BLADES ANGUS REFERENCE SIRES

Blades Angus Bull SaleWELCOMEfrOM BLADES ANGUS!!SALE LOCATION & DATEfOOTHILLS LIVESTOCK AUCTIONSTAVELY, ALBErTATUESDAY - MArCH 16, 2010We would like to welcome you to our Annual BullSale. Thank you to our friends and customers whohave made our past sales successes.The group of bulls for 2010 are the most uniform,highest quality bunch we have ever offered. We can’twait for you to see them. Calving ease and performancebulls - they are moderate framed and stout madewith thick hair coats. We own and walk all the sires ofthese bulls.We do most of our culling at branding time. If theydon’t look really good at 3 to 4 months old, they arecut. Our cattle pasture on native grass on the BloodIndian Reserve from June to December. The bullcalves are weaned in September and go to ClaresholmBeef Producers where they are fed a low barley rationdesigned to see them gain 3 lbs. per day without compromisinglongevity or soundness.Ringstead Ranch have moved all their cows to May- June calving. The bull calves will be sold as two yearolds. This year Rick has two E.T. yearlings in the sale.We are pleased to have one bull from Lazy MFarms. The first purebred Red Angus bull that BladesAngus sold was in Lloyd Morasch’s sale 20 years ago.We look forward to seeing you Sale Day, Tuesday,March 16th, at Foothills Livestock Auction. Pleasecome early, look the bulls over and enjoy BarryJohnson’s barbecued roast beef!Gloria, Lyle & Loralee Blades‰ Buyers’ Discount for Volume Purchases -3 bulls or more = 5%‰ $100/bull discount if picked up atfoothills on Sale Day or next dayQuAlity, AFForDAble, rAncH rAiseDbulls For rAncHers!All bulls will be semen tested, scrotal measured and examinedby the Claresholm Veterinary Clinic before the sale, with usfully guaranteeing them.sPeciAl AcKnoWleDgments:• Special thanks to Bryan Mackenzie - Brylor Semen Sales andShane Cadieux - Southland Angus for supplying the ReferenceSire photos• To Rob Bergevin & crew at Foothills for having the pens readyand helping us with the bulls and sale• To Brant Hurlburt for being our Auctioneer• To Hugh Ross for helping us find some of our Herd Sires andhelping with the sale.– 3 –