The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-10-21
ShORTHORN LIVESTOCK
SALES INTEREST MANY
Low Price OF Cattle al Present Time
Appeals 90 the Many
stockgro~ers.

Cold. hlustery weather made money
for a number OF cattle buyers attend
ing the Joint sale OF j. G.. Hayden.
Requa brothers and n II. Leland az
the Twin Falls couLty fair grounds
Tuesday afternoon. Many stayed
away who had expressed a purpose
TO attend and bid GA the various Of
ferings and as result the stuff
moved slowly. or course IL must be
admitted. say cattle men. that pre-
vailing financial conditions have
caused a lack OF confidence that has
reflected itself In the recent sales.
Wise buyers. however, realize that
this Ia their opportunity and not
few are seixlng IL.
Twenty head were sold at the Filler
sale Tuesday at an average price OF
$2492b No bulls we're brought out
The top price was $500 for a beau
tiful two-year-old heifer. Matchless
Ill. with heller calf at side. by
Model Cumberland She went TO c.
A. McMaster after spirited bidding.
H. II. Schildmsn. local shorthorn
breeder and livestock man. was one
OF the principal purchasers at this
sale. He purchased Bellcreek Law
ender. I'd. s625; Cumberland Rose,
sf26, and Isabella Red. f125. ali
owned by j @. Hayden: Rosebud
sl46. owned by N. H. Leland. and
Queen Victoria, sls5, owned by Re
qua brothers.
other local purchasers included
Dr. II. $. Arms. who purchased Red
Pansy from the Hayden herd for
$40: c. @. Brigham. Missile Cum
berland. $3.50. from the same source.
and l.. H. Brown. Sunny Belle. ff45.
from n. II. Leland.
The sale here was one OF series
being conducted turnout the county
this week.
Colonel r. o. Walter OF Filler and
Amos Miller OF Caldwell are the auc-
tioneers for all the sales
Az the stockmen's banquet given
Tuesday evening addresses were
made by Charles b. Saunders,
horse breeder. the Rev. r.. l.. White.
pastor OF the First Methodist church:
j. NJ. Markell, secretary and manager
OF the county fair. p. r. Rhinehart
Of the state university bureau OF an
imal Industry: y. A. Lawson. Spo-
kane. representing the Shorthorn AS
ISOLATION. and Frank ID. Toruson, ed
itor OF The Shorthorn in America. OF
Omaha: Lester Otter, introduced as
the youngest breeder In the short.
horn business. was called upon and
received hearty applause. The boy
last year purchased a Shorthorn heif-
er for $3.50.
some Optimism.
The statement OF Mr.. Markell car
ricd an optimistic tone throughout as
he pointed 10 the presence OF biz
herd OF purebred Shorfhorns al the
recent county fair az an example OF
the growing favor OF better live
stock. The Rev. Mr.. White urged In
favor OF higher types In everything
a. well az cattle. but declared coop
GRAFTON TO be the only system by
which success for the venture could
be attained.
From beginning 10 end the meet
ing OF last night abounded with In
terest IN the salient subject
placed before n. and al the conciu-
sion ample evidence was demonsfraf-
ed that the seed sosn had fallen on
good soil and IL destined TO bear
large yield OF ripened grain before
another annual banquet II staged. c.
A. McMaster a. Son. Requa Brothers.
y. q. Hayden and \. n. Leland were
last nights hosts.
Al a meeting OF the Twin Fails
breeders association before the ban
quet. the following COMMITTEES was
appointed 20 handle the winter sales
which will take place In January and
March Bruce Requa. Kimberly. J.
q Hayden. Castleford. j. NJ. Markell.
filler. W. L. Brown. Wendell. r. X.
Brooks. Bull and c. A. AcMaster,
Twin Falls. The meeting was called
10 order by Col +. O. Walter. who -
the auctloneer throughout the entire
series. In the absence o fthe chair
man. The third sale OF the present
series was held yesterday at the
barns OF G. A. McMaster and Son