Show BLOODED STOCK A Visit to the Riverside Hereford Ranch Chester Utah I paid I delightful visit to the above named ranch and was indeed gratified to find so large an investment of means in the needed improvement of stock in this county Passing through among the well kept stalls you are pleasantly introduced by the owner Mr E J Conrad to his Excellency Ex-cellency Lord Usk who prides himself on his pedigree and his American No 32978 and of his English No 8851 of his former owner E Lister of Herefordshire Eng land of his Nellboy and Dam Pearl of his direct descent of the noted bull Chance through the noted ones Sir David and Sir Benjamin at the age of six years he weighs now 3 pounds This is the same gentle animal that graced the fail last year iSis and took the silver medal as the best bull of any breed for beef I was then prepared for the excellences in store Continuing our inspection we paused to admire a fine cow Sultana whose American No 25534 gives her prominence in the list of competitors She was bred by the Rev A Clive of Whitfield i Hereford England an importation importa-tion of the Wyoming Hereford association The stall of a beautiful cow Susan byname by-name American No 25744 also bred by the above named association She has among her ancestry Lord Wilton I dam Beat I rice of Arkstone England Lord Wilton I is of Lord Wilton I who realized at public auction the enormous price of 120000 The next favorite cow awaiting our verdict ver-dict was Selina No 29230 her sire The Deacon The Deacon by The Grove m who is universally admitted to be the best Hereford sire living We stop at the stall of Laura No 32970 Admiring proportions we are told she has her sire Scotsman by Champion Rudolf whom many consider the finest son ever gotten of that great stock getter The Glove IlL Leaving this compartment of the large and extensive sheds and barns I was shown beautiful cleancut Show and Sale herd being fed fatted and petted for the approaching fair in your city and by public auction t be distributed among the patrons of improved stock Certainly stock raisers can ill afford to let this unparalleled chance go by nor be in too great haste to buy for perhaps delay would be advantageous A visit to this ranch or correspondcnc would augment a desire t possess a genuine Hereford Among his show herd I not five bulls and one heifer They seemed the perfection of bro culture and care discriminating for the best in its distinctive line beef This investment of some thousands of dollars should be of vast results bene Hcially to all parties desiring the best in its peculiar line You are painfully impressed im-pressed with the need of improved stock when you see the town herd in some of our cities and when such men as the Con rads will thus invest we should not be slow to adopt means and measures to improve I became enthusiastic over this visit to the ranch and wondered not that some ancients an-cients desired a calf I desired one of the five young bulls I men are called blessed who hi this arid land plant trees and thus make grateful shade is he less a bone actor who fglvosh the beautiful in bIn b-In this county once of pasture and range we are pastured out one or two and they of the best are all we can afford to keep Like our farms small and well tilled will be the cry so with our stock the best is ho cheapest D C |