HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Big Holstein Sale at Portland, Oregon
COLONEL GEORGE A. GUE, the
veteran live stock auctioneer
and breeder of Holstein cattle,
was recently interviewed at his farm
near Ridgefield, Wash. He receives
Ms callers in his library, which Is a
room full of Holstein literature. The
book shelves ben beneath the load
of registration record books, and.
every pigeon hole contains pedigrees,
pictures and catalogs. When a ques
tion is asked the answer comes from
memory or the book case. Colonel
Gue never says, "I don't know,"
when asked about a Holstein animal.
Of great interest at present at the
Gue farm is the coming International
Stock Show and Holstein Sale at the
Union Stock Yards at Portland, in
December. Breeders of reputation in
the West are consigning to this sale
men who stand back of every ani
mal they sell. In order to make this
annual sale a greater sale every
year, these breeders are offering ani
mals bred in the purple, including
more high-class bulls than were ever
offered at a public auction before
anywhere.
Colonel Gue Is always a booster
for Western cattle, and he has visit
ed the herds that these consignments
are to come from, making sure that
nothing but the best herds are to
be represented. He says that no
breeder or dairyman needs to send
east for pure-bred sires, for he can
be better satisfied in the West
Western herds have often been in
jured by the importation of poor or
diseased stock from a distance. Sev
eral cases of contamination are
traceable to dealing with unknown
and unscrupulous cattle brokers.
The Western breeder ha to stand or
fall by the quality of the stock he
ells. There will be 150 of the best
Holsteins ever offered for sale, and
every heifer calf dropped by one of
these bred, cows will be worth more
than, will be paid for the cow in this
safe. With so many animals in the
ale there is sure to be a lot of bar
gains picked up.
Consignors.
Monro h Co. will have some fine
" todividuals related to the famous
Bessie Homestead, which gave over
14.99 lbs. of batter in a week and
1X2 lb&- of mUi in one day, making
the world's record for & 4-year-old.
E. B. Marks sends daughters of
mis herd bull. Mutual Fobes Long
field De Kol, whose dam has an offi
cial record as a 3-year-old of over 30
pounds of butter In seven, days and
ver 64 pounds of milk in seven
days.
Wm. Bishop will send relatives of
Chimacum Wayne Boone, and bred
to the great bull, Sir Chimacum
Wayne, for which 5,000 has been
refused to an Eastern breeder.
These animals carry Chimacum
Wayne Boone and Marjorie Newman
blood. Also a granddaughter of King
of the Pontiacs is in the Bishop con
signment. A. C. Mills, of Ferry, Wash., sends
few daughters of his herd bull and
some granddaughters of Sir Korn
dyke Manor De Kol. Sir Korndyke
Manor De Kol carries more blood of
Belle Korndyke, Netherland Hen
gerveld, and -Se Kol 2nd (the three
greatest foundation cows of the Hol
stein breed) than any other animal
except his full brother.
Albert Johnson brings some daugh
ters of his Dutchland Sir Fayne
Colantha, which was sired by the
$10,000 bull, Colantha Johanna Lad,
and out of Grace Fayne 2nd. Mr.
Johnson bought this bull from
Field's Dutchland Farm at Brockton,
M W. K. Newell, of Seghors, Or., con
signs a son and a daughter of Model
lflnir Spela Korndyke. whieu was
grand champion bull at Salem and
North Portland in 1913.
Stickney & Barnard, of Sauvies
Island have three head in calf to a
finely bred son of Monroe & Co.'d
hull.
H. S. Royce, of Kapowsin, Wash.,
enters 40 head of very fine heifers,
most of which are bred to Mutual
Fiebe DeKol, sired by Mooie Mutual
DeKol, sold for $2,500 at 12 years
old In public auction. Dam of Mutual
Piebe DeKol was a 29 pound daugh
ter of Homestead Jr. DeKol.
Hugh Nlsbeth, of Chimacum, sends
10 head of very fine young cows, sev
eral with official records, and all are
rn calf to his herd bull, Sergis River
side Pontiac, one of the best balls
that the Holstein breed has pro
duced. This bnll is himself to be sold
in the sale. He is two years old at
the date of the sale. His sire Is a
brother of King Segis Pontiae Alcar
tra, a half interest In which was sold
for (50,000 to the Laweon Holding
Co. about six months ago. The dam
of this bull has a 31-pound record,
Hollywood Farms consign three
bulls, finely bred, and their dams
have records from 26 to 29 pounds.
They are sired by the Hollywood
herd bull, Hollywood Canary, which
was sired by a son of Hengerveld De
Kol and out of a 30-pound daughter
of Calamity Jane 2nd Count.
J. C. Roberts, of Battleground,
Wash., consigns on young bull sired
by his great herd bull, Prince- Prilly
Gelsche, brought West by Mr. Gue.
The dam of the Roberts young bull
to be sold is an 18-pound 2-year-old
daughter of Johanna Korndyke De
Kol. who also sired the world's
record 3-year-old.
Geo. Gue, of Ridgefield, enters ten
very fine yearlings, all in calf to bis
herd bull, Hazelwood DeKol Henger
veld, whose dam has a record of 34
pounds of butter in seven days and
over 100 pounds of milk in one day.
She was 3rd prize cow at the Chicago
International said her daughter was
grand champion female. This bull
was 3rd prize calf at the same show.
All animals consigned to this sale
are the result of careful breeding
and intelligent developing and any
one who purchases them will get as.
good cattle as can he produced any
where.
OREGON POTATO GROWERS OF
FERED BOBUS FOB SEED.
BY GROWING known varieties of
potatoes free from disease pests,
Oregon farmers may secure a
reasonable bonus from California
growers who want the potatoes for
seed. In the San Joaquin delta region
40,000 acres of potatoes are grown
annually, and the growers are anx
ious to get reliable sources of seed
supply in Oregon, and if the right
kind of reputation is made for the
Oregon product considerable quan
tities will find a ready market at
Stockton. At the present time much
of the crop that goes from Oregon is
3aid to be a badly mixed lot that
shows no indication of selection of
desirable types.
"Serious losses resulting from the
Inroads of fungus and insect pests
led to a potato emergency conven
tion, which was recently held in
Stockton," said Professor F. D.
Bailey, of the O. A. C. Plant Path
ology Department, who attended the
convention. "At the close of the con
vention a permanent organization to
be known as the Pacific Coast Po
tato Growers' Association was effect
ed, and a resolution passed unani
mously asking the potato growers of
Oregon and other Western states to
join in the organization. Oregon
gjjowershave a fine opportunity here,
and it is to be hoped that some action
will be taken to profit by it."
A COSKtfVSJCATIOX.
F" ARM MAGAZINE CO., Portland
r Or. Sirs: Last week I made a.
visit te the home ef the Carna
tion Stock Farm to- arrange with,
their president, E. A. Stewart, for
their sale on November 11th. I took
a great deal of interest in everything
connected with this beautiful plant
Not only- are the buildings and every
thing that goes with a great) farm the
most magnificent that I have ever
seen, but their wonderful herd ef 150
head of registered Holsteins are almo
in keeping with the rest of this up-te-date
ranch. From the little calves,
up te- the senior herd bull, they are
just about perfect dairy animals.
Whoever attends this sale will not
be disappointed in their high-class of-
' ferings. When one considers that
most of the females are in calf ton
Ollle Johanna Sir Fayne, the second
prize bull at the National Dairy
Show, the advantage of getting bred
heifers at this sale wilt be apparent.
Mr. Stewart is very anxious that
the breeders of the Northwest will
appreciate this, his first semi-annual
sale. I trust that every one will at
tend this sale who can help make it
a great success. Sincerely,
GEO. A. GUE.
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large enough to leave the full-grow
to prevent the band or the string
from slipping upward. When cluster!
are bagged, It Is a good plan to
leave several other clusters on the
same vine without any bagging, so
that the stage of development may
be observed. Un bagged fruit will
usually ripen a few days earlier than
that which is covered.
Many growers who store their
grapes find it a good plan to cut off
four to six inches of the cane which
bears the cluster so as to have a
convenient handle and means of sup
port for the fruit Some growers
dip the cut ends of these pieces in
hot sealing wax or melted paraffin
to prevent evaporation of moisture.
The clusters are then hung on wires
in boxes or cupboards, in a cool
place, where they are to be kept un
til needed for use.
WOson's
Bankrupt Stock Store
173-175 2nd St., Portland, Ore.
The Store That Will Save You Money
On Everything You Use, Eat
or Wear.
BAGGIXG OF GRAPES.
AGGING of grapes is a highly
desirable method of iniprovin
the quality of the fruit both in
appearance and. flavor. It also has
the advantage of preventing the at-j
tacks of insects and fungous enemies
which might destroy the fruit com
pletely. Such fruit may compete
with fruit which has not been
bagged. An ordinary paper sack,
cluster hanging freely inside it is
slipped over the half-grown cluster
and either tied with string or held
fairly tightly around the stem by
means of a small rubber band, the
mouth of the bag being constricted
and the top turned over somewhat
We Also Carry a Nice Line of Store
Fixtures.
Come in and get our prices.
J. T. Wilson, Prop.
New Quarters a Success
Since moving into our new ijarters
first of Jane, our cren shippers han
increased in large numbers. Yet, we
need mora cream to make- WHITE
CLOVER BUTTER. We guaranfeu
correct weights and tests; remittance
every shipment if desired.
T. S.Town3end Creamery Co.
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E. Seventh and Everett Sts
Portland, Oregon.
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IM'.AIi rrOMK BOLDER
1020 A. Northwestern Rank Bhlg
Portlwul, Oregon.
SECOND ANNUAL
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
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LSTEI
SALE
This is the srreatest sale of Roistered LTolsteins ever
held West of Chicago. Finely bred cows and heifers in calf
(o the greatest bulls of the breed. More high-record bulls
than were ever before offered at a public sale. In all we
will sell'
150 HEAD
December 11 and 12, North Portland, Ore.
The consignors represent the best breeders in the North
west and their stock will be sold for what it will bring.
Write for Catalog to
GEORGE A. GUE, RIDGEFIELD, WASHINGTON.