Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-12-15
STATE COLLEGE STOCK
BEST IN THE WEST
cattle, Horses and Sheep from Col
lege Farm Take High Rank at
International Livestock Expo
Sition, Portland

II The Pacific International Live
Stock exposition is to be to the
Northwest what the International
in Chicago is to the Middle West and
East. Last week the thoughts and
faces of farmers and breeders were
turned toward Portland. Thousands
came and positively stated that they
could not afford to miss it. There is
to be found at this show, the best
in the association, instruction, IN.
spiration, and business. One could
clearly see that the future of live
stock production in the entire North
west is bound to be great. Breeders
assembled at the exposition refused
to concede any possibility about it.
They are augmenting their herds, be-
cause they have no fear of the future.
The big outstanding feature of the
show was the birth of a new level of
excellence in the live stock exhibited
The top animals in each case were
speculative in form, quality and fin
\ sh. 1t is no small honor to be at
the head of the line and receive the
i coveted purple and blue ribbons.
4 Many of the Portland champions will
compete at Denver, Colorado, in
January, 1917, against the Chicago
champions. Last year the western
bred animals held their own nobly.
Citizens of this state may well be
proud of the high ranking taken by
the stock exhibited by their own
State College. A few side lights on
the principal premiums won by them
may be properly presented here.
|. Black Beauty: LIST prize and the
champion Percheron mare
2. Colony Nancy: LIST prize and the
champion Clydesdale mare.
3. Colony Winsome: LIST prize aged
Clydesdale mare.
4. Imperial Guest: 2nd prize for
Clydesdale stallion.
.. Silver King: LIST prize and Cham
pion grade and cross-bred Short
horn steer.
3. Alaska Maid: list prize Hereford
Galloway calf under one year.
l. Hercules Hero: End prize grade
Shorthorn steer; age 8 months.
/ .. Sweetwater Pride: 4th prize
Hereford steer under one year.
D. Steer herd of three animals: LIST
prize.
w. Village Excelsior: End prize
Shorthorn senior bull calf.
H. MaxwoltOn Foxglove 9Th; Bird
prize Shorthorn senior yearllng
heifer.
H. Discreticns Verna: 9Th prize
Hereford two-year-old heifer.
10 Carlton: 3rd prize Shropshire
eve.
a. Pen of three yearling wethers:
Bird prize.
TO- Eldora: LIST prize and champion
Hampshire eve.
The fat steers and wethers were
sofa at auction to the leading Port
iahd hotels patronized by stockmen.
hercules Hero, a Shorthorn steer,
pred by Day & Rothrock of Sprague,
WASH, and procured by the college
"hen three months of age, weighed
iozo pounds and was sold for $3.50
per 100 pounds on the hoof. He
brought total of $346.8O, and was
bought by the Portland hotel as "hol-
iday beef"
Silver King" another Shorthorn
weighing 1920 pounds, brought
Fl4.5O per 100 pounds on foot and
netted a total of $22O.4O.
Sweetwater Pride" a Hereford
STEER weighed $50 pounds and
brought $500 per 100 pounds He
sofa FOR a total of $144.00
Three yearling wethers, which
weighed 600 lbs, sold for $13.75 per
ioo pounds. They brought total
of $S2.5O.
Inc sales of breeding stock were
also excellent. The sum of $1,000
was offered and refused for "Village
excelsior" Shorthorn bull calf,
oorn on the college farm December
ISL 1915. He is rated as a top
notcher.
The lions share of the credit for
'ne excellent showing described above
should go to the men behind the
euhs'-the herdsmen. The beef cat
ne We're fed by Mr.. Richard Hanna
ana the horses were fitted by Mr..
Aiec McAllister. Their good, patient
ana persistent work would go for
aanght were not the animals them