Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-16

Barn and SIo at Crook
issued to the 1s73th person to join in
the association. All of these 1878
members have paid from $40 to $500
each n the association. The asso-
citation has made wonderful strides
since its first show was held in 1917
in a rented. garage. The next year
the show was held in another garage,
and that same year building began
with q sales pavilion. In 1919, an
mex A was built, a-d in 1920 annex
b was added. These buildings cost
$4,000, and the association now owes
only about $4,000 on them. Together
with the armory these buildings pro-
vide over two acres of floor space
for the live stock sales and shows
Noted Speakers
A program of unusual worth is be-
ing prepared for this years show.
Governor j. A. q. Perus will speak.
as will als President l.. d. CoHman
of the University of Minnesota, Dean
W. C.sCoffey, and w l. Nolan.
Much has been said of the live
stock in the barns at the Experiment
Station, and the Herald visitor
to make the rounds. Shorthorns,
Guernseys, and Holsteins occupy the
stalls in the COW stable. 1t was a
bitter day and the stable seemed cold.
but the herdsmen assured the visitor
that it was warm enough for the COM
fort and health Of its inhabitants.
The School Herd.
The, Holsteins as a group were not
remarkable, although some exception
ally fine individuals are included in
the herd. b Guerensycs are few
in number, only six in all, and two
OF them grades. The Shorthorns are
the pride of the stable, and are GER
tainly beauties. There are sixteen of
them, all pure bred. They are the
chuncky, rounded beef type, some
roam some white. ,.
The Shorthorn herd sire carries
some of the best blood the University
Gf Minnesota ever owned, and that is
saying a good deal. He is Linwood
Sultan and came from Iowa. Hc will
he W. years o Il in March. He is d
grandson Of Whitehall Sultan, n of
fha greatest show animals in the ring.
Satan is pure white, weighs about
1,8GO poln-s and is one of the finest
animals one could wish to see. He,
alone was worth the. trip out from
Grookston TO see.
Another handsome young bull is
Rosette'se Master who carried off first
prize at the County Fair. At six
months old he weighed 6O4 pounds.
He will be a year old in March, but
looks older. IT,
One COW. that particularly attract
ed attention was Rosette, who won
grand champion at the county fair,
and first twice, and first and cham
pion n at the Live Stock Show. She
is a splendidly proportioned roar of
the best beef type. She is being
groomed for the shows again this
winter. Two others Of the young
shorthorns that are living in luxury.
getting ready for exhibition, are
Snowdown's Maid. born February
10, 1919, winner OF first place in the
Polk County fair, and second in the
Live Stock Show. n Morning Dew.
Morning Dew was born May %. 1920,
Was shown at last years winter event
and given second place. Snowdowns
Star, May IS, 1915, is one of the
finest cows in the entire herd. She
q first place n would have car
RED on the championship also, but
for the fact that she has had the mis-
fortune OF losing one eye.
Breeding Plus Feeding.
The .Shorthorn calves show their
hrfeding and their feeding, which is
quite as important The July calves
[Iook Ike y~earlings. They were bawl-
Ing Justify, and in order that the
Eherdannan and the visitor could
c0tittnueg their conversation, the herds
mn had to open the gate and lei
them. out OF the pen to go to supper.
ETheyggalloped out. slipping and slid.
ing IN their eagerness, and ran
stTaiGht TO where the shorthofr
p1n mother without a seconds hest.
eS%f6w M acted az . nerfect nnflkjuo