Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-28
To Raise the Standard
Day County Farmers and Horse
men Grganfze and Purchase
Prize-winuiH- Imported
French Percherou,
aRavaiIIac.-
Immense Strides Being Made
BY the Stock Raisers of
the County.

An organization Of farmers and
hursamen was formed in this City last
week for tile purpose OF improving the
standard Of Graft horses II Day county
The organization consists OF:
DR.. {. NJ HiLLebEanfL. P~residenrs
D c. KsIdsr, Secretary;
John Norton, Treasurer
Directors: 0cm L. Williams. Albert
Shephgrf. 4IUnzO AhlerS
Members Fred Bloom, B. q. Fish,
D. I williams. Frank Eaplin. H w.
Rowlee, I. J.. Langlani. Frest Guder-
ian. Emil Ma7scn. Thus. CIoyd. Mathias
johnson, J. c. Johnson, Joseph l. Carr.
\ gLance ar -he above names viii sat
Isfv rIe most skepucaL whG ara
acquainted with farm and stock inter
ests IN this section, that this is no bluff
IN wind muvgmenr-buE viii be a
determined. energetic AMI successful
effort N improve the quality and grade
Of hur=e flesh N this vicinity The
gentlemen named ara among hssf
ans moss succegsiuL farmers ami ag4cA
men, men who viii always be- found II
the EUrd rank OF any movement tend
inr or the devnlCpemenU and improve
meRr Of the country anu It's pr0ducts.
That tine assGcIatiGn means business
Is further shown DE the Eacr that IL last
week, purchased Of McGlacilIin Brus.,
Of Columbus, Chic, the mGst extensive
breeders anal importers CT blnosted Fer
cnsrun AMI French Coach horses N this
country, the cslsbraned imported Per
cherOn stallion "RavaiIIac' C4.6IT1
25,I5s. paying shernf0r S3,6G0 He IL
without dGHbt the finest Individual that
ever Cams 20 this sectlun was a prize
winner wherever exhibited scoring
30 ~ CT q possible ffty-two points
anu Ii d wonderful sra, reproducing
himself IN his prggHny- Ravalllac ~ a
dark bay with black points; he weighed
L,s20 pounds when the transfer was
made anu has the most active, graceful
movement IF any big horse VIZ ever saw.
He was granted q subsidy by the French
government az an IndUcement to his
owners 70 keep him IN France. A
glance at his pe1igree ami family his
tory viii fully repay any horse fancier
for the time AMI rruuble.
This Is certainly a Move IN the rIghr
direction and canncr fail Of rgod results
The tendency toward Improvement Ii
stock interests here has been growing
anu marked during the last few years.
SigIingar & Wicitre, Goofing & McKen-
nett. L. G. OchsGnreipsr and " E. Long
ara giving considerable OK their attention
20 the cattle interest. H O. Wickre has
an eye en- the swine. while John Nor
tim watches the sheep. These gRntia-
men arr responsible for Il ma-kEd
Improvement II the grade Of q stack.
having brought into the country tine
best bred anina.s % ke found any
where anu il IL satisfactory % know
rilat their efforts are Appreciated by II
farmers generally. The -imEryvernent
Of strains and grades viii not step buf
70 steadily on We have al tine natural
resources for raising fine stock and are
getting the best qualities. Just watch
Day county IN tine very near future she
Will be- tine banner county Ii the state
for the production Of fine srCck. Far
ulers, Won can hasten this condition BY
dispensing CT inferior animals and IsEag
only the best blood for siras. II costs
10 mere % raise a good grade IT full
blood than iE does % raise q runt or
scrub. and the RETURNS from tine former
ara mere than iouble, not considering
the extra s~trisfac1iGn % t1e breeder.