The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-23
SHEEP FOR MONTANA CONDITIONS
$ cali Company Meets With Rcmarka
bic n Deserved Success.
Great Fails Leader.

bic n Deserved Success.
Great Fails Leader.
West OF Great Falls along the banks
OF Sun river lies the home of the Sun
River Stock 4 Land company, largely
the property Of T. c. Power and C. B.
Power, promoters Of the Escalier Sheep
company. the heaviest direct breeders
OF Montana. The Escalier sheep have
for years bren famous in Montana,
but 1t remained for the Escalier CON-.
pany to 60 direct into their breeding
for sale and development. The plan
Is an excellent one in every way, and
the success being met with is pheuome.
nal.
Selection Of yearling rams from this
herd have been made this season by
some of M%outana's most critica! and
progressive growers. Attention of
wool growers is called to the following
expressions of growers and purchas-
ers who have seen and handled these
sheep:
"'Mr. Is. d. Philips, of Philips,
Mont, Montana's leading wool grower,
passed through the city this morning,
having purchased a carload of yearl-
ing rams from the Escalier Sheep com.
pany at Sunnyside, for use this com.
ing fall upon a herd of selected ewes
at his ranch near Malta. Mr.. Philips
expressed himself as most agreeably
surprised with the high character and
fashionable appearance of these sheep
claiming they are the heaviest tleeced
sheep for a carload lot which he ha,
ever purchased, and states that the
success which has attended this com.
pany's breeding is a compliment no,
. only to the company but to the WOO
growing industry of the state
Mr.. j. H. Burke of the vel
known firm of woolgrowers at Hogan,
Mont, came down from his ranch thi.
week and has purchased 100 yearlins
rams for use this season from the Es
caller Sheep company at %Sunnyside
Mr.. Burke expressed himself as vel
= satisfied with his purchase and claims
, they are equa al if not better sheep tina,
many OF similar type purchased abroat
and brought into Montana 10 recen
years. 1t is agreeable to know tina
such rapid progress along breedin!
lines as has been made by the man
agement Of the breeding establish
ment.'
Some time since there was a disput
as to the amount sheaved by NJ,
y Philippe Chevallier from the shee
purchased from the Escalier Shee
> company, and the following unse
- licited affidavit was 10 ade by him whic
will be of interest:
Helena, Mont, July y, 1905
This is to certify that in October
1904, l purchased from the Escalie
Sheep Co. fourteen IA yearling ram
d out of those exhibited at the Montan
State Fair last season. These ram
e sheared this year, hand shearing, a
n average OF t~wen.y.six (26) pounds pc
head, running from twenty.four "a
to thirty.three (33 pounds each. Sal
% sheep are now running in the vicinit
II Of Bald Butte, in Lewis and Clar
county, Montana.
;Ol "PHILIPPE CHEVALLIER."
T.: Under the circumstances, and wi,
the showing made, it would seem tn,
If the sheep growers of the state woul
be interested in encouraging the brees
Is ing work carried Do by the Escalit
people, and the responses received b
them prove tn at interest in the produ
ton of the highest class of meriu
. sheep is very favorable.
The Escalier Sheep company ha,
practically all OF their ranch o~tferin:
unsold as yet, and will have full q
d ferings ready for inspection at Sum
- side about September 10. Any il
I" Quiries regarding rams should be a
dressed to G. b. Power, either Heller
os or Sunnyside.