The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-12-24
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY HERE
FORDS BRING GOOD PRICES
IN TENNESSEE
Breeders Well Pleased With the Splen-
did Treatment Given Them by
Madison County (Tennessee)
Live Stock Assn.

Forty Pure-bred Herefords from
the st. Francois County Hereford
Breeding Association brought the
good average of $125 at their sale in
Jackson, Tennessee, on Manday of
last week.
Some weeks ago Mr.. L. P. Bellah,
general agent for the Nashville, Chat |
tanoCga and st. Louis Railroad, Wis
tied st. Francois county with the pur-
pose in mind of persuading the breed |
ers of the county to send consign-
ment of pure-bred cattle to some
town along their railroad and sell
them at auction.
For years cotton has been the main
crop in that county, and these rail-
road officials have come to realize
that the interests of their county
must become more diversified. To
this end they have become very ac-
tive in introducing pure-bred stock
into their territory The consignment
from our county furnished cattle for
the sixth sale promoted by this rail
road along their line.
In this sale the railroad had the
splendid cooperation of the Madison
County Live Stock Association. For
several days before the sale the daily
papers of Jackson were giving first
page feature articles, column IN
length, encouraging and advising
farmers of that county to buy the
most or even all of these cattle.
1t is complimentary to the ability
and judgment of our breeders to say
that the quality of the cattle consign-
ed to Tennessee exceeded the expecta-
tions of those interested at the other
end.
Col. Fred Reppert, who sold the
cattle and who was at his best Mon
day afternoon, asserted privately to
the writer that he had no idea that he
would have such fine cattle to SELL
He complimented our Hereford men
very highly in regard to the class OF
cattle offered.
The words of an influential man OF
Jackson-"H the cattle men
of the county have had to depend
largely upon what few cattle men
desired to send them in the way OF
breeding stock, but the bringing here
of these excellent cattle gives to us a
most unusual opportunity and men
cannot pay too much for them"-eX-
presses the attitude of the business
interests of that county.
AS result of the interest aroused
in Madison county by these various
interests, about thirty of the cattle
remained in that county. Three bulls
were purchased by he N. c. Est. L.
for the convenience of farmers in this
territory.
We can describe the sale no better
than to quote an extract from the
Jackson Sun of Monday evening:
Spirited bidding marked the first
auction sale of registered Hereford
cattle from the herds of st. Francois
county (Mo.) Hereford Association
Of Pennington, Mo-, which was held
this afternoon at / o'clock at the
West Tennessee fair grounds under
the auspices of the Madison Live Stock
Association in conjunction with the
American Hereford Breeders Asso-
citation and the N c. & st. L. Ry. A
large crowd of Madison county cattle
growers and farmers was on hand and
also buyers from neighboring towns.
Forty head of pure-bred cattle were
offered from the block. Twenty-Five
bulls and eighteen cows and heifers
composed the lot.
The shipment of cattle arrived in
Jackson the middle of last week and
since their arrival they have been in
spected by many cattle growers who
were high in their praise of the lot.
This sale of high grade cattle in
Madison county is due to the efforts
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, the Madison County Live
Stock Association and L. P. Bellahi
general industrial agent for the N. c.
& st. L. railway. who completed the |
final details for the sale.
The sale was held for the purpose of