Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-14
JERSEY SALE ENDS
At INDEPENDENCE
One !! Hundred and Thirty-FOur
Head Of Registered JERSEYS
Change Owners

Independence, Or. May 1.-THE
first annual sale OF the Polk county
Jersey Cattle club was held in a large
tent near the Southern Pacific depot in
this city on Wednesday and Thursday.
Many Jersey breeders from distant
states, some coming from as far as
Iowa and Illinois, were in attendance.
me sale was a record breaker. and the
seating capacity of the tent ON both
days was oyertaxed with eager buyers
and farmers from Polk and adjoining
counties.
Ihe willamette valley has for many
years been recognized as one of the
great Jersey regions of the United
States Polk county has more prominent
breeders, more Jersey cattle, more reg.
lister of merit cows and has won moro
a. j. c. G. medals and show ring hon.
ors than any other county west Of the
Mississippi river
Prize Show Record.
The show records Of the Polk coun.
ty, Oregon, Jersey show, reach from
the California state fair to the Ma.
uonal Dairy show at Chicago. Polk
county has several times brought home
all the championships and for many
years the Jerseys of this county have
taken home most Of the prizes at the
Oregon state fair.
The records of the consignment of
stock sold in this sale showed excellent
combination of form and production TO
an exceptional degree. The fact that
number with official records Of over
5OO pounds Of butter in year were
among the consignment showed that
some of the best were put in this sale,
and that most of the young heifers
were from register.ofmerit dams.
Breeders from distant states found il
an opportunity of purchasing quality
cattle for their herds, as well as foun.
dation blood.
independence and Monmouth dairy.
men were the largest consignors. Clark
Hembree had eight COWS entered; Frank
Loughary of Monmouth had entered
SIX cows and two bulls; Guy Hewitt of
Monmouth contributed II head to the
sale John Stump and son were the
largest consignors, entering 80 head.
me second largest consignor was W.
.. Morrow Of Rickreall. Twenty head
were sold from his herd
other daUymcn in Polk county who
nEtnn stock -
Perrydale, Ward l.. Hull Of Rickreall.
Ross Nelson of Independence. W. p. Al.
len Of Rickreall, and Fred 10y of In.
dependence.
me ouctioneer was d. l.. Perry. Of
Columbus, Ohio assisted by Mr.. Hughes
OF Forest Grove, and Ben T. sudtel. of
Albany.
Mr., Macarthur made 10 purchases
during the sale for s25gO. his highest
price being 1915. Congressman Near.
thur and Governor Wthycombe made
short talks at the opening Of the sale.
One hundred and thirtyfour bead
Of registered Jerseys were sold in two
uoyS' lhe top pncc was given for a
COW owned by Ed Carey Of Carlton.
which was bid in at $500, by Congress,
man Macarthur This animal bod y roc ,o
ord Of l7s pounds of butter unJ : oo5 5' Z
pounds Of milk, with nm pyerago ',' ,ns,
for the year of $40 pcr cont Tbis
record was made ns n 9.yoor.ni5 Xxx 49,,
first calf. Her dam and orond Jam NM
both have records. Bred January l6.
l'l5, TO Poppy's Mawcs, whose dam
was st. Mawcs Poppy. made gI9 nonnJ.
in one year
The sale win aggrcgoto closo ~ sor
/ GOO, or an average of $50 nor bcoj
Following is q partial Hsr of tbo
buyers Of registered ,Icrseys pomo ~
buyer and price paid:
g. Il. Dammicr s2i5. c. n UcA.
thu, $3.50; Boise Brothers sio5. a p