The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-15
A DISPERSAL
| SALE Of FINE
BRED CATTLE
JAMESYI. MIcHEAL WILL ssEIi
CHOICE STOCK AT HIS RANCH ;
NEAR W0RTH1NGToE.
GREAT PREPARATIONS BENZ
MADE F0RTHIS INTEREST," !
ING ANNUAL EVENT.
a GREAT TENT5WILL BE ERECT.
ED TO PROTECT BUYERS
SHOULD 1T RAIN.

The time for another annual dis.
persal sale upon the stock ranch Of
James |. Micheal near Worthington
is near at hand and will take place
there on Friday, April II. This is
the occasion when NJ. Micheal has
offered to the buying public hi. large
herd of the choicest and finest bred
Jersey cattle ever assembled togeth-
er.
Great preparations are going on
at the ranch at present for the event.
The place resembles bee hive hum
ming with industry and small
army Of men are working to get
eyetytlinss on shape even to the
small esta detail. ,Sgtat az
ssWhethef Stiie day if6r thessals IL
fair or rainy wi:lsmake little differ
'erce~in the plans us arranged. 3
large tent has ebeep, provided ans
erected upon the arena bahd IL the
weather shotild be foul, the salciWill
take place hinder the canvas. ~
The services of Col. Perry. who is
known as the best live stock sales
man in the United States, have been,
engaged and the crowd who will as
semble for the occasion are sure &c
have an entertainment which will
be enjoyed as the Col. is noted for
his native wit and shrewdness. Mr..
Tom Demsey who has been the clerl;
in charge Of the other sales is on the
ground again to act in the same
capacity and many of the details and
arrangements have been left to his
care.
Each year the sale attracts more
interest and this time 1t promises tc
far eclipse the previous ones. Al
ready large numbers OF visitors are
going through the grounds every
day. and the crowd on the sale day
will probably be the largest yet as.
senlbled there.
Many of the leading stock buyers
of the country will be present each
person eager to make a bid upon any
one of the fine specimens offered. II
Is announced that the sale will be,
gin promptly at 10 o'clock and will
continue until all Of the animals are
disposed of.
Most of the cows In the sale arc
In calf to the great, Golden Fern. of
Rockland. This great animal was
sold at the 1912 sale for $4,000, but
Mr.. Nlichaels has had him under
lease till few days ago. Mr.. Mich.
calls bought this great and youngest
sou of Golden Ferns Lad by tele.
graph in California and paid nearly
5000 express charges to bring him
across the continent.
Two of the prettiest sights at the
Ranch, are September Morn and Sep.
TENDER Golden Morn, dropped re
spectivcly last September 4 anG
September 10. The. former is tho
best developed animal OF her age in
the state. Her udder development.
is something marvellous. Her hall
sister, September Golden Morn, is al.
most equally wall built underneath
The dams of these bcI1tics are i'm
ported cows and. are also, in. this
years, sale, They are also magni.
ficent aQinlals and will delight the
experts present. ', ,,.'.,
Five imported cows direct from tho
Island, stand In a row In the main
barn. Th6ih bGaerlt6st ranges from
t5f;toIalni6stdg pounds. as tested by
Mr.. Guthrie. of the State universit,
at Morgantown. Mr.. Guthrie has
been at the Ranch nearly all winter
conducting tests for MIR. Micheals,
and there is hardly a COW on the
place whose record is not known.
Tulips Legacy is the favorits OF
the FARMS manager. John" She is
a six-year-old with her life. before
her and with the most remarkable
milk veins and deep wells OF any in
the lot. She gives from six to seven
hundreds of pounds OF. butter pc,
year.
of-interest to the ladies will BIZ
the fine showing of beautiful heife,
calves. There are fully two dozen of
them, ranging in age from a few days
ie'seyeral months. They are the clean
estSbrishtest.e eyed ndtmest playful
little things ever, seen. They are SC
pretty one feels like making pets of
them as If they were little puppies.
Mr.. Michael through persistent eff
forts has shown the people Of Marion
County what-a success can be- lac
complished In, the raising Of purs
FLOODED stock. He was the pl5neer
in the work and not very MANY peo-
pie believed when he started chat he
could possibly make success sbut OF
1t. His success, though has gone
even far beyond his own expectations
and little by little he has convinced
his neighbors to his way of think.
ing. HIS first sale melted him a
total of s25. ooes and ithis,was tile. first
eye opener given the people The
result u. at the present time Marion
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