The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-12-12
StOCkfnen Like
Angus Cattle
John Stevenson and ID. r. McCoruuo.
dale Purchase Fine Pure
bred Stock
MANY INTERESTED
High Price Of Beef Brings into Prom
inence the Pure Beef Type;
Some Fine Sires

In these days Of high prices for
meat, and of greater necessity than
the world has ever before known for
many beef cattle, the Angus breed, a
pure beef type is receiving more at
tention than ever before.
Several Redwood. County and Rem
vile County men have for several
years been advocating the raising of
this breed, and at least two, Of the
most prominent stock raisers of the
county have backed up their belief
by the purchase of the best herd
sires procurable, and the giving of
expert attention to the increase of
their purebred herds.
One OF these men, John Stevenson,
proprietor of the Campbell Park Farm
near Delhi, has long had statewide
reputation as Polled Angus breed
er, his splendid blacks having taken
prizes at the Minnesota State Fair
for several years. Last year at the
Redwood County fair, Mr.. Stevenson
showed nineteen head of purebreds-
as fine string as can be found any
where in the state. Mr.. Stevenson
now owns thirty-two head of pure
breds, all eligible to register, beside
many fine grades.
Last November, Mr. Stevenson at
tended the sale Of Angus
held by the famous Caldwell broth
ers on their Indiana farm. These
men took more prizes at the 1917
Minnesota State Fair than any other
single breeder, and the nmae of Cald-
well has become household word
wherever Angus cattle are known.
One of Mr.. Stevenson's purchases
at this fair was Ito's Ethel, a COW
for which he paid $435. This COW
was bred on the Caldwell farm and
was sired by the famous Blackcap Ito
and this, judging from the appear
ance of Ethel when recently visited
on the Stevenson FARMS case in
which the daughter does her sire full
justice.
The second purchase made by Mr..
Stevenson was an imported sire,
Everest of Finlarig, for which he
paid $500. Everest is nearly two
years old and has a pedigree which
carries him back to famous Old Jock
of Scotland. Bred by Angus Gordon,
Finlarig, Granston-on Sprey, Scot
land, Everest is Trojan Erica, of
whom breeder. importer andsxownef
may all well be proud. He is now
the head Of the Stevenson herd, the
former herd sire having been sold
very recently, at sale of purebred
Angus at st. Paul.
The second Redwood County man
who has pinned his faith in stock to
the Angus banner is D. R. McCorquo-
dale, also Of the Delhi community.
Mr.. McCorquodale also attended the
Caldwell sale in company with Mr..
Stevenson and made several >purchas-
es. These included two cows with
calves, the cows being Shenandoah
Elizabeth and Ellen D., for which
Mr.. McC orquodale paid $425 and $500,
respectively. Both are young cows
of the Trojan Erica strain, and of
excellent breeding all through their
| family tree.
Mr.. undergraduates biggest pur-
chase, however, was the imported
herd sire, bought at a cost Of 1925
| This sire is Eljam, bred on the farms
Of His Majesty, King George Of Eng
land at Abergeldie Mains, Ballater
Like the sire purchased by Mr.. Stew
enson, Eljam is an Erica and traces
/ his parentage back to Old Jock. The
] Gazette was fortunate enough to ac-
quire picture of Eljam which shows
| just what a splendid specimen Of
beefhood he is. At the age of twenty.
one months, when he arrived at Delhi
he weighed 1850 pounds.
On the Rockdell Farms, tract Of
six hundred forty acres, in Swedes
Forest township, owned by Mr.. Nc.
Corquodale and managed by his eld
est son, David McCorquodale, are nov
thirty head Of fine Angus, all of Their
registered. The younger McCorquo
dale is a stockman who claims The
utmost respect for his knowledge
from men who have had many year:
more experience than he has had, his
| training at the state school of agri
culture and his close association witt
his fathers business for many year:
having laid the foundation for future
success as a breeder and feeder. Hi.
management of the Rockdell Farm
/ the past year has caused general ad
miration in the community.
/ Several other men near Delhi have
become advocates Of the Angus type
and nave puTcndScu SIIeS rum tils
MEG orquodale herd. These include
Neil Mckay, K L. Knutson, J. Bunt
ing, a. Hultquist and Anton Mertens
Other men who are now owners q
sires from the some herd are Gilber
| McDougall, Fred Dieke and Georg'
Huhnerkock of Redwood Falls, An
drew Olin Of Franklin, X. Monson o
Belview, ". Shoemaker Of North Red
| wood, H. Draeger Of Renville, ant
Geo. Warner of Lamberton. Thes'
sires have all been purchased within
the past four years-a splendid rec
ord from one herd.
S. p. Hicks of Gales township i
perhaps the biggest feeder of Angu
| in the county, several carloads o
beef being shipped from his farm a
! frequent intervals. At some futur
time The Gazette hopes to publish
detailed account of Mr.. Hicks drove
| G. L. Maurstad Of Delhi, was cal
er at the Gazette Office last Thursda.