The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-14
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF PRIZE SHEEP

The public auction sales attending
the International Sheep Show, which
will be held on the last two days
OF the exhibition, promise TO be the
feature of the show.
Three thousand sheep, including
over 1000 OF the highest grade rams.
and 1000 OF the classiest ewes in
the world, Will be offered for sale
during these auctions, making this
the greatest and largest sheep sale
ever held.
The very highest grades of sheep,
comprising all the FAMOUS breeds, tho
Cotswolde, Llncolns. Shropshires,
Rambouletts, Dartmores. Oxfords.
Hampshires. Delaincs and Merinos. in
fact every member OF the sheep fam
ily, Will be on sale, and any one
head OF any class would prove a very
valuable acquisition to any breeder.
This is considered 10 be the grand
est opportunity ever offered the sheep
men of this county for the inspection
and purchase OF strictly high grade
stock Every big flockmaster and
breeder Will be represented at the
Internatinal Sheep Show. Every en-
terprising firm has entered selections
from his stock in the competition for
prizes, and most of them have ship
ped large entries for the auction
sales.
The last two days of the show,
Sept. rs and 29. will be devoted en-.
tirely to the auction sales, and
large attendance is assured. Proml-
nent breeders from every section of
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expressed the intention of attending
these sales. either as prospective pur-
chasers or as sellers OF sheep. and
the interest already displayed in the
sales would indicate that the offer
ings OF the fancy stock will be quick
ly snapped up.
Secretary Fred w Harrington ad-
yises that he already has entries In
the sales for 1.S00 bucks of the
highest class for general range use.
Three hundred Shropshire ewes are
promised by one breeder, while nu-
merous smaller shipments are offer
ed, and the applications for space for
these sales continue to pour In daily
-Hr. Harrington expects to have at
least 5000 sheep on sale before Jne
entries close. This flock, when loau-
ed ON cars for shipment, would make
q train of 375 cars, and will require
the attention of scores of herders.
When this flock is added to the
hundreds OF sheep entered In the
show proper, for prizes, one might
realize the greatness of the undertake
ing.
Ogden Will be overrun with sheep
during the show week. Sheep Will
DE pastured all over the suburbs ad.
Jacent to the fair grounds. they will
be penned on ,Ae grounds and cared
for as carefully as any thoroughbred
race horse. Half the population OF
the city will be sheep men. and sew
Of the gossip about town
will be sheep talk" and Ogden vii.
itself as the sheen town
OF America.
All OF the above named breeds OF
sheep Will be on sale at the auctions
and each breed Will offer the finest
imported bucks and ewes. Tho Cots.
woldS at the present time have the
lead In the sales entries, with the
second and the Shropshires
third. but these positions are likely
10 change with the next delivery of
the United States mall.
Such big, live stock firms as the
Rutterneld Live Stock Co. of Idaho.
L S. King Bros. OF Laramie, Robinson
OF Canada and Roland of Ontario Will
have choice stock on sale. Others
sheep for auction are: F.
w. Hardy of Wisconsin, George Nc
Carey & Sons of Idaho, James Port
of Idaho. W F. Renk of Michigan,
A. J. KnOwland oil Idaho. H. C.
Woods of Spencer and ]. S. Hartley of
Iowa