The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-14
HOOD FARM ANNUAL AUCTION.
Good Prices Paid and Large Attend
Purchases BY vermonters.

Good Prices Paid and Large Attend
ance-Purchases BY yermonters
One d the great events for Jersey and
Berkshire breeders occurred On Wednes-
day, June III, at Hood farm. Here
they we're given the rare opportunity
81 purchasing 1T auction prices repre-.
sentatiyes Of the very highest types Of
Jersey breeding and choice Berkshire
hog. from prize.winning ancestors. The
weather was delightful, the location
ideal, the attendance la~e and the
buyers enthusiastic Hood farm has
once more strengthened its reputation
for selling at auction only animals OF
high individual merit and breeding.
Those present seemed e realize their
opportunity Judging by the spirited
bidding and high prices offered.
One Of the sensations Of the sale was
the four heifers. All sired By Hood farm
Pogis 9th. These were PIT into the
sale with the first highest bid 20 take
not more than two AZ that price. The
high price % the first bid WAS $3.50,
made by SIR a Vs. Lewis ~ Fredericks-
burg, Va. fie took buffers Nos a9
and 81 III The catalogue. The excite
ulent seemed to go higher, and On the
next choice s505 Was paid by MI. Lewir,
who took No. ~ IN The catalogue The
9Th heifer was sold 20 Alr y. Il. Dodge
81 Pcnnshmst farm, Narberth, Penn,
Tor 1898.
When the three bull calves. which
Were considered the three prizes Of the
sale, were brought into the sale ring.
great admiration wss expressed on ell
siaes Two Of tie bull calves were
sired By Hood farm PORis 9th. head
Of the Hood farm herd, the only buH
IN the world entered ia the Register Of
Merit, Glass A; whose sire and dam
ere also entered One Of these bull
calves is full brother 10 one that
cold last year ~ auction for sI075.
That price WAS not quite egualei this
year, q. the high mark was 500 Tor
No. 81 old To 4. r. Price, Winchester.
y. H. No ! WAS sold for 500 10
JayDes farm, Lincoln. Mass, and No.
void for $3.50 20 J. l.. Bacon. White
River Junction, VI These three boil
calves we're descendants ~ the very
highest types ~ Jersey breeding. going
hack through Hood farm POgs 9th 10
tiggis, champion and grand champion
AZ the Worlds fair. ST. Louis ia 1904,
and 90 the mothers aide through
Sophie 9Th Of Hood farm and Tonona
9th Of Hood farm to T0nona and
sephie's Tomientor
Ign0na 9Th Of Hood farm. dam u
BALI cali No. 2, was recently sold BY
Hood farm 10 Mr. 4. b. leBis q New
York banker and proprietor u Lewis.
lana farm fredericksburg. "a for
900, the highest price paid for a
JeTssy cos during The past taree Year,.
Such animals az these bull calves are
rarely offered for sale nc auctions.
The dairy cows soid we're AZ hand
soBe 81 der and worth q place IN ans
ri the best dairy aerds IN The country.
1aey represented ~ every detail tee
MOTTO ~ Hood farm Utility ami
Endy Combined Lady bna 81 st
Giements seemed " be tne fatonte
eow, and she was finally sold ~ Pans
aifrN farm, Nafbertt0, Pa fof $3.50.
Another gre8, COW, Hood farm lreBa
Ma- sold Tor $2i5 u Hiss Greet farm,
BEADING. Mas
Among the buyers were John y
Daam ~ White River Junction. Who
bought Jercy blgi esif iof $3.50; r.
s. Howard West Hartford. Vt. who
bought Hg0Fs farm sopfie's fancy Jef.
vs. for $40. j. J.. Bacon, Jegsey
heifeT, 1s6O
Tie Mghest price for a Berkshire wa
iyi o Wlt s9ll b. Billing farm, Wooa
stock, VI iDr 500.