The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15

owner, has made good foundation
stock. His herd on exhibition at the
Spokane fair was only in breeding con-
dition as they came from the field, but
we're no discredit to the owner. His
prices astonished ME. He sells at
about half the prices we used to get.
If you think they are an experiment,
YOU are mistaken; don't be afraid of
hem. The highest per cent any animal
ever dressed was a cross bred Red Poll
and Hereford (73.74 per cent? Get
some of the breeders to send you milk
tests and butter yields, and it will
surprise you They are natives of Nor
folk and Suffolk counties in England.
For many years there were two dis
tinct breeds, or different types of the
same breed, in these counties. Various
theories have been put forward to &C
count for these hornless cattle. The
probability is that in the several va
rieties of Red Polled cattle found in
England many years ago, we have the
descendants of a very ancient breed.
Anent the MeadoWbrook Shorthorns.
Under date of May 10th Mr.. B. T.
Byrns, proprietor of the MeadOwbrook
farm at Moscow, Idaho, gives some
interesting information regarding the
stock on his farm He states the an
imals came through the winter in good
condition and he never had better sue
cess with calves than this year. Many
of the youngsters are the progeny OF
Derby, the bull in which Mr.. Byrns
takes so much pride, and he is prov
ing to be all his owner expected OF him.
The Meadowbrook yearlings and this
years calves are fine lot and people
who see them say they will be hard
to match in the PalOuse country; in
fact they are good enough to show
with the best to be had. Among the
more recent sales mentioned we find
bulls have been sold to each of the fol-
lowing parties: Metsker & Klemgard,
Pullman; Lee Guy, Moscow, Idaho;
Chas. Smith, Princeton, Idaho; VIM.
Leathart, Tekoa, Wash; Idaho State
Agricultural College, Moscow, and Oak
Hill stock farm, North Yamhill, Ore.
The animal that went to the last
named was a pure bred Lord Derby
calf, and Mr.. Byrns predicts that he
will be heard from in no uncertain
terms at the Lewis and Clark EXPOSE
ton the coming fall. Mr.. Byrns has
purchased a choice Topsman calf from
the Oak Hill stock farm and will use
him with Derby's calves. Of this sea-
sons get at the Meadowbrook farm Is
per cent. are heifers, "and a fine lot
they are" to use the words of their
proud owner. There are fifteen yearl-
ing heifers at the farm.
The MeadowbrOOk cattle are now on
PASTURE and Mr.. Byrns calls attention
to the fact that clover, meadow fescue,
orchard grass and tall meadow oat
grass make fine pasture in his selec-
ton, as we'll as a good meadow.
Makes Money With Angora Goats.
The clip from D. H. Oceans flock
of Angora goats on his ranch near
Ferndale, Whatcom county, was sold
recently at the rate of 81 cents
pound. Mr.. Ocean says he is well
pleased with the experiment Of rails
ing Angora goats and is of the opin-
ion that his section of the country
is particularly adapted to this species
of the goat family. The natural in
crease is equal to any place where
this variety is raised successfully and
the fleeces are as large and OF good
Oua1itu Tho ouoraoQ HappA on Mr.