The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-03
MANY SALES ARE MADE
BANK cLEARINGs PROVE SHOW is
PRIMARILY A TRADING
ONE.
BY II. w. HALEY.

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The seventeenth annual National
Western Stock show and horse show,
as a stupendous exposition, has passed
into history, but its lessons and new
ideas conveyed to breeders and others
live on. Officials of other shows and
men of Importance in various fields of
the livestock industry have said that
the big feature of the National West
ern is its sales.
1t is primarily a selling, bartering,
trading show. Bank clearings of over
S5,000,000 for the week prove this. No
where else in the world are carloads
of registered breeding cattle shown and
sold in the quantity found at the Ma
tIonal Western. Neither is the quality
to be excelled. On many occasions the
carload offerings at Denver have gone
into herds, from which they were later
sold as individuals at most attractive
prices.
Breeders of cattle, sheep, swine,
poultry and horses look to the big
show in Denver as the one place where
they may secure thesbest of breeding
~
offering of high quality individuals
from which to make their selection
larger offering than can be found On
any breeding farm or in any one dis
trict. This fact is substantiated by the
long list of buyers who annually take
up the offering of Hereford and Short
horn sales held in the arena. Again,
in the yards we find the carloads of
breeding stock going both to breeding
pastures and the range.
Animals shown and sold in Denver
find their way year after year to other
shows, and they win. The offspring
of breeding bulls bought in Denver may
be found on the ranges of the great
Southwest and later in the feeder and
fat cattle sections of the country's
largest shows. There is reason for
this and that reason is to be found in
the wonderful health and vigor of
Western bred animals.
The showings in individual lots il.
Denver this year, while smaller in
some classes, were by far the highest
in quality ever seen here. Improve
ment has gone on from year to year
The incentive has been furnished by
the show and its attendant sales. The
breeder knows that premiums are paid
for quality, both in the show ring and
in front of the auction block.
Colorado herds, as usual, figured
prominently in the winnings, but did
not have things their own way in any
division. Colorado herds have won
consistently for many years at the
America Royal and the International,
and their showing this year at these
big shows was even better than ever
before. 1t is not surprising then that
they should also win extensively in
Denver. Yet in no case was it a walk
away. Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming,
Nevada, Montana, Oregon, Missouri and
Iowa breeders came to Denver, AMI
were not disappointed in their WIN
nings.
The best Hereford show ever seen
in the West was the verdict of the
ringside during the busy judging hours
of Monday and Tuesday. Panama
10th, grand champion Hereford bull
at the International, shown by A. B.
Cook of Townsend, Mont, could not
be denied the same placing in Denver.
The Junior and reserve on males, how
ever, went to Fulcher G. Kepler of
HolyOke, Colo, on their most promis-
ing youngster, Prince Domino 115th.
Both female championships were safe
ly carried away by Colorado entries.
Crystal Mischief, shown by the Ken
Caryl ranch of Littleton, taking senior
and grand champion honors, while J.
ID. Canary's Miss Repeater 87th was
the Junior champion.
The Shorthorn show, though smaller
In numbers than in the previous year,
was strong in quality, with notably
few tuilenders. Several of the calf
classes were pronounced by judges and
ringside enthusiasts as second to none
ever seen at Chicago or elsewhere.
Carpenter & Ross of Mansfield, Ohio,
captured senior and grand champion
ship huaors with their sensational win
ner of the season, Maxwalton Mon.
arch. The Junior championship in the
male division remained in Colorado
with Pride of .he Rockies, shown by
the WarnOcks of Loveland
In the female division Ohio and Col
Orado again scored, with Carpenter IL
Ross taking junior honors with Cour-
tiers Model. and the senior and grand