Warren sheaf., 1920-01-28
LIVE STOCK SALE
AT WINTER SHOW
Many Head of Pure Bred Stock Listed.
numerous Contest Promis to be
Interesting Features of Show

eIoSh OuI VIII De Selected INDIVIDUALS
from leading herds throughout the val
ley and in some cases including the
best herds in the northwest. The Red
River Valley is fast becoming noted
for the rapid development of its live
stock interests and this will be another
opportunity for farmers to add good
stock to their herds. The breeding of
the stock is the best that breeders can
offer.
In the Holsteins number of sons
and daughters of the $65,OOO bull will
oe sold; as well as number of grand
sons and granddaughters of the famous
Schroeder bull, Sir Pietertje Ormsby
Mercedes. Included in this list of cat
tie there are twenty heifers, safe in
calf, to one thousand pound butter per
year bulls and thirty heifers to thirty
pounds seven day record bulls. Prob
ably no sale in the northwest outside
Of the big sale held at Moorhead last
summer will come up to what this sale
offers.
The Shorthorn breeders are making
special effort to offer their best.
Seventy head including twenty-five
choice bulls representing the choicest
blood lines of the breed will be offered.
Any man interested in Shorthorns can
not pass up this opportunity that will
make it possible for him to purchase
either males or well bred females.
The swine sales will also offer many
features including the North and South
Dakota champions and individuals
which are outstanding both in confor-
nation and blood lines in the Duroc.
Chester White and Poland China
breeds.
Stock Judging Contests
Another interesting educational event
which takes place during the annual
Northwest School Farmers Week meet
ings and Red River Valley Winter
Show is the students stock judging
competitions. This year there will be
contest of students from the three
University Schools of Agriculture at
st. Paul, Morris and Crookston; of
members of farmers clubs from Red
River Valley counties: of high and con-
solidated school agricultural depart
ments, and of the freshman, junior and
senior classes Of the Northwest School
of Agriculture The corn and potato
contest will be also resumed this year.
Spelling Contest -
The seventh annual Red River Valley
rural school spelling contest will be
held at Crookston ON Friday, Feb. 13,
as part Of the exercises of Northwest
School Farmers Week. Mr.. j. .8P.
Bengtson of the Northwest School of
Agriculture is in charge of the contest
this year. He reports that there will
be two representatives in the final con-
test from each of the following coun-
ties; Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson,
Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Penning-
ton, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau.
The winter shows management offers
$35O.0o in prizes and expenses to these
contestants annually The final oral
contest will take place at 4 80 in the
Armory. This event is looked forward
to by hundreds of the young people at
tending the rural schools in the Red
River Valley counties.
A spelling contest for Marshall coun-
ty will be held at Warren on Feb. 12.
TO this contest each rural district is
entitled to send one contestant. The
winner will represent the county at the
Winter Show in Crookston.
Live Stock Breeders Hold Banquet
The live stock breeders of the Red
River Valley association will hold their
banquet at Crookston on Wednesday
evening, Feb. II at 6 80 p. m. This has
come to be an event of great interest
! to- the live stock men of northwestern
Minnesota. An elaborate program is
being planned. Reservations should be
made early by notifying either c.. G..
Selvig or Secretary W. v. Goussef.
The price of the plates will be $1.5O.
| School Graduate Designs Poster
The beautiful five colored poster
which is used this year in announcing
the Northwest School Farmers Week
and Red River Valley Winter Shows
was designed by Mr.. Harold II. Grandy,
| Is, N. w. S. A., who contributed the
art work. It represents a grain farm
ing scene with a clear blue sky for
background in contrast with the dark
background covering the remainder of
| the poster. It is one of the most effec-
tive designs along poster designs that it
has been our pleasure to see for many
"a day. Mr.. Grandy deserves congratu-
lations for getting up this splendid pos
ter for northwestern Minnesota.