms, J. NJ. Bigstaf and others. Their
breeding for beef cannot be excellea In
Kentucky or any other country, while
their fine milking qualities are daily
attested by some SO superb milk COWS
composing the Hot Springs Dairy.
Hot Springs herd is now THOROUGH
LY AccLIMArED. Excepting the milk
, cows the herd has made its own living
. on the hills near HALEY during the past
winter. There is not an overfed, PAM
-. pered or sickly animal in it. The In
crease, numbering some 60 head, are
& largely Of Idaho birth and raising. II
will be apparent to any breeder thai
such herd offers far better selection
than any shipment fresh from the East
\ Its owners are in Idaho to stay. They
w. have reputation to make and propos'
= makingi it by selling only that which vii
bear the closest inspection, and by rep
- resenting individual animals exactly a
h. they are.
Among the families of Short Horn
noted the world over for their superior
~ -. i,y over the plainer-bred types Of tn
81 breed the Hot springs herd embrace
"Renick Rose of Sharons," "Duef
esses," "Red Rose" "Young Mary.
"Phyllis," and "Airdriss." The pr
~ vailing color is beautiful red-in fac
e, - out of nearly 200 head in the herd the
w. are only four animals possessing 9th
predominating colors.
''N The prandsire Of Airdrle of Elm
''0 and Duchess 80 Of Hot Springs herd
the 4th Duke of Geneva, who sired t
sl2, 900 Duke of Oneida, and hims'
TO- sold for $4,000. Rosebud ~ and Du
AZ of Mount Auburn 5 of this herd
'"1 also direct descendants of the We
finest Short Horns known, and the
oe' selves sold at $500 as soon as weansd
There is not a vicious animal In
Veo grand herd. This prevailing trait
Iay' short Horn cattle makes them EsPECl.
'oy' LY DESIRABLE FOR FAMILY USE.
~" also a fact we'll known among breed
w. that the first cross Of Short Horns uE
native stock almost invariably impro
sPer the disposition us well az the form
.s . the progeny.
way No better move can be made In
,hed w 1919 49, .n,o. ron nary Il
good selection from Hot spri
herd,
ders Sale at Hot Springs Ranch, ~ m
arn' from Haley, Idaho, at 10 O'Clock a.
'"'n sharp. The surplus bulls-about
Oh, choice yearlings and two-year'olds--
you" few splendid cows and calves vii
s'O sold to the highest bidder. Terms:
fifth cash on day Of sale; balance In
30 Q proved notes on four months time
~ interest at one per cent. per montl
r 10 per cent. off for spot cash.
S"n The Union Pacific company will
ND round trip tickets from all station
=, =, the Oregon Short Line and ut'
y Northern to HALEY and return,
from June 18th to 25th, at half rel
tend. rates. .ne.e ~ cr.ra Oneni,
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