The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-01-28
.P0CAT[LLO'S
SHEEP SHOW
Record Breaking Exhibit IF
1horoughbreds and Grades.
BIGGEST AND BEST SHOW EVER
HELD IN AMERICA.
Idaho Range Breeder Wins the Silver
Trophy Cup and Honors the Gem
State.

AAOA6 Will luc lOTIy-ulJu annual
convention OF the National Woolgrow-
ers association, the Midwinter Sheep
show in this city has passed into his
tory. 1t will live in the memory Of
members of the organization as by
long odds the greatest sheep exhibi-
ton ever held In America. 1t was un-
qualifiedly brilliant success. Not
only were there double the number of
entries ever shown at previous in
ternational show, but the character of
the exhibits was of high standard
Among the entries were blue ribbon
show at Chicago, the Derby event in
the livestock world.
The magnificent silver trophy cup,
offered by the national association to
the best single exhibit, was, of course,
awarding of this cup to the Butterf1eld
Livestock company gave general sat
isfictiOn, although A. ]. Knollin of Chi
cago, felt rather disappointed in not
being selected as the lucky man. Mr..
KnOllin's exhibit, taken as whole was
most excellent one. The Butterfield
LANES and Rambouillets. The Hamp-
Butterfield company's home breed and
number of imported ones, some OF
which have taken prizes at expositions
both in this country and England.
The Rambouillets were fine speci-
mems of that breed, and very large
one of them weighing 400 pounds.
They are descendants of the famous
Shattuck herd of Stansbury, Missouri
More prizes have been taken by Ram
bouillets from the Shattuck herd, at
expositions, than all other herds in the
country combined. One of the rams
in this bunch took first prize at the In
ternational Livestock show at Chicago
last year. They are very valuable ami
mails.
The bunch of Delaines were beau
tiful lot of sheep, probably finer
could not be got together in the United
Stetes. They represent the best OF
the Delaine breed. Two of the animals
were exhibited in eight different COM
petitions in England, and took first
prizes in every contest but one, and in
that took second prize A ram and
eve Of the bunch were exhibited at the
Royal Sheep show in England last
year. before being imported to the
United States. Home bred yearlings
of this breed won all the prizes at the
Idaho State Fair at Boise last fell.
The car was in charge Of George H
Brettell. manager of the Butterfleld
Livestock company, one of the best au-
thorities on fine sheep in the United
States.
The Butterfield Livestock company
is one of the foremost breeders of fine
sheep in the country, and their yards
and pens at the home ranch two miles
west of Weiser are models and we'll
worth a visit by those who are admir-
ers of fine sheep.
Sheepmen from all over the United
States attended the convention and
were surprised to find that the finest
sheep in the country were in far-off
Idaho.
Too much credit for the success Of
the sheep show cannot be given to the
members of the exhibits committee
Chairman Richard Douglas and Secre-
tary Rork worked early and late to
make the affair a record-breaker and
that they succeeded Is generally con-
ceded.-Pocatello Tribune.