Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-17
STOCK ARRIVES
FOR HORTHORN
SALE THURSDAY
Animals Are in Good COndl-
ton, Apparently Winter
ing Well.

Preparations were under way Tues
day at the Montana Livestock pavilion
for what officials of the Montana
Shorthorn Breeders association say
will be a record sale Thursday. when
&c head of registered Shorthorns viii.
be offered.
OF the stock arriving Tuesday. a
good number of cows, many Of them
with calves. will be shown. A large
part of this stock is of milking quality
although it holds well to beef types:
There also will be some stock offered
with good milking pedigree: Of the
milking shorthorns. w. T. Beaumont
of Deer Lodge. is offering some excel
lent specimens, which arrived at the
pavilion Tuesday. These cows are
straight Shorthorn breed, bred for
beef. but have provided a good IN
come this winter in cream sales. ne
said. The cows have calves at side,
some of them but a few days old.
Calf Crop Attractive
The calf crop OF all of the cow
stuff listed for the sale has been
good. according to the breeders. n
should form an attractive feature OF
the sale.
Gray p. Keene Of Canton was on the
ground Tuesday with a choice number
of offerings, three bulls and seven
cows. An especially attractive bull was
Village Roam Lad. No. 994S15. a two
year-old. bred and owned by Mr..
Keene. A second roam bull, calved IN
September, 1920. of much the same
breeding, Villagers Laddie. No.
1O32055, is also of good size and
promise.
Lamar Sexmith of Hobson also was
one of the early breeders at the pa
vilion, bringing four cows n two
bulls. all of good stuff:
Officials Of the pavilion association.
including l.. z. Jones, secretary, and
Shirley Ford. president, were busy
Tuesday in making arrangements for
the sale. Telephone service was ar
ranged and feed and straw sent to the
pavilion. Breeders who have arrived
are combine and cleaning their stock
to present the best appearance in the
ring. Coal was ordered to heat the
building and the stock will be washed
and further cleaned today. They are
well filled out and in good flesh.
Good Attendance Expected
A carload of cattle from the Gal
latin valley was expected late Tues
day night. according to Carl Axtell
of Salesville, secretary of the Mon
tana Shorthorn Breeders association.
VINO arrived lutSudy dlteELoou. Inns
car will carry the offerings of three
breeders, Avery Alsop of Bozeman and
Sales & Dixon and Mr.. Axtell of Sales
vile. Mr.. Axtell had looked over this
offering and said that it was all of
unusually good quality, well adapted to
the needs of Montana stockmen.
Mr.. Axtell said that the indications
were that there will be a good attend
ance at the sale. the inquiries coming
to the association being greater than
has been the case in any previous
sale. The catalogues were sent from
Canada to Argentine" be said.
The Argentine catalogues were sent
10 the Argentine Shorthorn association
which recently made the Montana as
ISOLATION an honorary member and
asked for sales catalogues. !
Rhodes Expected Today
Because of the good quality of the
offering. the rising prices on beef and
the increased desire to grade up herds.
there should be a good attendance and
keen interest" said Mr.. Axtell. The
average of prices at all sales has been
good and / expect that this will be
reasonably good. At the same time. the
large number of animals offered should
mean that the stockman will be able
to get just what he wants.
William Rhodes of Sheridan. presi-
dent of the association. is expected
to arrive in Great Falls today. Harry
Cranke of Nezperce, Idaho. will call
the sale and will arrive to-day |