Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-04-25
MOCK SALE BRINGS
OUT FINE ANIMALS
hlgh Grade Animals Surprise Spec.
'a'"rs--Student Bidders Invest
Heavily

maintained on the State College farm
was revelation to the stockmen OF |
'he Northwest who were assembled |
mere Saturday for the fourth an
nual show and mock sale of live
STOCK by the agricultural students
OF the State College, and the high
prices paid by the students in the |
/ competitive bidding for the different
animals included in the sale were, for
the most part, fairly representative |
OF the true value of the animals. |
Segis Pontiac Acme, the mammoth
Holstein bull leased by the college
from j, H. Hubert of Mt. Vernon
topped the sale when he went under
the manner to Edward ]. Stevens.
a student from Hillyard for the near
fabulous price of $4,000. This price.
however was considerably higher
than the appraised valuation of the
aristocratic animal as set by the ap-
praising committee.
Pierterje Massey Belle I'd, a beau
uful Holstein COW, brought the high
est price in her class, selling at
$ll0O, within few dollars of the
appraised valuation of the prize
winning Holstein, Pietertke Massey
recently dropped the largest calf ever
born on the State College farm, the
calf weighing 1870 pounds at birth.
AS junior two-year-old she pro-
duced 313 pounds of milk and 1874
pounds Of butterfat in seven-day
test
The show and sale attracted
large number of visitors, although
not so largely attended as some of
1.-THE former shows, several of the lead
ing livestock men of the state being
present. Jas. Mckay auctioneer of
Spokane, sold the horses, hogs and
sheep, while Harry Cranke of Nez-
perez welded the hammer over the
dairy and beef cattle. Ira P. Whit
ney, manager of the Waikiki farm
of Spokane, pointed out the desirable
characteristics of dairy stock to the
crowd, and several other livestock
men Of prominence offered pertinent
suggestions to the student bidders.
Eight hundred and thirty dollars
was offered for Washington Pride,
a nine-months-old Clydesdale stall
lion, sired by Hopes Pride con-
sidered the best Clydesdale in the Pa
louise country, and the prize Clydes-
dale mare of the college farm was
the dam The price offered, accord
ing o the livestock men present, was
representative of the true value of
the colt.
Perfection Pearl. white shorthorn
heifer, sired by Gains for Perfection,
was considered by many Of the breed
ers as the best prospect for breeding
improvement Of Northwest short
horns, and brought $500 when Of
fered under the hammer to the stu
dent bidders. Practically on a par.I
with Perfection Pearl in the estima-
tion O! the student farmers and
judges was Roam Cassie, a Scotch hei
fer bred by A, D. Dunn of Wapato,
and bid in at $1,000, considered a
! conservative figure.
| Three types of hogs were repre-
scented il the show and sale, Duroc
Jerseys, Roland Chinas and Berk-
shires, a boar of the Poland China |
class bringing 5000. The bidding on,
hogs was nearer to the true value,
according to the appraisers, than in |
any other class. The Duroc SOW,
Pullman Ella, was considered by |
Duroc men present and the auction
GERS as the best in the state, based
on size, quality and character
Sheep were also shown in three
classes, Rambouillet, Hampshire and
Shropshire The Hampshires are eX-
ceptionally fine animals and were
rated by sheep men present as the
best exhibited. They were we'll fit
ted and the judges gave the students
grooming them the grand trophy
prize for making the greatest I'M
provement in fitting animals for the
show.
A total of so animals of the varl-
GUS classes were included in the
show and sale and the parade OF the
show stock which preceded the sale
ELECTED words of surprise and con-
graduation from the experienced
stock men present.
The students OF the college OF agrl-
culture, who conducted the show and
sale, were hosts to the visiting STOCK
men and auctioneers at a banquet
in the chamber of commerce rooms
Saturday night, at which the winners
of the various prizes offered were