Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
BlGGEsr CATTLE sALE
/ salNos suyERs FROM
MANY STATES 70 IOWA.

The biggest cattle sale ever staged
in the United States was held at FSir-
view Farm. Norway. Benton county.
Thirty two states OF the union Ana
provinces OF Canada are represented.
1t Is the dispersion sale Of the fAmcus
Fsarview herd OF Hereford cattle and
marks the retirement OF Cyrus Ttv,
sturdy Norseman. than whom, say IN
HIS associates in the American, Here.
ford Cattle Breeders AssocaSA&A.
there was never a whittier man.
Though still young in years, Mr.. Tow
is forced to give UP his cattle. the re-
suit lof the work OF 4 lifetime, because
Of Ill health. That he lates to give up
his Herefords is evident when he says.
my desire not to sell IT, only out
weighed by the more paramount ne< !.
that devote all my time. thought Gnd
effort to the recovery of my health"
Sixty head sold Tuesday for t4s,E7S,
an average Of more than SITS. The tor
price for ten head was $1s.ls5. an
average Of N.s12.5o. Tho hisneat
priced individual was = 13-year- old
daughter Of Disturber, the best HSfe-
ford bull the United States has ever
sesn, breeders say. with = s months
old calf at her side she brought
$2.750. The buyer was E. b. Gooctl az
Ute, Iowa, Next In Zine was q i9-ycar.
old cow with a heifsr cali at her side
that sold for $1,000 to John cahill Of
Fairfax, Iowa.
Mike Ford Of Cedar Rapids. pur-
chased four head at $1,000, $1,000.
$1,o75 and $1.025. ]. p. Dixon, Of New
hail was among others from this w
cinity who made purchases at ffgh
prices.
From Canada to the grK and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, buyers
have come to Norway Benton county,,
Iowa. The states represented are Iowa,
Illinois, Michigan. Vermont Indiana,
Ohio. Mississippi Alabama. Tennesses,
Colorado. Arizona, Texas. New Mexico,
Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Wyoming. Mon.
tana. Idaho. Minnesota. Kentucky.
New York. Louisiana, Arkansas, Utah,
California. Oregon. Wisconsin. west
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgda and
the Canadian provinces are Albsrta.
Saskatchewan and Ontario. ETFs
One hundred thirty-eight thousand,
four hundred fifty dollars, was tho to-
tai receipts Of the Dispersion sale iof
Cyrus Tow's herd. The average on the
1856 lots sold was 1894, including So
100 paid for Dlsturher jr, the herd
bull and $4,000 for Maple Lass ysth,
the highest priced COW in Iowa. The
herd, which has made Benton county
one Of the Hereford centers Of the
country. will be distributed through
practically every state In the central
west. Moro than 1000 stockmen hAfel
attended the two dgys' Aale, c0sning
from practically every state IN the
union. with several prominent buyers
present from Canadian provinces.
The dispersion sale marked the n,
tirement OF Cyrus Tow, after eleven
years Of active breeding. During the
coming year Fairview farm viii be
tenated by John B. Brown, supefinten-'
dent Of the herd. while Mr.. Tow seAkS
to recover his health. In event he fury
RECEIVERS from the illness which, M
has suffered during the winter u ~
predicted by leading cattlsmen thA4 no
will return to breeding white faced
cattle on his, Benton county farm. 800.
{ Tho disappointment Of the sale WA
the low price paid for Dfsturber. jf..
and the lack Of competition which at q
tended his sale. When the famous son
Of Disurbef was ted to the block An
opening bid OF $4,000 was made ~ u
A. P!nard. ~ washington SPRING. 3.
.. which WIS Immediately topped ~
Masterson,s offer OF $500. Efforts on.
the part Of Fred Reppert. ,a,fctionAes:
to force the bidding higher failed. and
the sale was soon closed MT. Master
son was given an ovation as the bun
was led from the ring.
Standard. the eight-year-old herd
bull, following on the block, was sold
to John Cahill Of Fairfax for $4,000.
while Incompatible. a three-year- old.
went to Let's and Huntington OF I.etta,
Iowa. at $500. Other bulls were 81
average price. the mean Of the lot u
twenty eight head totaling $500.