Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-22
FlFTY.FlVE HEAD OF COUNTY
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION BRING
TOTAL OF $11.sso.
AVERAGE OF $2o7 A HEAD
HIGHEST EVER OBTAINED
Estimated That Average Price Was $50
Per Head Above Any Other Sale the
Association Has hsfd-Top Price OF
$3.50 Paid For Male Animal-AlI But
One OF the Offerings Sold in Iowa.

Fitry-fve head Of Shorthorns. the Of
feriqss OF members of the Marshall
County Shorthcrn Breeders Associa-
ton, and other breeders in adjoining
counties were sold at auction for s1l,-
| $40 at the Harmon feed barn Wednes-
day afternoon. In attendance, and IN
the average price paid for animals, the
sale. which was twelfth Of the associa-
ton. was the most successful ne Or
Canization has ever held George Lew
is, Of Lewis Bros. who were in charge,
estimated that the average sale price
was about $50 higher than the average
Of any OF the previous sales.
The prices paid ranged strong. the
/ whole consignment averaging S-V'
4 head OF the fifty-tlve head twenty
four were females, which averaged
i soss. and thirty-one males, which aV-
! eraged s1si.
\ Cattle Kept in Iowa.
I Judges Of live stock considered the
! lot offered in very fair condition, con-
| s;dering that the animals were from so
MANY c0nsi~nors. They included most
| " Young stuff. altho there was
| shrinking Of aged animals, especially
| COWS \ rather unusual feature OF the
sale, as compared with others, was tAai
only one animal was sold OUTSIDE the
| state. Among the bidders were num-
| her from other states but II was oe-
lieved the prices ranged TOO high 10
| s,it -heln. All Of the consignment was
of Scotch and Scotch topped breeding
| Including a number Of the Bates STRAIN.
| Some Of the stuff cataloged for the
sale was Withdrawn and others were
| substituted.
High Male Brings $3.50.
The top price was paid by harr!
| Early. of LiScomb. for male conslsh-
! ed by G. A. Bonewell, Of GTinHe!l. Inc
nrfce was $3.50. Early was the largest
! huver Of the sale He purchased seven
head for 1.440. The second high price
$40. was paid for another male. con-
siynod bv W z. Warren. of Ames. Inc
purchaser was 2 c. Cooper. OF 'ar"ln'
: P. Piper. Of LeGrand, paid $500 lol
q ,1a1o consigned by Bonewel. In fact
the four highest priced animals sou
were toose consigned by BoneTeH ana
Warren. The total sale price o. the
males was s5.71o.
hiqhest Cow Brings s4i5.
| The twenty-four females SOLO lor
| total If $3.50 The top in this class
was paid by Bacon & Alden. OF water
loo, who purchased several head. rms
frm paid s415 for COW consigned py
| Warren. The second high COW was
| consigned by Bonewell. 1t IS oousn'
nv Ed Silliman. Of Colo, for 1898. Other
high prices paid for females were S32e
hid bv Bacon & Alden for COW con-
signed by r ]. Eibs OF Laurel anu
500, paid by Fred Klonhurg, OF Laurel
for COW with calf by her side con-
signed by Eibs.
| The consignors were z. A. Fricke
and r F. Richeson, State Center; n:
G Bosch. Haverhill; Lewis Bros. anc
r c. Baily. city: William Winklepieck'
Ogden: A r. Pike. Rhodes; George APP
mel Vancleve: A. F. Zesch, Gilman; r.
s Grouse, Liscomb; F. A. Clemons'
| Clemens; G. A. Bonewell. Grinneu; r.
J EFbs, Laurel: c. r. Lynch. Green
Mountain, and W. E. Warren. Anes
| LARGE Movement in Cattle.
| Two important details Of interest TO
1oc,I live stock breeders, developed at
the sale. were that there is a quite
marked inclination of horse breeders TO
switch to cattle breeding, and the large
movement Of thorough bred cattle Out
| Of this county.
| The fact that some horse breeders
arc turning to cattle was shown by the
horse breeders who were buying dt
This sale. It is said that cattle preeo-
ing now offers larger and surer returns.
| Incidental to the movement OF cattie
ont of this community, there are to De
shipments Of $50 head from this CITY
and nearby points in the next ten days.
IN addition to the fifty-five head that
uere moved at this sale, p. W. Harmon
has sold twenty-five head Of Short
borns 70 Arthur Lewis, at Fayette'
Ark. Shipment is to be made soon.
Harmor, will ship to the Southwestern
E.+ stock Show at Oklahoma City
next week seventy head which Will be
shown for sale.