The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27

The closing out sale of Short-Horn
cattle held by A. H. Meter at his
Weldon Meadows farm near Weldon
last Thursday, proved a record break
er for Decatur county, as the AZ head
sold for $6,34O, an average of $151
per head.
Col H. S. Duncan, of Clearfield,
conducted the sale, and there was q
good attendance of buyers some par
ties coming from Nebraska and there
were a number of mail order bids
received. Col Duncan paid a we'll
merited tribute to Mr.. Meter and
his work as breeder of Short-Horn
cattle, and made strong plea to the
farmers to not only, keep more cattle
on their farms but to keep good cat
tie as it costs no more to have them
good, and the profits are so much
larger He referred to the meat
scarcity the world over and predicted
that the scramble for stock of all
kinds would be still greater for we
have only just commenced to feel the
shortage.
IS be cattle sold had the appearance
of being good useful lot presented
in good thrifty condition, and it they
had been carrying more flesh prices
would probably have ruled consider
ably higher. However the prices were
quite satisfactory to Mr.. Meter.
H. D. DeKalb, of DeKalb, was the,
big buyer, securing 26 lots of the
choice of the Meter herd, including
No. "a, Oxford May End the COW
which topped the herd at $255. He
also secured No. 27, Golden Pippen
9th 55374 of Mr.. Meters favorite
20
Miss Golden Meter an excellent
13 months old and every inch show
heifer that with little more fitting
would make it interesting at any Of
this sale the material for one of the
and he will make the breeding of
big farm.
NO. /, the Scotch herd bull Ara
bellas Crescent Knight 263O32 was
bought by L. E. McMurry, of Promise
City at SITS.
Lot No. 6, Golden Pippen 8th and
calf sold to Elmer Lovett of Garden
Grove at $50.
Lot No. 9. Meadows knight End
sold to Walter Osborn, of Davis City,
at 500.
Lot No. 10, Golden Pippen 10th,
91397 went to ]. S. Throckmorton,
of Derby, Iowa, at $125.
Lots Nos. IL and 20, Hettie Ann
18th and Hettie Ann 14th went to
T. B. Jamison at $50 and $145.
Lots Nos. 1S, 25 and Al, Golden
Pippen 18th, Oxford May 5th and
Julia Ann 9th to A. Kelso, Sewall,
Iowa, at $135, $135 and $3.50.
Lots Nos. 21 and 36, Meadows
Pride End and Oxford May 7th to J..
T. McAlister at $1SO and $50.
Lot No. "a, oxford knight, to H.
B. Deaba, of Sigourney, Iowa, at $50. &
Lots Nos. % and 35, Miss Mead
ows and Oxford May 4th to HID.
Longstreet, of Sheldon, Iowa, at $l55
and $160.
Lot No. 81, Meadows Oxford TO T. /
P. Moran, Johnson, Neb., at $3.50.
The success Of Mr.. Meters sale
demonstrated what anyone can do by
persistent effort and sticking to It
through thick and thin. Commence
ing 20 years ago with two heifers.
Julia Ward and Golden Pippen
which proved to be regular produc-
ers of good cattle of which he has
sold more than 80 head and had 90
head in this sale, some of which he
sold at the top. It is to be regretted
that Mr.. Meter decided to sell OF his
cattle and retire at this time, fori De-
catur county needs more such men
breeding cattle, and it is to be hoped
that several others will make the
start as he did 20 years ago. and
stick to it. Success will sure ba their