Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-27
LIVE STOCK SALES G
AND FARM CHANGES e



The sale of Aberdeen Angus cows,
heifers and bulls, held by Miller &
Wurzbacher at Morley was a history
making event for the cattle breeding
industry of iowa A. special train OF
three coaches. ali crowded, was run
from Cedar Rapids. The attendance
represented practically every state. and
the sixty-two head offered were ais
tributed TO Alabama, Oklahoma, Ten
~nessee.' Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska,
Kansas. North Dakota, South Dakota
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois
Iowa. Anew Iowasrecord for females
was made when a COW wa s sold at
s2,025 to go to Alabama. The forty
one COWS and heifers averaged sG74.
The top price for q bull. $1,000. was
paid for a 6-months' calf to go to
Oklahoma. The average price FOR
twenty-one young bulls was 1870, the
general average FOR this sale, Sb71. 1t
Is notable that the south Is taking the
best individuals, and paying n price
to satisfy its ambition to lead the
United States.
rory nSdQ Oh pure DINu
cattle brought a total Of 3l3,sSo at
Krizer Brothers public cattle sale, held
at rEddyvilles on Wednesday. Buyers
representing the states OF Iowa, I'LL
nois. Missouri, Nebraska, and Mime
sofa were present at the sale and filled
the large tent erected for the occasion.
Most, Of the stock remained in Ma
haska county, buyers from good old
Mahaska knowing a good thing when
they saw it. The first animal sold
brought a price Of 1910, a figure which
headed the list. The stock hold at an
average of $347 per head. Those who
attended the sale say that it was the
bigg est event Of it's kind ever in their
knowledge, and puts ,Mahaska count
back on the map for pure bred stock.
The sale was most successful from a
standpoint of attendance as well as
selling prices.
Thoroughbred Hereford cattle
brought 5000 per head on an average at
a big combination sale held at West
Liberty. Breeders and buyers were
present from all over the country,
many OF the cattle going to Montana
puTCIdSeIb, w. a. '~
City. acted as sales manager arrang-
ing the sale. Sixty head OF cattle
were sold. They came from six or
seven different parts OF the state: r.
n. Schooley & Sons. OF West Liberty,
had a number OF cattle entered.
Another, big real estate deal was
made at Newhall Thursday when
William Freeman OF this place and
Otto Schmidt of Van Horne, jointly
purchased the quarter section adjoin-
ing Newhall on the north from the
Samuel McGranahan estate for 5000
an acre. The land has no Improve
ments but is first class farm land with
good black soil. The transfer was
made thru j. w. Schaefie. OF Vinton.
Jess Bradley, west Of Traer, broke all
records for common. every. day hogs
this week. He sold to local stock men
an aged barrow that weighed $50
pounds. He was paid &14.25. and after
allowing eighty pounds as dockaEe the
animal; brought &1Oo.72. which is more
than an average, steer sells for in these
days OF high priced beef.
Mrs. Tulsa Lutz sold her fine quar-
ter section farm. two miles south OF
Sheldon, to c. r. Richards, who re-
Gently moved here from Ocheyedan.
Consideration was S230 an acre. the
deal a~ggregating $40. 800. This is one
OF the finest farms in this section.
Blu tiiidinss are x5eptssHaM scca;
house has steam heat and other mod
ern improvements.
The big stock sale Of NJ. A.. Putnam
q I his farm between Basnes City and
Gibson was q success. The sale was
originally dated . week earlier. but
stormy weather caused a change OF
| plans. MI. Putnam says he feels that
the change made him at least $1,000.
At the sale sixty-four head Of cattle.
including fourteen Durham steers, n
the rest Aberdeen Angus. were dis
, posed Of at 10 cents a pound, no
shrink. Mr.. Putnam has long been a
successful stock fancief.
The public ale held by Mrs. Ella
Cobb at Ida Grove was a. great sue
cess the gross receipts being over
S. 200, The offering OF 30 many head
OF pure bred Holstein mich cows
brought buyers from : radius Of thirty
miles. The two bert COWS brought S1s1
each, the twenty-five Aead Of sHclstein;
lcows and heifers brought an average
lof s106. sachsand ~ rslves from -,