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Show la h rsnee edontry of i the west thirt nullions ot sheep must be shorn unnuat-y. unnuat-y. This importjint phase of the sheep industry has developed, de-veloped, in llu- protei.vionet Sheerer, s h recti ot men. who, for emlurence end in-diftorenc in-diftorenc to hsrdshis hsve never been surpassed. ""7" ' ' "ty - -'-y , A ,t$v ' . , .eetjSMjrw rnste'JfW W iWM Q" V" 3 V peer A hesrlii( stsrion . ir Boies, Ulho. Lower Professional Pro-fessional sheer-ei sheer-ei s st work 1 30 sheep end ! snore per sun 1 th dsily quota. $500.00 Cash Goes to Nation's Fastest Shearer The public i going to get a chance to become acquainted with the Professional Shearer, by witnessing wit-nessing his great skill in removing the fleece from the ailver horde of the range. Fifteen of the fastest sheep shearers in the United States will fight it out on one hundred1 wooliea apiece at Great Falls, Montana, July 10 and 11, 1929. The first of these fifteen men who spreads liis legs to permit his hundredth shorn sheep to lunge into the finished pen, will carry a new - title, that of U. S. Champ Sheep Shearer. He will also be richer by . at least Five Hundred Dollars, the largest cash sum ever paid any man for shearing one hundred sheep. The chances arc, he'll also win one or more of the many ether prizes, cash and trophies, that have been posted for the First U. S. Champioiuhip Sheep Slicar-i.ig Slicar-i.ig Contest. Every man in this contest will 1c paid regular shearing rates for : iry sheep sheared by him dur- :he contest. Each man finish-, finish-, rnc hundred sheep during the t will also be presented with ! i' Shearing Handpiece. i prizes will go to the five 'T!i;njv in the fastest time on r'mt sheep, first prize $500 'iir? $250 3rd prize $150 iu $75 and 5th prize $50. '.utional Wool Growers As-4.111 As-4.111 will give a cash prize of i it tho best appearing finished cf sheep. In addition, twenty additional prizes, ranging in value from $5.00 to $50.00 have been posted for special shearing events during the course of the contest , The arrangements are such that every man who competes in this big event will participate, in the winnings, as well at have the satisfaction satis-faction of workirtg-n the last run of the season. The purpose of tha contest is threefold. It will decide who is the Champ U. S. sheer) shearer. It will establish an official U. S. Record on shearing one hundred hun-dred sheep, and it will demonstrate in a practical way the thorough efficiency of modern shearing methods. "In the United States, the shearer and his work have been unsung. Only a limited few know anything of the romance of this profession, the splendid type of men who follow fol-low it, or the tremendous feats of endurance that they must perform to qualify for the annual shearing runs. The thousands who will witness wit-ness the event in the Livestock Pavilion at Great Falls, Montana, July 10th and 11th are sure to experience ex-perience new thrills sounding the keynote of modern existence SPEED. Professional Shearers are requested re-quested to write to Contest Committee, Com-mittee, Montana Wool Growers Association, Placer Hotel Building, Helena, Montana for full details at once. They should write at once, so entry can be arranged well in advance of the big contest. |
