Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-23
Greatest Hoa Sale Of
Year.
llNbllshed bN ReauesI.

- US WV AfA7 thtff itAA ~ ~ Tittft ~
dustry been So electrified, Or breeders
so encouraged rs was occasioned by
the annual Duroc brood SOW sale Of
Ira Jackson, At rippecanoc 'ity, Ohio. i
Wednesday, February l6 selling So /
head for an average 81 $3.50, Or il
rpnnd total 81 nearly $4,000 IS some
hog sale, and not only breaks thu re
cord Ior Durocs, but All other breeds
as we'll, and places the Duroc on the
Eopmost round 81 hogdoulis ladder Of
fame; and 4 evidence supreme Of the
Increasing and wonderful popularity
4 the red hog.
iIhis was the sale that had Ioing been
looked forward 70 bg,all men connect
edAwith the pure bred swinc industry
This was the sale whore values we're
to Ne placed upon what we're perhaps
the greatest aggregation Of sows ever
gottln together. This was the sale
whsise value was to te placed upon
the successful culmination and crown
ing achievement Of 70 wears u hard
work % one Of the most constructive
men lac breed has ever known. This
was ibe sale wlferc galues were to l,c
place8 upon tho produce 81 boar
Iliat had MOI only won Tic highest hon
ors obfQinabls Ia thc show ring ana
( breeding pen. bat whose progeny had
achieved The Same distinction This
was the bale that would BE- regarded
as the barometer for Dnroc activities
during toe coming year This uasl
The sale that was 70 demonstrate con.
elas'velg fhc remarkable and groafae
popularity Of orion horny King.
This boar was fortunate, however. 10
being mated 70 the grandcsl lot ~ soas
ever complaining u make rec6pd
for arol Practically 800 u the VI
were shown sow 'fher vere not only
of Jackson oWn breeding hat be haa
I purchased a number of the tops ia the
sales fast fall ittakcs nerfn u make
thc leading sale circuits - the fall 81
the yoar, whom condition. ard lndlea.
tiuns ior tle future - up Industry
are none loo bright, and pick olu Che
tops, paying long prices tlfu breed
them and ics@ii Them. say IA takes
nerve % a. this. bat ia Jackson Ias
always been noted Tor doing hig ,llpes
and he usually land On Ire Top side
~ tie heap
IA
iii''-a ~ ~ Nit', arrived ~ iigc
Philips House the evening briose liie
ale smqnlsed fhai fbere would is
some real doiug tie nekt daY, a.
aaarly - breeders aere registered
there haIIiue from several states. and
thcy all had hnsiness look "a their
cye This crowd st hgre,iers had
swollen rerccptibiy ehen W. boarded
Che car ior the Jackson Fatfa. and
stop l9was busg place February
10th. The local crowd was also quite
large mud conservative estlnalo
goula ne ihai after ihe sainpsuoas
chicken dinner had isfen dcpourea and
every available seat IN h,e snacious
sale barn allied close 10 Jpl ieople
Jared Col lglsliear, shcn he opened
tie safe Col iRiehrar4 drN nitro
duccd tha veteran breeder. y q Nior.
tom eho gave 4 s4ns4 aAdress highly
appreciated By all STR Morton an
interesting and ioras.nd mlkcr aud
briefly reviewed ira Jackson % wears
iat work as conaruefige breeder as
the REAL ttpe ~ Dsroc aud pleaded
With ihr bnyrrr % take advantage ~
this exceptional opportunity eha..
" Tiaas chem made short talk, iol..
lowed By Col lglsJaeart siih oue 81
\ Ms characteristic. fnrcei,il Opening
addresses The colonel ala MOI spcak
long, bit drove his argument houo Ia
lis hearr and pfocgadeti to -eli hogs
4 10 rapid ate order The arsl eight ~
ifn we're driven iraighg through tlbn
\ ring mitl Characteristic Jackson spetd
and when The, reached the Opposite
end 81 the ring they nsrc sold ai prices
ranging from so 70 sisl Then catne
Nos r II and q, Ire Junior Champ
Z Ion sow az Ohio Stale Fair this year.
sired b tlrion Cherry King aud her
litter mates. As these magnificent
SONS we're suceesslsely driven into
the ring and sold, the crowd sasi had
70 slt up and take notice. as these
! great sow have Enl been seen il any
sh0w ring. The bidding ~ these
sows Has spirited, and =, q. Lord 4
Sos Gteentown. Ind, purchased 80,
" at 5000, No. ~ vt $500 and No. Il
was purchased Tor Roberts 4 Brnsnn
Chinook Mont ID mai DID. Aftert
these sows we're sold, the sows bred
to orion Cherry Kfng were driven 10
and these sold az prices ranging from
sll0 70 $3.50 When No Il had been
sold. Mr. Jackson announced that No.
~ had been Withdrawn from file sale
Land King Lady " by Iarks Friend.
would he substituted He also an.
aonnced that this SOW was the daai
of Royal King sold TO Johnson Bros.
Winnebaeo, Minn, also dam ii KID
orion, lhe great boar ~ tho herd of
Ndena farul ehilicothe, and dam Of
Two SONS he vas reserving - show,
and that siit-'si sagttin matee 10 orion
Cherry King for early farrow iinme-
Idiaieiy there WAS something doing
land she iinally was secured by Meri.
idol Farm Black Lick. ohio, 1T $50
7 consider this one OF The hest hogs
Of the year, and i she raises good
litter which is practically acertainty,
va predict thai this litter win sell Tor
AZ least double the cost 81 tie sow
dust keep your eye on King Lady "
and her litter The bidding MI thru
the sale was fast ana snirttad .n4 ,to