The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-05
INTERESTING TO THE FARMERS.
The subject ofthe difference in value,

The subject Of the difference in values
of high grades of cattle and scrubs, IL
constantly being discussed among farm
ers, and the ratio of the profits realized
on the different kinds has always been
a difficult problem to be solved satlsiac-
torily. From the apparent tenaclty to
the raising of "scrubs" throughout the
country, we incline to the opinion that
farmers have either failed to post them
selves Thoroughly or else do not have
faltn in the reports which they do pc
rusc. The Chicago Times recently con-
tanned very carefully prepared review
of the great cattle sales of 1885, few
extracts from which We append below,
and it seems that the figures gwen
should convince stock raisers that blood
ed stock is the kind to produce.
While we have to report therefore
that ,057 head of cattle of this breed
(short horns) have sold for an aggregate
OF SOS, S6j-;in average of Sl09.O9 per
head-it is gratifying to note that i'll the
| few instances where what were regard
ed as really choice things were included
| there was little difficulty experienced n
securing fair prices, The highest aver
age of the year was 1877, obtained for
the thirty-eight head jointly offered at
| Dexter park by Mr.. Bronson, T.. Rum
sey, of Buffalo, n. Y, and the estate OF
the late Charles NJ. Lansing; Col. w. A.
| Harris, Linwood, Kan, following with
| an average of :s50S. 80 on draft of twenty
head. The JOINT sale of MIessrs. Gibson,
Murray, and Cobb, at Dexter park
stands third, with an average of S307, Ia
the credit of thirty head, and MIR. T..
! Corwin Anderson made about $500 on a
draft of thrty-SiX head from Side View.
| I'm many respects the great sale of the
year, however, was the dispersion OF
| Mr.. Robert Miller's Plum Grove herd
ut West Liberty, Iowa, on which occa-
sion ninety-sIX head of cattle of all ages
brought total of So, 800, u general av.
erage of $40. This was a herd hay.
ing quite reputation as containing ami.
mails qualified to enter the best show.
rings of the west, and to this fact is at.
tributed the very large attendance and
spirited bidding hich characterized the
sale. There is certainly much eneour.
agement for breeders of the best Indiv.
Idual cattle to be drawn from this Iowa
sale, ana It's result constitutes of course
u much iairer test of the average value
of the better class of herds than is af
forded by the grand average.
lleretords held up wonderfully wei
under heavy importations, and bring {
higher average than any other breed
either for beef or dairy stock. Foul
hundred and eighty head of "whit.
faces" have been sold for a total of $l47 =,
025, an average of S30i.30 per head, anc
while the market has showed some sign,
of being somewhat overstocked with
cattle of the less desirable sorts, there il
an undated demand for the best indiv
idual cattle of approved breeding.
Two hundred and eighty-tive head o
Scotch polled cattle have been sold dur
ing The year, $50 of which were Aber
een-Angus and los Galloways. Tn,
former show au average Of S279.40, anC
the latter S253
Sales of dairy cattle have been Limited
to Jerseys and Observation-Disclosures.
Eight hundred and fifty-four head o.
Observation-Disclosures have brought a total
of SlG4 ,2fO; an average of 1920.