Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-28
Mountain Valley Short
horns.

"A VlSlC 10 w. ~. MlnOT MOuIl
tain Valley ranch at Heppner, Or,
by Rural Spirit representative
found Jim Angus in charge of 9
magnificent lot of young Short
horns and as eager to go on the
show circuit next season as a hunt
ing dog in a leash. Mr.. Minor
has not decided yet whether he
will show the coming year or not,
though jim says he can bring out
both a young herd and calf herd
that will be almost invincible.
And look at the cattle seems to
bear him out. Three or four diff
ferent lots of young bulls, each
lot seeming better than the one
last seen, proved the material to
be plenty.
Golden Viscount Sd, by Golden
Goods, and out of VHcountess of
Fairview 9th, the heifer that as
yearling was junior champion at
the international, is a great calf
of good size, with fine head, blocky
broad backed and not too high
above the ground. He is twin
and is possibly the best young bull
on the place, proving that show
cow that has been highly fitted
can throw show calves. A deep
red bull, a little older and larger,
rather longer in the body, and a
pure Scotch, is another one of the
most attractive. Golden Pride
I'd, out of Valley Pride, also, of
course, by Golden Goods, is a
great show heifer now, of the
blocky, early maturing type, with
beautiful head and horns and
good color. But Angus insists
that Choice Bud 7th by Golden
Rule, son Of Golden Goods, is
just as good or better. The two
would make a great pair to take
on the circuit and both would be
in the same class-junior year
lings. A grand lot of matrons
were in the yards, some with |
small calves, and there are a nice
lot of them. Golden Goods looks
as good and as large or larger
than when fitted for the show
ring. He has had season of
hard service. All the coming
calves will be his and nearly
every COW on the place old enough
is in calf to him.
Thirty-two pedigrees had just
been received and there are now
over ninety registered Short
horns on the place, so it will be
seen the herd is still up to pretty
good proportions. During the
year ending with September 1,
Mr.. Minor sold fifty-three ami
mails for total of $12, IT'S. He
reports many applications for
young stock coming in, but much
perfers to hold it all for the sale
next spring at the Portland Fat
Stock Show. He expects to put
about ten or more bulls and six or
eight heifers into the sale, all
good individuals and well bred.
An extract from a letter written l
by VIM. Clark of Petrolia, Cal,
who bought eleven head early {
last fall, will be interesting as 8
showing how the cattle are receiv- G
ed when shipped to other local I
tiles. After telling of his trip by {
water from Portland to Eureka, I
Cal, and on to Ferndale, Mr.. a
Clark says: Il took them up
town (Ferndale) to the stable, o
put the heifers in a corral and r
gave them a little hay, and the v
bulls in a box stall, and in less h
than one hour there had been 200 r
men to look at them. The fair II
directors came and looked me up s.
and said: My God! are you going "
home with that stock? You will s.
nave to exhibit them.'" He adds: e.
They were the drawing card to a
he fair. There were 1000 or 5000 81
people there each day and | think p