The Bismarck tribune., 1928-11-13
33 Purebred Cattle in
Burlei6h Will Be Sold
County Bulls, Cows, Heifers
Secured for G.. N. d. A. Sale
at Mandan

Bismarck and Burleigh county
breeders will supply 33 Of about rs
purebred cattle for the sale which
will be conducted by the Greater
North Dakota association at Man
dan November q, according to 4
report Of B. f. Groom, chairman OF
the agricultural committee of the
Greater North Dakota association.
The sale will be conducted at the
stock pavilion at the Mandan fair
grounds as q step in the campaign
of the association to bring purebred
cattle into North Dakota.
The Patterson Land company. Bis
marck, will have the most Herefords
in the sale, their consignment in
cluding IL yearlings and 2-year-old
bulls.
E. A. Van Vleet, Driscoll, has con-
signed II head Of young milking
Shorthorn bulls, cows, and heifers.
L. j. Garske, Bismarck, will sell
five head Of purebred Holstein
heifers, and Oswald Oss, Bismarck,
Wiz OSlI AOOl 0uC AAOlSGClI cows
Four young beef Shorthorn bulls
will come from the herd of Otto A.
Felland, Almont; four from the herd
of Charles j. Matthiesen, New Sa-
lem; and two from George r. Or
miston's herd at Judson. Carl Knud-
son, Almont, has consigned two year
ling Hereford bulls.
In addition, two carloads of young
bulls have been purchased for the
sale by the Greater North Dakota
association. The beef Shorthorns
were selected from the herds of the
John Wild estate at Milton; Wild
wood farms, Osnabrock; Lorne Hew-
lit, Mimic; Aaron Legg, Forest Riv-
er; Guy l.. Elkin, Mayville; Dan
Burke, Johnstown; and Strutz farms,
Thompson.
Milking Shorthorns were selected
from the herd of George Melby,
Hatton; Lowman herd, Wheatland:
and the McMartin herd, Claremont,
MINI.
Three young Guernsey bulls were
purchased at the Clara Cooper farms,
Courtenay. These bulls are sired by
large, vigorous animal having q
dam with butter fat record of 1904
pounds, Groom says.
Selections of Angus as we'll as
more milking Shorthorns and Guern-
seys will be made by the buyers
this week, it is announced.
"The cattle purchased by our buy
ers are the best that we can find in
the herds of North Dakota breeders
for sale at farmers prices. All of
our animals will be sold at private
sale at the cost paid the breeder plus
actual handling charges. The sal
aries of men employed to help with
this work are paid by the associa-
tion and by other agencies cooperat-
ing. Purchases are made for cash
from the F. E. Murphy revolving
fund given the Greater North Da-
kota association for it's livestock
program" Mr.. Groom says.
This is the first of series of
sales planned by the association. IF
the kind Of stock that can be pur-
chased by the associations buyers is
found to be in demand, sales can be
arranged for at other points where
the cooperation Of local breeders and
the people of the communities can
be secured" Groom says. "The as
sociation is willing to keep its force
in the territory for four months to
cooperate in q program for more
and better livestock"
Groom spent yesterday in Bis
Tarck comforting with A. R. Miesen
and r. c. Newcomer, Burleigh and
Morton county agricultural agents,
respectively, regarding local arrange
ments for the sale 1T Mandan. He
left today for Valley City to attend
q banquet there given in honor Of
the farmers Of Norma township,
Barnes county, who have the distinc-
tion Of being the first township
group in the state to secure 100 per
cent purebred sires.