Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26
PorTAWATAMlE FARMER SELLS
FoRTY.rWo HEAD or THOR.
oueHsRED SHORT HORNS.
AVERAGE PRICE FOR STOCK
LITTLE BETTER THAN $3.50
Star Duchess. Two and q Half Year
Old Cow. and Wearing Bull, Each
Bring $4oo-saiss Attracts Large
Crowd, Many Coming From Other
stats-lowa Cattle on Decrease.

c. Children for Star Duchess, a beauti-
full white 2k-year-old shorthorn cow
at the E. A. Hess sale three and one
half miles east Of Council Bluffs Tues
day afternoon. Good Knight, a 1000
pound yearling bull exactly equaled
this price and was purchased by J. F.
Prater, Of Springfield. III. From these
figures the prices ranged down to $50
for some Of the younger animals For
ty-two head were sold and the average
for the entire bunch was odose to $3.50
This was Mr.. Hess's first auction sale
Of thoroughbred shorthorns and GOOD
breeders pronounced his herd one Of
the best in this section Of Iowa. Dean
Curtiss of the state college at Anes
was present and previous to the OPEN
iEg of the sale stated that he had not
seen this year o more even and thrift
Ter herd of cattle. They are an unus-
CATTLE" said Mr. Curtfss They
ae in splendid condition - not
too fat or over fitted but in
a splendidly serviceable condi-
ton. They are credit to their owner
and to western Iowa They are just
what Iowa needs" In his brief talk
to the assembled breeders Mr.. Curtiss
emphasized the wisdom Of cattle rails
ing as method OF conserving the fer
tility of the soil.
@ Cattle in Iowa Decreasing.
Colonel Bellows, Of MaTyville. mo-.
the auctioneer, pointed out in his
opening remarks the fact that in 1890
there was in the country ninety three
head Of cattle for each 100 people On
the first Of January of the present year
there were but ffty-three head CT
cattle for every 100 people. He pre-
dicted on the basis OF these figures that
the cattle business must be prosper
Gus for the next ten or fifteen eyars
and most likely longer.
Mr.. Hess had arranged q fine pavil-
lion and stock ring and the seats were
comfortably hlled by over 200 farmers
and stock raise1s while probably fifty
ladies occupied seats with the gentle
men and some Of them were active
bidders. A remarkable feature Of the
assembly was the character and ap-
pearance of the crowd.
Crowd Of High Character.
It would be impossible to And 200
business men, merchants. lawyers, doc
tors and statesmen who would present
a more credttable appearance, either in
dress. manners or intelligence One
could not look upon this assembly
without being impressed with the fact
that the real bone and sinew Of this
great country is to be found on the
farms.
Dozens Of farmers from the sur
rounding country came In autos ana
brought their wives with them. There
were many stockmen from other sec
lions of the state and from Nebraska
The $500 bull purchased by MI. Pratt
er, Of Springfield, ILL.,. thru an agent
was run to 1895 by Mr.. Hickey, OF Har-
Ian. Mr. Prater had looked the animal
over some weeks ago and lett instruc-
lions with his agent to not allow MIN
to 20 for less than 5000. Quite a num-
Der Of animals were purchased by
farmers in this immediate locality.
Summary Of Purchases.
Following Is list OF the purchasers.
with the prices paid for the cattle:
w. C. Children, Council Bluffs. white
cow. $500: v. Colson, Fremont. Neb.:
wearing heifer, $235; 2-year-old COW,
s155: george Allen, Lexington, Neb..
3-year-old cow, $315; 5-year-old COW.
1925: yearling heller, $50; Harvey Lew
is. Council Bluffs, 5-year-old COW. $500.
Bellows Brothers. Maryville. Mo, b
year-old COW. $3.50; 2-year- old COW,
5000: 4-year-old COW, 1925.
william Kuhn. Council Bluhs. year
ling heifer, 500: 2-year-old COW. $3.50;
yearling heller, $135.
q. H. White, Emerson, Iowa, Agar
old COW, $3.50.
v Eyre. Macedonia, 9-year-old COW.
]. H. Beatty. Rosenville, Mo-. s..
year-old COW. $3.50.