The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-19
Farmers Meetings.
TEE BILTMoRE BERKSHIRE SALE.

This sale was prepared for hastily.
Vet the preparation was most COM
rrn+e. The outcome shows the fore
si.nt of the management and the ap-
-,rrria+ion of breeders of Berkshires
f,r n fine offering for which they
have been asked to name their W
prices.
THE A OF THE ALE
ON the eleventh the clouds were
lowering with light rain at many
D,ints. but this was following a
warm bright Sabbath and ended in
81 cool clear evening. Tuesday, Feb.
9th came in clear and bright. 1t
was colder than the previous week
and there was a strong draft from
narrherIv directions which reminded
the southern buyers of some of the
rigors Of climate which their North
arn competitors had left behind
them.
THE PLACE OF H SALE.
The middle wing of the -et I'M
finished new COW barn served as the
nIace in which to accommodate the
herd to he sold whilst the sale itself
was held in the more nearly COM
rleted southwest end. Here a space
had been fenced off and covered with
III GOOD coat of pluner shavings. The
passage between the two wings was
provided with a double shute for
m-S t. come into and 90 out from
the ring without interference or
Lelay.
THE BUYERS.
The buyers came from many
States and one met men distin-
Eur~hed in business and known the
country over for long years of fair
dealing and with regulations for
handling good stock side by side
with Young men ambitious to start
nut right and be able to say Owe
.Efar Won stock which Is second to
none when they begin to sell the
Dtf~prjng Of their first purchases.
THE A~UCTIoNEER AND CLERKs.
Col. II. r. Bailey, the veteran live
stock salesman of Gibson City, Ill,
had been chosen to cry this sale and
Ieclaim the merits of BiItmore i'm
porttron~ and breeding and the off
spring of many IL tine animal he had
sold before The distinguished Sec
Rotary of the American Berkshire
Breeders Association, Col. Chas. F.
Mills and Mr.. 9. Z. Robinson, Chief
Clerk of BiltmOre Farms, were the
clerks of the sale.
THE MANAGERS FOR BILTMORE ARMS.
Alert and giving every attention
needed to the stock gentlemen Geo.
T. Weston, superintendent of Bit
more Farms, and Reuben Gentry,
Manager OF the BiltmOre Berkshires,
were moving about greeting every
new arrival looking after and finish
n- the preliminary details Of the
sale. Only nineteen days have
elapsed since the decision was made
.. hold this sale. Yet ii catalogue of
l.tv pages, including covers, has
been written, printed and distributed.
Thousands OF circulars sent to the
four winds from this crest of the
Blue Ridge all in season to bring this
assembled company of Berkshire
..ve~- and So many
NAIL ORDERS
.r.u others Who from previous en-
-a-.uruts and various other reasons
....a not be present that these alone
assumed IL successful issue for this
.r-. .luuul sale.
II ALE
"nn time to begin was set at 1 30
. u. Telegraphic notices We're re-
...veI from several breeders of note
-4ar they would be in on the 2:4O
and 5:I5 p. m. trains and III hours
delay was readily granted by the
good injured assembly and the sale
actually began at 2 80 p. m.
The announcement was made hat
the sale was begun. Statements
were made by the management as
surfing buyers that there would be
mo- by bidding. The assurance OF
Col. Mills was given hat every Berk-
shire offered was of record on the
books of the Association and that
there was entire responsibility for
every representation. Mr.. Gentry
stated that the good points and the
faults so far as known would be