The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-02
MANDAN STOCK
PAVILION WILL
BE SALE POINT
Greater North Dakota AssOci:.
tion Utilizing Entire Re-
sources +.
BUYER SURVEYED AREA
Burleigh, Morton, Emmons.
Logan and Mcintosh Coun-
ties Included
BUYER SURVEYED AREA

The entire resources of the live
stock development department OF the
Greater North Dakota association
will be used in the Bismarck Mandan
section of North Dakota during the
next four months to place pure-bred
sires on the farms in this area, B. E.
Groom, chairman Of the agricultural
committee of the association, an
nounced today, following conferences
of county agents, bankers and busi-
ness men in the territory.
The entire time Of Martin Apland.
livestock buyer for the association,
will be given to this project, and
active cooperation was promised by
the county agents and stockmen.
County Agents R. c. Newcomer Of
Mandan and A. r. Miesen Of Bis
marck are in charge Of local ar
rangements.
According to the plan worked out
for this sale program, it is planned
to supply the needs for pure-bred
sires on farms in the territory south
and west of Mandan and south Of
Bismarck, particularly in the coun-
ties of Emmons and Logan and Nc
Intosh.
Surveyed Territory
Martin Apland, livestock buyer for
the association, and the county
agents spent two weeks in the terri
tory visiting local stockmen having
stock which they will put into the
first sale.
1t is planned to hold the first sale
at the livestock pavilion on the fair
grounds at Mandan the latter part
of November. For this sale from
so to rs head of young bulls and a
few heifers will be secured. In ad-
dition to the local stock that will be
included in the sale the Greater
North Dakota association, with the
aid Of the F. E. Murphy revolving
fund, will buy one or two carloads
to complete the quota wanted and in
sure q representative lot Of young
breeding stock of all of the leading
breeds of cattle.
This sale will include Holsteins.
Guernseys, milking Shorthorns. beef
Shorthorns. Herefords, and Angus.
This lot of cattle will be carefully
selected from the best herds in North
Dakota, with some Guernseys and
milking Shorthorns from Minnesota
and Wisconsin. It will not be highly
fitted show stock, but all animals
will be in good thrifty condition. well
bred, tested, and sold at actual cost
from breeders plus necessary han
First Lot Sufficient
It is believed that the first lot of
cattle assembled at Mandan will
pretty well supply the needs of the
territory within trucking distance Of
Mandan and Bismarck. Following
that sale more cattle will be assem-
bled, if conditions warrant, and
these will be distributed At other
points in the territory where breed
ing stock is wanted and where the
local supply is insufficient to meet
the demand.
"This sire project means . great
deal to this section Of the state" de-
clares q joint statement issued by
Fred L. Conklin, Bismarck, and II. S.
Russell, Mandan. local district di-
rectors of the association. 1T will
result in improving many farm herds
by providing good pure-bred sires at
cost, but it will also add impetus to
the general trend toward more live
stock in this section. The publicity
attendant to this work will help
speed up local development, ~ well
as let other sections know that the
area around the two cities il we'll on
the way to . profitable type Of AZ
riculture."