Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-10
Live Stock Notes
LIVESTOCK SALE CALENDAR

HOlsteins
March IA, l.. w. Bardsley, Tulare.
April 5, Guaranty Sale, khoades &
Rhoades, Pavilion, Hynes.
Herefords
February 21, Pacific Coast Here
ford Breeders Association, Universi-
ty Farm, Davis.
Shorthorns
February %, California Shorthorn
Breeders Association, University
Farm, Davis.
DurOcs
February 16, Sierra Vista Stock
Ranch, Pertis.
Poland Chinas
February "a, California Poland
China Breeders Association, Univer-
|sity Farm, Davis.
Berkshires
February 27-28, American Berk-
shire Congress Show and Sale, Riv-
crsIde.
Breeders in Washington have
launched a campaign to abolish Scrub
and grade sires. The extension dlvi-
| sion IS now conducting survey and
later a series of meetings is planned
for each community. Bankers and
| business interests are expected to as
sist in financing the purchase of pure
bred sires. California is in sore need
OF such a campaign.
| T. B. Purvine of Petaluma has been
making some very credltaDle register
OF merit records with MS Jerseys.
| Ihe aged cow komulus' Legacy Jean
mas completed a record OF 6o4.64
| pounds lat from 9,6l3 pound milk;
fnyills FAIRY Belle IS credited with
| o3O.i6 pounus lat and 9,9Zo pounaS
mix and + airy Boys Conan Asnantee
IN $50 days has produced 3lO.4o
pounds fat and 1879 POUNDS milk.
u l.. d. Smith of Humboldt county has
| been doing a brisk trade IN GuernseyS
and has sold to Homer Fisher of Ar
cata the young bull Squlre'S Duke OF
CiaremonU and the Unree females,
DonnIe Belle OF Claremont, MySle Oh
Linda OF Claremont ana Mysle'S
betty OF Claremont. Silva Bros, Ar
cata, selected the two females, Clare
mont Lass and Polly OF Claremont.
Howard Vaughn, manager of the
Forthcoming Snorthorn sales to be
held at the university farm, DAVIS,
during Stockmens Week, writes that
Caledonia Farms, West Sacramento,
| and Thos. 7. Miller of Holllster have
entered consignments. The former
nerd will be represented by offspring
from their three well known herd
| bulls and the latter herd will send
forward number of sons OF Imp.
Secret Stamp and Greendale Sultan.
At the last annual meeting of the
American Shorthorn Breeders Asso-
citation a reduction of the registration
fee from $3.50 to 81 was oruered, et-
| fectlve January Is.
Witherow & Stafford, Greenwood
Farm, Live Oak, report the sale of
Duroc boar to c. F. Busjager OF Man
teca.
Thomas Harrison of Santa Rosa
has sold the aged Percheron stallion
Motif to the San Luis Obispo Poly
technic School. Motif was sired by
Tamerlane, and his dame was JON
guile. He was grand champion at
| the recent California National Live
stock Show.
L. D. May, generally regarded as
the dean of Milking Shorthorn breed
ers, died at his home near Granville
Center, Pennsylvania, early last
month.
A plan is being projected by a
number of San Francisco sportsmen
to revive racing at the old Tanforan
race track south Of San Francisco.
Years ago this track was the scene OF
many high class meets and with the
renewed interest in racing it is hoped
to regain some of its past glory.
The directors OF the Western Bcrls-
shire Congress at meeting held at
Sacramento last week decided 20
abandon the annual sale held at the
university farm and to lend united
support to the show and sale to be
held at Riverside, February 27-2S.
Alex Wilson, manager of the swine
department of the Italian Vineyard
Company, Guasti, has secured the
services of Wilson Rowe as herdsman
for their Berkshire herd. Rowe is
one of the best known men In Berk-
shire circles. For many years he was
herdsman at the Iowa state college
Later he was in charge of the lowana
herd. In 1920 Rowe judged Berk-
shires at the California state fair.