Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-02
PROSPERITY SHOWN IN
FARM AND LAND SALES

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One Of the best farm sales that has
been held for some time in the vicinity
of Clarinda was the joint dissolution
sale of Mrs. NJ. F. Dawson and Harley
Hamnl, WHICH took place on the Davi-
son farm. The sales realized the own
ers $4,000. " hlie everything 500 WE'LL
the most interest has been eenteteo III
the sale OF the picked herd OF me
cows, whose Lniik Wsszsonirdcteu iot
by swift * Co, and each -aaY delivered
TO their establishment in Ciarinoa. Inc
tirst ave cows brought 500 each and
seventeen of the best averaged Ss2.os.
These prices should certainly be an eye
opener to many farmers, who do not
seem to realize what profit there is In
dairying or raising dairy stock. Most
of them prefer to raise cattle for our
markets, overlooking the fact that II
any of those animalsf die the loss IS a
complete one. Had they lest an AMI
NAL from a dairy herd they would
have the satisfaction OF knowing the
loss was not total one for they had
the benefit of her produce while she
was living. The Dawson -Hamm cattle
have surely paid the owners good IN
terest ON their money
Not an exhibit was left when the
auction sale OF the annual Walcott
farmers institute was ended Saturday
might. The sale brought in 3s5 with
which Treasurer Adoiph Moelier viii
try to make bonds ends meet. With
of n.vpnnnrf CRYING
the sale and the Walcott Coliseum
filled with over 1000 persons until even
standing room was at premium, the
prize winning exhibits in the different
events were put up and knocked down
after spirited bidding. One pound OF
butter brought s.. Christ ketteisen
was the purchaser. The butter was
made by Mrs. Emil HintZ, Of Walcott
farm milk of grade cows. Adoiph
Moeller bought the ten ears Of white
corn that took the sweepstakes at 50.
Then ten ears of yellow corn that won
first were bought by Harry Lebuhn at
s..
| Perhaps the best record ever attain
ed by any swine raiser in the state,
both in weight production and price
obtained. is held by Rudolph Moeller,
residing three miles southeast of Ed
ridge. who delivered to Charles Vost az
E,dridge 144 nine-month-o hogs
which averaged 252 pounds each and
| brought IN cents per pound, making
total of s4,173.l2. This quality Of
| hogs could not be shipped to the Chi
| cago market at present prices without
considerable loss to, the shipper but
must be handled by the farther east
markets such as Boston, Mass. where
| the very best hogs are required by the
packers. Mr.. Vogt, who ships ON an
average Of twelve carloads per week
| from Eldridge. stated yesterday that
at all times there were buyers from the
eastern markets lurking In this vicinity
looking for the Scott county hog.
A. f. Jones has sold his eighty acre
farm five miles northwest Of Wellman
Ito James Stamp, of Iowa City, for the
sum Of 1894 per acre. Mr.. Jones has
irented the r. E. Shulty garage building
and will conduct the Ideal garage after
March 1.
Fred H. Swan. stockman and pro-
gressive farmer east Of Missouri VAL
LEY, sold forty head OF Duroc Jersey
hogs Friday at Missouri Valley for the
sum OF nearly $4,000. The highest
priced hog went to c. A. Main. OF Des
Moines. at $500: the next went for $500
Ito NJ. O'Seil, of Oklahoma. Tennessee.
Oklahoma. Arkansas and adjoining
states to Iowa were represented at The
sales.
Mrs. Ernest Fischer living south of
Essex about four miles. has sold about
$500 worth Of poultry and eggs the past
year. This is considered good for a
farm woman who has all her own
housework to do, as 1t means a lot of
! r.atie.ee and hard -,erl.. - 4 4.s1e4s.4
The record price for hogs was paid
lat Farragut few days ago and liz
1 thought to set record for southwest
! ern Iowa Whistler & Sons. who have
bought hogs for twenty-six years es-
tablished price record. when they
paid p. II. Stevens 81 a 100. Seventy
1.-TWO hogs brought the farmer 1880.
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