Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-12
BREEDERS OF COUNTY CONTRIB.
UTE TO OFFERINGS THAT GO
UNDER HAMMER.
BUYERS LARGELY FROM
IMMEDIATE TERRITORY
Sale is Great Incentive to New Short
horn Breeders Association to Hold
Annual Sales in This City Manager
Houshton Praises Times Republican
Advertising.

The sale of Shorthorn cattle, con-
county, and held Friday afternoon al
the Stansberry feed yards proved high
ly successful. The success of the sale
is a source of much satisfaction not
only to the breeders themselves, and
Manager F. H. Houghton, but to the
metropolitan, for the bulk of the
advertising for the sale was carried in
this newspaper, and the attendance and
bidding is striking testimonial to the
efficiency of T.-R. advertising.
Forty head were sold at the sale,
which was auctioneered by Col. George
Bellows, of Maryville, Mo. Mr.. Bel
lows delivered an address on live stock
judging before the short course stu
dents, many of whom were present at
the sale
Average Nearly $50.
The sale averaged for the forty head
s7s.29. The cows and heifers sold aver
aged s73, and the bulls $50. Many of the
heifers were young, and consequently
SIidIl anu tIlS average 1oI SiiC CLASS
was considered good. In the bulls there
were only eight of serviceable age, and
this prevented the average in that class
going exceptionally high.
Choice Anima ais to Nearby Breeders.
The choicest of the animals sold went
to breeders either in the county or
those of adjoining counties. The top
COW, contributed by ]. E. Smith, of
Laurel, was brought for s115 by P. E.
Keefer, of Beaman, Grundy county.
The next two highest cows sold for
$40 each, one being taken by Mr.. kee-
fer, and the other by Emery Fitz, of
Haverhill Eibs Bros. OF Laurel. con-
tributed both these animals.
The top bull sold for 5000. and was
taken by John E. Smith, of Laurel. H.
Bosch. of Haverhill. was the contribu
tor. The next highest bull sold for $50
and was contributed by Eibs Bros. c.
H. Mcneil. of McCallsburg, Story coun-
ty, was the buyer. Another bull went
to W. c. Crawford. of Garwin, Tama
county. This animal was contributed
by Harmon & Mansfield, of Rhodes.
The bulk of the other animals sold
went to buyers within the county.
The contributors for the sale were
Harmon & Mansfield, Rhodes; NJ. L.
Andrews. Melbourne; Ed Paul, and H.
Bosch, Haverhill: Eibs Bros. and John
E. Smith, Laurel; ]. L. Arney, Albion;
A. Nyce, Lisconb; and j. and A. C.
Steward Ames.
Breeders Are Encouraged.
The sale here Friday demonstrated
the success of a central point for live
stock sales, and the advisability of
breeders joining together for the sales.
Manager F. II. Houghton points out
that this sale was an indication of the
promised successes in store for the new
Marshall County Short Horn Breeders
Associa ton, which was organized here
Thursday night, and which will promote
annual sales in this city hereafter.
Praises T.-R. Advertising.
After the sale Manager Houghton
said: Il consider that the attendance
at the sale was brought about largely
thru the Times Republican as an adj
vertising medium. This paper not only
brought us big attendance from the
county, but from the counties adjoin-
ing, and the sales to breeders so near
by has the effect of keeping this good
class of stuff at home"