Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-26
FARMERS REALIZING
LARGE PROFITS FROM
. SALE or SURPLUS STOCK

Last Saturday w. w. bAITlCk WcA8Ae
ed in three carloads OF hogs at Dawson,
Dallas county. which he had contract
ed for among his neighbors. giving
them checks which totaled over $1,000.
He bought the hogs over = month ago.
at S10.O5 for delivery Jan. 40 to 40. and
he sold them to Kelley q Kelsey ~
thtir Dawson office. In the three car
loads were four lunches. A. d. Dick
ey had fifty-e eight head OF Red hogs,
averaging little over 307 pounds. For
them he received check for $1,7sl.91
E. l.. Sheehy had thlrty-five head OF
Duroc Jerseys which averaged more
than 3ls pounds and called for check
for 3l,121.5s. II. a. Eveiand & Son
sold thirty head OF 'Duroc Jerseys ay-
eraging 500 pounds and bringing
$s23.6o. ]. c.. Anthony had forty mine
head Of Poland Chinas weighing 2 lit
tie over 1922 pounds and was given q
check for $1,589.sT. making the total
paid to the four men 35,410.S9. These
were all last spring pigs and were
about nine months old.
The carload of fat steers which
Stanley Cave, OF Plymouth county
shipped to Chicago brought the high
est price at the Monday market IN CHI
cago Of any cattle ever shipped out OF
Marcus. At least local stock buyers
and shippers know OF no higher price
having been received by any stock
shipper In. this vicinity. The Carload
contained eighteen head and the cattle
reached Chicago for the Monday norm
ing market. The steers were purcsas-
ed by the Morris Packing Company,
who paid S11.35 per hundred. The
eighteen head weighed an average at
Chicago. of 1870 pounds. and the aver
age price each brought was 3f5112.
MI cave. therefore. received for the
entire eighteen head OF steers just S2'-
,72o.f6. Th cattle were bought by Mr
Cave -four months ago--some Of them
purchased at Sioux City and the others
around Marcus.
Jeorgen johnson, Of Remsep, had the
honor OF receiving the highest price
ever paid on the Sioux city market Tor
lambs, when he sold last week 10S head
that averaged close TO eighty pounds
and sold for 1880. This a. y new
record for the Sioux City market. ME
q h,s third .hipment Tor this season.
Mr.. IohnSon saws Of his success:
at 40 heen almost an ideal year to
feed ana nrepare stock for the market
81 .ttv,hs,fe : xood share OF my
.,,cca.. ~,,th these lambs Is the fxSk
that 4 weatber conditions hava been
y.ry vcn6. q 81 uSAcSa tnsss Is4vshs ION
feed abo,,t ninety days aso and had
the,o manned nm most Of that time. In
The reedlnr used 4 ration OF corn and
s1salfo ana the offerings not only
tbrived m iris feed but made very
good rain" G. Ludwig. another Rem
sen feeder. who shipped with Mr.. John
.on. received 1885 for his lambs.
sts
F1oyd Rassett. farmer living SIX
miles west 81 Shsllshnrg. marketed 500
and Lumbar Company in one day last
week. Mr.. Bassett used an up- 10 date
marhod. OF bringing his grain TO mar
vel Re owns a Ford auto truck and
nssa This 70 haul the oats to shells-
hnre carrying 100 bushels on eaci,
load Resides TIM, he carried home
ioas ~ coal IN ZACH return trio,
$3.50
rha highest price maid for farming
ANA near Shenandoah was paid when
g. r McCaanahan purchased from
= "A Z thaif sonth Of town. + II q known
~ the TyIer place ana Is lust across
the road from Prank Keenan's. The
nr,ce na,d Vas re. oO6 cast, deal,
= mna,nt,nr "a s27s Al acre. It was sold
recoeri.lnr the ex,sting lease to Garry
nnrcan ~,ro vill move "a the farm for
: vsar M Mcc1anahan win NOT get
rosss..,on for Z wear from March /.
There IL q. new house on the farm and
= Ths Mac. i. verv we'll improved
ara i. cc,c.dAAito IA worth the mon,
80 ~ was hourl,t iast .nrins by Mr..
ov;.tt f,or the TvIer family.
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