The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-23
FORTY SHORTHORNS
AVERAGE MORE THAN
TWO HUNDRED EACH
TOTAL OF THE AUCTION OF PURE
BRED BEEF CATTLE HERE
rs $S,552.
CONSIDERED DECIDED SUCCESS HAD 4 COMPLETE COLLAPSE
Farmers Of The County Indicate A
commendable interest in the Produc-
ton Of Better Stock--Manaoer Der
by Is Gratlfied.

ton of Better Stock--Manager Del
by Is Gratlfied.
Forty pure bred Shorthorns, fifteel
bulls and twenty-five COWS, sold at tn
big auction on Wednesday Afternoon
for an average of $21380. This i
considered most successful sale, par
ticularly in view of the fact that it il
the first registered beef cattle sal,
made at Columbia and the further fac
that there are very few breeders o
pure bred beef cattle in the county
The industry is in the pioneer stage
While no doubt the high quality cattle
sold here would have brought much
larger prices In Indiana or Illinois
Missouri or Iowa in the center of the
pure bred cattle section, the prices
obtained are after all distinct com
pliment to the progressive farmers Of
Maury, Giles, Williamson and the 9th
er counties from which the buyers
came.
Mr.. Derby, the contributor and
salesmanager said this morning that
while he thought the cattle sold below
their real value, he felt that the re.
suits on the whole were satisfactory.
Taking everything into consideration,
he was sure it was one of the most
satisfactory sales that he had ever
conducted and that the people who had
attended and especially those who had
become purchasers would be pleased.
s'T am sure that made friends here
and that | will have the confidence of
the farmers and stock men of this
section as the result of the sale. That
is worth great deal. Moreover"
continued Mr. Derby, "the interests Of
the American Shorthorn Breeders AS
sociation have been materially adj
vanced in this section as the result Of
the SALE"
Several animals sold around the
$500 mark. One Of the highest pur-
chased was a magnificent bull that sold
to Arthur E. Murphy, secretary of the
Maury County Farmers Association,
at $3.50 This is considered bargain
and Mr.. Murphy would not take a
handsome profit upon the bull.
The crowd was large, exceptionally
large. In fact, the quarters for the
sale were manifestly too small and
the heat was terrific. A movement
will be undertaken to have the next
sale of pure bred cattle in Columbia
held on the east side of the Court
House. 1t would be more convenient
for the buyers and much more COM
Portable.
In spite Of the intense heat and the
crowded quarters interest in the sale
was so keen that the great majority of
the crowd stayed to the very end.
There was considerable delay due to
the failure of the auctioneer to arrive
on time. He missed his train connec-
ton and did not get here until an hour
after the appointed time. The sale
was not over until o'clock, but the
crowd was right there and at the end
and bidding was just as spirited or
more so than at the start One of the
big buyers at the sale was Mr.. Camp
bell, Of Campbellsville, Giles county,
one Of the leading Shorthorn breeders
of the state. The total of the sale was
$S,552.
The success of this sale means 9TH,
ers to be held here. MIR. Bellah, of
the Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railroad, who did so much to make
the sale success, declared that if it
proved an interest upon the part of
the farmers In pure bred cattle he
would put on an Aberdeen-Angus sale
probably within the next two weeks.
Many farmers Of the county have their
affections conferred upon the sdoddies"
and q sale Of blacks is sure to bring
a large crowd to the auction ring.