Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-02

Il small amount OF corn, OatS anu DIdH
are allowed. The bull should be kept
in moderate flesh, not fat, for best re-
suits.
Observation-Disclosures
8 LIVE STOCK SALES 8
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Observation-Disclosures 0coocos
The sale of w. r. Snodgrass north
east of Emerson Friday was hum
mer." The good weather brought out
large crowd The sale totaled
$949S. One team of mules sold at the
remarkable price Of s606. Implements
sold well. Harness that had been used
two years sold for more than they
cost Likewise a number OF farm
implements sold for more than they
cost.
John Roll & Sons Poland China hog
sale was one of the best ever held In
the vicinity of Coin. They sold the
entire herd. consisting of forty head
of gifts. in fifty-two minutes. AT an
average price of $S3 per head. The
highest price paid for an individual
was s135.
Oliver Elefson's sale nine miles south
of Clarion, held last Thursday, amount
ed to approximately $500. He SOLD
horses for a total of $4,000. Six OF the
twenty-thrce horses netted him $2O4.
the cows selling as high as $50, last
spring calves as high as 1913, and the
2-ycar-old steers brought $76 each.
The Hereford spring bull calf sold Tor
SIS. His offering Of hogs included
thirty one Poland Chinas. The first
pen of brood sows went at $40 each
and the small shoats sold as high as
SIS each. Mr.. Elefson reserved two
car loads of stock and implements tor
shipment to his new home at Lamont
in the southea stern part of the state.
His many friends in Wall Lake ana
nearby townships are sorry to nave
the family leave this county
The Clyde F'ulk sale east of Sham
baugh sold some fine horses George
AMMAN led home the fine team OF A.
year olds, for $500. Claude Frey got
one bay mare for $50 and w. B. Car
michael a 4-year old black gelding for
$3.50. The cows were fine ones, prices
ranging all the way from s106 down to
SIS. bought by neighbors Armsgost,
Grimes. Perlgo, Hanm. Ridenour, j.
c Davis Fishell, Eberly, Miller and
others A finel OF OF brood sows sold
in punches Of four for s38 to $40. be-
ing full blood Durocs. Eighteen year
ling steers brought 1850 each. The
sale footed up $4,000.
At Ed Stinton's sale near AdaVille,
Plymouth county, everything brought
good prices The better horses went
at $3.50 to 5000. the herd Of Short
horns averaged s1O2, and one cow and
calf went at 316b. Two full blood bulls
sold at $3.50 each and grade calves
sold at $40 to $S5. Twelve dozen White
Wyandotte chickens averaged $1.O5 per
fow! and other things sold in proper
ton Machinery. as at all other sales
this season, went out Of sight. Mr..
Slnton used news paper advertising lib
orally and had big crowd and splen-
did bidding
The big two-days' farm sale Of o, A.
Glougie. at Corning, drew large CROWDS
each day. It is estimated that the at
tendance was about 1900 the first day
and about 1000 the second day. 1t vii!
total in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
The GIougie ranch was recently pur-
chased by Liston e. Conley. OF Cum.
herland. and the place will be occu-
pied by Arthur Speaker this coming
season. About $4,000 worth OF the
property sold was purchased by the
new owners and the stuff will remain
on the farm. Most Of the other prop
crty sold will stay within the coun-
ty. Mr.. Glougie has no definite plans
for the immediate future but will prob
ably remain In Corning until spring
and then viii visit several western
points and may finally locate on his
ranch at Phoenix, Ariz.
The largest stock sale ever held near
Manson was that Of G. B. Eglfs, which
was held in a large tent and was at
tended by over 1000 people, some OF
whom came from a great distance.
Nineteen head Of Percheron mares and
FLIES, eleven Percheron stations and
thirty Holstein cows and heifers were
sold at top prices. One man from
Somers, Iowa, paid $1.140 for one team,
one mare alone costing him STD,
which was the highest price paid Tor
any Of the stock.
Wiler e. Heisch, of Upton, broke
the sale records Of the season when
their closing out farm sale brought a
total Of $16,650. Horses sold as high
as $252.50, cows UP to s104. calves SAT
head, one bunch of steers weighing
around 1900 pounds brought $126.50,
another load Of nineteen went for from
$40 to $40 each. and young ones from
$35 to 1913 each. Everything sold well.
On Fairview Farm, the big Adams
ranch south of Odebolt may be seen
right now 1G2s hogs They are Duroc
Jerseys and a very choice bunch at
that. There are at least 500 head the
equal OF any hogs in the state of Iowa,
it is claimed There is not Gull in
uaiuh from