Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-07
FINE CATTLE ARE SOLD
TO NEW MEXICO
ST0CKMEN
Sales This Morning Will Do
Much to Improve Herds
OF lhe Territory and
Arizona.
HIGH GRADE STOCK
EXHIBITED HERE
Cattle Show sat the Exposition
Grounds. Brings Out Big Crowd
to See the Fine Stock Brought
From. Many States and
Territories.

Ttls has been a big day for the
catte rsisers. The forty magnificent
specimens of the Hereford breed Of
bulls from the Sunny slope and Cudgr
ell &c Simpson Hereford farms. the
fo'mer of Emporia, Kan, and the lat
ter located near Independence, Mo-,
were sold at auction between 10 and
II O'Clock, and all were purchased to
Improve herds of New Mexico and
Arizona. this territory getting a large
majority of them.
The committee appointed by the
governor and the New Mexico cattle
sanitary board met at the Alvarado
and planned the pfeliminaries of the
cattemen's convention, which will be
held tomorrow. Cattle raisers Of
prominence are here from all parts Of
the southwest. The good that will re-
suit from the meeting is bound to be
far reaching.
A fragrance not unlike the sweet
smell of fresh milk greets the visitor
20 the cattle sheds, which are In the
southwestern corner of the exposition
grounds. A driveway lined on either
leads from the grand stand to them.
Here are to be found rows of sleek,
fat. Wine-colored cattle with brca5
backs and white faces. strange TO
say, out OF $50 head Of cattle exhib-
ited all are of the Hereford breed
but two or three. Forty Of them
came from the farms mentioned ana
others are from northern New Mex
do nd HA1A a.
great, long-bodied, STRAIGHTFORWARD
bulls with pedigrees that read like
the family trees of royal families. AL
are gentle. There are calves. year
lings and matured animals, groomed
and beautiful. Some wear blue rib
bons and some red, and some very
splendid looking animals are less for
tunate.
The sale of the stock sent to the
exhibit by the members of the Amer
lean Hereford Cattle Breeders asso-
citation are the chief attractions. but
a number of blue ribbons went to
New Mexico raised cattle.
The $50 cattle cover about eight ex-
hi5its, representing as many stock
ranches. Seasoned cuttIemen say that
1t is the most creditable exhibit ever
made in the southwest. 1t is on 2
par with the splendid exhibition held
at Denver in January, though not so
large.
w. r. Morley and Louis McCrea,
of western Socorro county. weTc
among the large purchasers of the
early sales. Messrs. Morley and NJ ,
Crea purchased collectively forty y-slX
yearling Hereford heifers sent to the
exposition by Chas. Springer & Co. Of
AOehier, Colfax county. Chas. Spring
sr & Co. are represented by H NJ
Let's, manager. These heifers aru
pure bred and well marked and COM
posed probably as fine a collective eX-
hibit as was made at the exposition
from this territory. They We're pur-
chased at S25 and $50 a head. Mr.
Morley purchased individually tn
prize winning bull Hereford calves
which were sent to the exposition by
I. d. Haines of Maxwell city, ColfaN
county. These calves were three IN
number and were purchased for $500
The Kansas and Missouri stock sold
this morning at auction comes from
the largest and best Hereford farms
In the United States. The Sunny
slope farm is owned by c. A. stan
nardi who is here attending the expo
sitions Mr.. Stanuard IS state senator
in the Sunflower state and the owner
Of $50 head of the finest Hereford
cattle in America. Mr.. Stannard sent
twenty bulls to the exposition, and
all but three of them are registered
Frank o. Cudgell is here with
twenty from the Cudgel & Simpson
farm, whore there are over 800 regis
tered animals. The cattle We're auc.
toned off by Col. R. +. Edmondson
official auctioneer for the association
Q. r. Thomas, tWenty-fOur years sec
retaTy OF the American Hereford Cat
tie Breeders association. IL present tc
see that the buyers Of the stock rc-
ceiye the correct registration of theiI
animals. Mr.. Thompson has reigs.
uered every Hereford animal in the
United states alive today. as he ha.
been secretary OF the association foI
twenty-four years and there are nd
aninals living that old
Hereford Sale Postponed.
Only eight animals were sold a.
the Hereford sale this morning. TIVE
others were offered but only received
bids OF $50 each and were Withdrawn
The attendance was light and the
btdSlng very slow. The best ped