Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-23
Greatest HOG Sale oflNJeU Advertisements
Year


Not since Harry Browning made
his record sale ID 1912 With s5ool
average. has tlie pure bred swine In
dnstry been SO electrified, or breeders
50 encouraged ~ was oecasioned by
the annual D0roc brood SOW sale Of
Ira Jackson, at rippecanoe 'ity, Ohio,
"Wednesday, February lG Selling SIS
head Tor an average Of $3.50. or Il
round total o. nearly s0.Uo0.esl a some
hog sele. and not only breaks The re-
cord for nnroes. but ia other breeds
as we'll, and places the Duroe on the
fopmost round Of hogdom'S ladder OF
lame; and Is evidence supreme 81 de
decreasing and wonderful popularity
clf the red hoy
This was the sale that bad long been
looked forward to b al mcn connect-
edAwith the pure bred swine Industry.
iris vas the sale where values we're
10 Pc piaeed upon what we're perhaps
the Greatest aggregation 81 sows ever
gotten together. This was Tie sale
whete o valge was TO te placed upon
the successful elimination and crown
ing achievement Of 20 years 81 hard
work 81 one 81 Che most constructive
men the breed has over known. This
was the sale where values were 10 lie
placed upon The produce 81 boar
that Ind not only @on tic iiighesthon-
ors obeainabie Ia ne shoa ring and
breeding per. but whose progeny had
achievctl he Same diatInctioue This
was the sale That would bc regarded
as the Barometer for Dnree activities
during the coming wear. This was
the salc thai was 70 demonstrate con
eius'yely tnc remarkable aud growing
popularity oi 0rions tbeiry King.
This boar was iorinpale. however 10
being mat1d to the grandest lot 81 sows
ever cont1 bagng 70 make . record
for sired Practically al " ihe -
we're shown SONS They ncn not only
Of Jackson own breeding bot he Ind
purchased aEuinler of de tops II tl,c
sales lastfali il iakeS nerfe to make
tho leading sale circniis "a thp iall ~
the year. when conditions and inaica.
lions for the future ~ the Industry
arr none too bright, aud pick Oia tho
tops, paying long piices. llen Isrsd
ihem and resell them sey Il takes
nerve y Dr. this. bit ita Jackson las
always been noted tsr doing bic things.
ana be esiails lands on tlp iop side
~ tho heap
Those ~ ns 8hn arrived AZ .lsc
Philips House he evening before ,l,e
sale s01nied ihm there would IT,
seine rasi dnlngs he neki aay. AZ
nearby Is breeder. were registered
tisew batting FROM seyctal .lates, ana
they NJ had y l1Hsinsa iook IN their
cyc. This crowd az lFefders had
swollen pereDtibly whcn vs. loarded
tbs ear iot tle iacksoa Faf6s. and
Stop ~ wa q bnsy plsee Febrnsry
10Th. 'fl,c local crowd aas also atitc
large, ana eonscr, alive asiima,,
would bc that after the supplnans
chicken dinner bad hsen dry0afcd ana
eserg available scal in ilH spacious
salc barn died. cinse 70 51 people
isccd Col leleheaa, when be esencd
the sale Col lgloheari ara inilo.
daced The veteran hiyeder. & n Nor.
ton, Who gaFe shDfg address highly
appreciated ~ az 81 Morton al
Interesting and iorretli iaikrrs and
brieay reviewed ifp lBrhson ~ wears
u work 49, a constructive brecder ~
the real tgpe oi nnroc aud pleaded
with The buyers - take advantage ~
his exceptional opportunity chas.
y Trua4 then nude 4 short talk, fol-
lowed 81 col igleheari With onc 81
his characteristic, foreetul opening
Addresses The Colonel tlitl ng, speak
long bwi deote iils argument hople 20
tis haawrE aud procbeded ~ sell hogs
in rapid ffe order The 1rst eight or
zen wer driven straight through the
ring wiih characteristic jackson speed
and when thcl rracbea tn oppos H.
end 81 the ring ihey Aese sold ii prices
ranging from SO 20 sial Then came
Nos ", ~ and n. the Junior Champ,
ion sos 81 Ohio State Fair this year.
sired by orion Cherry king and her
Filter mates. ~ these magnificent
SONS we're snccessiyely driven into
the ring and sold, tie crowd just had
70 So up and take notice, a. these
great sows have mot been seem In any
show ring The bidding On these
sows was spirited, and y q Lord 4
Son. Greentown. Ind, purchased SO.
y at 5000. No. - at e5o0 and 40. ii
was purchased Tor Roberts 4 Browne.
Chinook, Mont, ID q mail I'D. Alter
these sows we're sold The Slows bred
70 Orion Cherry King we're driven ID
and these sold AZ prices ranging from
$40 10 800. When NJ IL had been
sold, AR. ,iaeks0n announced uaat No.
q had been Withdrawn RON the SALE
and KING Lady Y by lacks Eiiend,
Mould he substituted lie also an
uonnced that this son was The dam
~ Royal King sold toIohnson Bros,
ieinnebago, Mimi also dam III Kid
Orion, che great boar ii the herd Of
Adena Farm, ehilIeotle, and dam Of
TIVE sows be wns reseeying 10 show,
and TINT She Wavaeain mated 70 orion
( henry King Tor early iarrow linme-
'diately tlier MAS something doing.
and she finally was secured ~ Mcri.
8del Farm, Black Lick, ohio, IL $3.50.
| consider tbIs one Of the host hogs
Of the year, and Il She raises good