Show STOCK SHOW SHI PROVES EDUCATIONAL L AFFAIR The National Western Stock show at Denver which is to be held this year January nuary 15 to 22 is rightly considered one of the leading educational institutions institutions tons of the West Vest For fifteen years this show has haz been the stockmen stockmen stockmen stock stock- men of this thi locality to the value of Improved improved improved im Im- im- im proved livestock The large numbers of new purebred breeding herds established and the improvement made in those already aready established is evidence of the success it it itis is is achieving In the I educational field Among o t those whose newly established st ih or of I or of herds are testimonials to the value orthe the show as an institution is C. C E. E Eddleblute of Strasburg Strasburg- Colo Cob Mr Eddleblute attended the stock show of two years ago with wih only a a. passing interest in improved stock He knew ina in ina a a. general generl way that good breeding pays but he be had no first hand knowledge knowledg-e of this fact He attended the auction sale of purebred J Duroc-J Jersey Duroc-Jersey ersey hogs and saw the splendid animals go through the ring at prices prices which looked high in comparison with those he had been re receiving receiving re- re for grade stock stoc Finally Finaly the desire to own ow one of these good hogs became so strong that Mr Eddleblute began bidding Almost before he was F from aware et the of the Brauer tact fact herd a r fine at young Colorado fod sow Springs had been knocked down dow to himat himat him himat at a good stiff price I had hd nev never r paid such a price foe for a a. a ld M Eddleblute and ancI andI I i wondered a all al t the e way home hoth if iCI I had made a mistake miste in buying her It I did not take long however for me to de decide decide decide de- de cide that I had made a good buy After two ye years rs of experience with this sow saw sow I say that she was the cheapest animal animal ani ant mal 4 I ever purchased and today she I 54 T 11 i m. m nf 1 1 n mor more m money mony o- o oy y tha than I paid f for the so sow Mr Eddleblute's experience with purebred hogs has led him to go further further fur fur- ther and recently he purchased the stock or a herd of registered milking Shorthorn cattle catte which he is establishing on his ranch near burg |