Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
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LIVE STOCK SALES
AND FARM CHANGES


Elmer Kltterman, had a very salts
factory sale Of Duroc Jersey sows at
his farm in Elkhorn. Plymouth coun-
ty. on March. II. the entire offering av-
.eraging sS2.05, and the sows bred to
Grand Model Challenger averaging
$11.75. Mr.. Kitterman was offered
1000 for this boar an sale day by
two different breeders but wished TO
keep him. Mr.. Kitterman aims to pro-
duce the best Durocs possible for both
breeders and local trade and felt he
could not afford to part with this fine
boar. There were forty-two breeders
at the sale. most OF whom bought, and
were shipped into six states.
The NJ. c. Matern & Sons sale Of
Shorthorn cattle at Algona Thursday
was one of the best cattle sales ever
put on in this section Of the state.
The offerings consisted largely OF
young cattle, but there were a few
aged cows. and one aged bull. Lass
Of Wayside. a 13-months-o old roa
heifer, topped the sale, going at an
even $500. The next highest animal
was a yeariing bull. which vas hid off
at $500. The offerings would have
been a credit to any breeder anywhere.
and the prices paid were not out OF
proportion to the quality and breeding
OF the cattle which the purchasers Sc
cured. Coils. J. L. McIlrath, l.. A. Ma
tern. and Otto Kunz did the selling,
.r,l TbrrE n ar1rc ~ Tho r Nest Noktn~n3
Bank of Wesley. acted as clerk.
In spite of a bad day Clarence
Stephenson. Of Spirit Lake. held q very
successful sale which melted him close
to $1,000. While many were kept
away on account OF the storm which
would possibly have caused Mr..
Stephenson to have received higher
prices yet his stock sold very we'll. His
Duroc hogs averaged him s0Nper
head. His sheep brought him as high
as S2s per head. His Holstein COWS
brought an average OF SIS per head.
ten Of them being bought by H. A.
Smith, Of Spencer. Mott Miller topped
the COW sale at S102. The thorough
bred sire was sold to Joe Mergers. OF
Terril, for 1851. Outside Of the cows
sold to Mr. Smith at Spencer. all this
splendid stock was purchased by Dick
!nson county farmers.
COZ. r. L. Ashford, OF the Boone
State Bank. has just become the owner
OF one Of the finest pieces of farming
property in this part OF the state.
Some time ago an agreement was
signed that he purchase the Steelsmith
2s3 acres southeast of the city on the
five mile drive. but not until couple
Of days ago was the deal formally
signed up and the papers delivered.
Colonel Ashford pays $4,000 for this
farm. It contains some OF the best
farming land In the county with very
good buildings and will nj doubt In
crease in value as time passes.
w. r. Meters sale at Grand June
ton ran to over $27, 900. There was a
tremendous crowd-worse than Bar
mum & Bailey circus. It was the big
gest farm sale ever, held in Greene
county and probably In this section Of
the state. The forty-nine horses.
mules and colts averaged $i7i.so
apiece, and 400 head of cattle $5s.05.
sixty hogs including twenty medium
shoats. averaged $3.50. Men were
there from all over the state. and COM
mission men from Omaha and Sioux
City.
p. r. Moore sold the 1se-acre farm,
Thursday. belonging to the heirs Of the
Hans Junge estate. near Keystone. The
sale Of land at auction was not q usual
occurrence. consequently there war a
large attendance. The farm was sold
tn Jacob Pullman. Jr., at Keystone for
$3.50 per acre OF a net sum OF $36, 500.
The Matern g. Goetz horse sale, held
at Wesley Monday, drew q large
crowd. The horses sold readily at good
prices. The top mare brought $3.50
and the total receipts were a little
under $4,000. Is
d. .. Paxson. on the Air Line road
south Of Algona, recently sold two
steer calves about IL months old to o
local buyer and they brought him
$1o6.s0. The two weighed 1885 poundt
A few years ago 1t took a good 3
Near-old steerSto bring $50 on the mar
kAt.
w. G. vermule. from south Of Page
Center, delivered eighteen hogs to
Yorktown Tuesday. They averaged 207
pounds. and brought 3525.s3.
John Carlson, of the Wesley neigh
borhood, lately sold twelve hogs for a
total OF S415.s0. He received 313.5o
| PER hundtedWeight.
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