Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
HOLSTEIN SALE
BRINGS $32, COS
vermonter Pays $785 for Heifer
Nine Months Old
Two -Year-o Old Brings $3.50 - Young
Bull Sold to H. r. Brown of Brattle-
boro for S425.


The 10th b.monthlv sale of registered
Holstein- Fricsian cattle by the Pmebred
Live Stock Sales Co. was brought to
successful close Wednesday. During the
two DAYS 100 head of cattle were dis
posed of for an aggregate of $4,000, or
approximately S2l0.35 each. This was
the largest sale ever conducted by the
company On the first day 81 head were
sold: Wednesday forenoon 30, and in the
afternoon "a, the bidding becoming very
lively.
Edwin H. Davis of Vergenncs paid
81 $50 for Woodcrest Pontiac Walker,
n two-year-old daughter Of King Walker,
whose dam has record for four years
and a half of 3l.GS pounds of butter i'll
seven days. 1t was the highest price
paid at the sale. This heifer was
consigned by j. w. Prcntiss & Son Of
Alstead y. H., and the bidding started
at $500, being raised rapidly until Inc
81 900 mark was reached. Then it be-
gan to lag and went up only gradually
at $25 jumps until it dwndlcd to two
bidders who raised their offers 50 and
$40 at a time until the knocking down
price was reached. Mr.. Davis also
bought two other head for 1865, making
his total purchases $l,6l5.
On the other hand Prcntiss & Son
bought daughter of King of the Pom
tiacs at $3.50, which was considered n
remarkably low price considering that
the animal has n Year-old record of
1887 pounds of butter in seven days and
is in calf to Ormsby Jane King, the only
bull in service whose dam has n record
of 1888 pounds of butter in seven days.
Her dam is the same as that of the
800 200 bull sold in Worcester last
spring
On account of the large number of
cattle consigned it was necessary to
continue the sale Tuesday until 8
O'Clock in the evening.
One of the features of the second day
was the purchase OF nine months old
heifer calf by c. G. Abbott of Waterbury
(Vt.l for S735. This was consigned by
+. II. Metcalf of Hoyoke, Mass. and her
dam was purchased by Mr.. Metcalf at
the June sale of 1916. for which he paid
$l,5l0.
Five young heifers sired by the same
bull and consigned by S. VI. Strickland
of Carthage, n. V, were sold in a lot,
the purchasing bid to apply to each ami
NAL These were bought by George L.
Bedor of st. Johnsbury, and his bid was
$3.50, making the total paid 81 ,l50.
II. r. Brown of Brattleboro paid S421
for an eight -months-old bull.
Among the biggest purchasers during
the two days sale were the following
George l.. Bedor. ST. Johnsbury 10 head
S2OO5; John F. Benjamin, Barre, IA head
$685.; H. NJ. Adams, Amherst, Mass.
nine head, $3,035; c. c.. Abbott, Water
bury. II head, $685.; Cedarcrest farm
Waltham, Mass, four head, 81 ,005; f. H
Davis, Vergennes, three head, 81 ,36C
(this included the twoyear old heifer for
which he paid $l850) r. W. Forrestall
Saxtons River, three head. $500; Ray
mond Galloway, Alstead, n. H., nine
head, 5000; Archie Holden, Littleton. \
H., four head, 81 ,l4j; Kelsey Ranch, Lex
ington, Mass, eight head, S73j Oh. 5
.Kelsey, proprietor of the string of Wal
dorf lunches in several large cities, own,
this ranch and purchases were made by
his manager, Dr. John d. Clark; Ira i
Lewis birmingham, Mass. three head
$780, Mrs Rachael NJ. Morrison, Brattle
boro, three head, $7l5; F. f. Morrison
Brattleboro, two head, 5000.