The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-06-20
BLUE RIBBON
CATTLE SHOW

/ The Lemhi County shor,horn
Breeders association was able 10
muster gathering OF a hundred per
sons last Sunday afternoon on IN ex.
cursion To- make the rounds of m.m-
Ders OF that young and vigorous or
ganixatiou who Iite within easy
reach OF Salmon and to inspect sey,
eral hundred head OF this highly fay.
ored live stock. The outing afforded
real pleasure that comes with seeing
cattle OF high degree and having
their points OF excellence pointed out
Dy experts besides aifording delight
ful social intercourse for all who
went along, comprising farmers and
their families and score of towns.
people.
The social feature was marked hy
bountiful luncheon served el fires.
co al the Rock Rose stock farm OF
President Dwight A. Smith the first
place visited. Under the inviting
shade The members and their friends
We're welcomed by Mrs. Smith and
by Mrs. Summers, wife Of Harry A
summers, who recently caae to live
near Salmon from Montana. where
be was the Shorthorn voice CRYING
I'D the wilderness In that state.
IL WAS William ]. Wittenbarp who
hrst brought n Shortharn herd into
The Salmon country. President Smith
OF importing and breeding the same
cattle, when a few years ago he
plunged headlong into debt to buy 4
herd Of p OF them In Ohio rs his
foundation. OF this herd there wege
orgfnaliy IL grades aud the same
number of thoroughbreNs. They paid
Tor themselves within & few Years
mat was when Mr. Smith owned
ranch near Tendoy. This he sold 10
buy his present ideal stock farm at
Rock Rose.
Guests were shown the grades and
pure-bloods stii carried on this
place. when II, Fl. Musser. county
agent OF Ada, who was present as the
guest OF the Lemhi county agent II
II. Davidson. extolled their virtues
and line points. even the ladies' of the
party being able 10 follow the sneak.
er rs he directed the inspection of
bovine beauty assembled and stand,
ing patiently at attention. These are
the dual-purpose Shorthorns. MOI
long ago Mr.. Smith pioneered In the
Introduction OF white slres 10 mate
with his reds and now there appear
foans In the progeny. which seem 10
nave great vogue among cattle men
IL was in the year 1913 thai Smith !
imported his Shorthorns. Note the Il. |
IN that auspicious beginning for him
ana how the same number or l,s muI /
tiple. 26, Is seen again in his flrst ian. +
portation The date of the smitLa
arrival in tho pounfV wa. - n.,at.
~. AS further showing how IT, Is /
hooaoo iaiis TO get In it's appointed
work on Rock Rose Grandpa Henry
blra iast year started in the bee bus.
mess with dozen and ono stands I
ana within the year finds himself
WIN exactly three times the origin. 4
Al number of these wonderful work 4
sfs. The old gentleman. who makes
ais home with the Smith family, took |
sreati pride in showing off his bees
o the best advantage In their mod.
I'm hives. I,
After the show was over al Rock !
aose the stock men and their friends {
'etook themselves back to Salmon {
md then on down the river on I
urther survey OF Shorthorns. ON the |
fay into Salmon a stop was made AT i
he enclosures al the railroad sta.
ion where the Lemhi Orchard and
company was carrying a d
arge herd of Shorthorn bulls and '
~ Shorthorn heifers, about two i
core OF the former half az many Of n
be latter. Here unfortunately the +
plendid bulls. making up perhaps v
ne largest assembly of the kind In q
y the region. got scared nj the at. Il