The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-05
Special Train Load of Cattle
to Journey Across State,
From Grand Forks to Willis.
ton, Stopping at 28 Cities
and Towns

The greatest pure bred sire cam
paign ever staged in the United
States will be launched in North Da-
kota May IL and continue until
May %.
Extending from Grand Forks to
Williston, across q vast "agricul-
tural empire" pictured by James J.
Hill, this sire sales drive is designed
to further promote the better farms
program inaugurated by the empire
builder and advanced by his sue
cessors.
A special train carrying pure
bred cattle will journey across the
state, stopping at % cities or towns.
selling pure bred yearling sires and
heifers to farmers at cost.
More than $4,000 has been in
vested in the animals to be sold, the
funds coming from the Agricultural
Credit corporation and the Greater
North Dakota association, the lat
ter using the F. E. Murphy re-
volving fund. These two institu-
tions, together with the North Da-
kota Agricultural college, are join
ing with the Great Northern rail
way in this big project.
All Details Completed
Final details Of the trip were
worked out today at q series Of con-
ferences. Experts agreed that this
campaign would greatly stimulate
the development in North Dakota of
pure bred herds, and would give q
great impetus to the state wide cam
paign for pure bred sires, now un-
der way.
Stock selected for the special train
includes beef Shorthorns purchased
in Canada; high quality milking
Shorthorns from New York and
Massachusetts,; Herefords from the
T. j. Sebby herd at Fingal and the
Patterson Land company herd at
Bismarck; Angus from the J. 2.
Eastgate herd at Larimore and the
George p. Wolfe herd at Colfax;
Jerseys from the Page farms at
Hamilton and several lots Of Guern-
seys, Holsteins and other breeds
from farms in Minnesota and Wis
consin. :.
Stock was selected and purchased
by H. M. Stephens, buyer for the
Agricultural Credit corporation,
assisted by Martin Apland. buyer
for the Greater North Dakota asso-
citation, and Paul C. Wagner, Great
Northern railway agricultural de-
velonment agent for North Dakota.
Get Stock at Cost
Farmers who purchase stock At
the train will be given the benefit
Of actual cost price, plus charges
to cover feed, freight and buyers
expense. A representative OF the
Agricultural Credit corporation will
BE- on the train to assist in
financing sales, where necessary.
Cities and towns where sales are
scheduled include:
Grand Forks, May IL; Larimore.
May ID; Niagara, May IA; Hatton,
Nav Is; Northwood, May 10; La
kots, May 16; Devils Lake, May II;
Leeds, May IS; York, May Is; Rug
BY, May 10; Towner, May -; West
hope, May 81; Bottineau, May Il;
willow CITY. May 81; Sherwood,
NAV 22: Glenburn. May 22; Gran
vile. Nav 22: Minot, May %; Noon
an, May "a; Coteau, May q; Bert
hold, May "a; Grenora, May %;
Wildrose, May Is; McGregor, May
IS; Stanley, May 26; Tioga. May
28; Ray, May %; Williston, May -.
All animals can be taken direct
" from the train to tn purchasers
farm. In order to insure . fair dis
tribution, about 70 head Of animals
will be offered for sale 1T each
town, and those sold will b replaced
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