Show fall Is best time to buy cattle and sheep cattle anil and sheep can usually be purchased to better ad advantage e during september october and november than at any other time of the alio year and farmers who contemplate buying beet beef cows or ewes for breeding stock should take care of their needs luring during the next three months according to IV 11 II peters animal husbandry chief university aarm st paul when possible mr air peters says it la is desirable to purchase breeding animals for shipment direct front from the ranch or firm farm on which they have been produced to the farm of the purchaser this however Is often impractical because of the culty and expense involved in locating am and purchasing an ingals that way by using careful judgment and taking the necessary saAl sanitary tary precautions highly satisfactory purchases of breeding animals can be made tit at the large central markets especially during the alie fall season when a wide range for selection la Is usually available sheep sheely and haef bc ef cattle are both in a very strong position tit nt present and prices tire are moderately high this makes it especially important that the lie buyer understand his business says saya sir peters Pe if lie does not he would he be wise to employ the services of some 1 reliable person who knows market grades and values and who understands market practices the old adage that well bought la Is well sold la Is still stall one of the big factors in determining profits from live stock and has a particularly pertinent application to the purchase liase of feeder cattle and feeder lambs |