Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-20
LIVE STOCK SALE
BIG SUCCESS
Winneshiek County Pure Bred Live
Stock Association Held Two
Successful Sales Last Week
TOTAL RECEIPTS WERE
NEARLY $500
The Big Sale of Shorthorns at Phil
Carolan's Farm Was Considered
More Successful Sale Than
One i'm DEBORAH.

VII "OunSSuoy VI last WGSh, 4NOF.
10, the first public sale of it's kind in
Winneshiek county, was held at the
fair grounds in DEBORAH. 1t has been
the hope and ambition of many of
our leading citizens, business men,
as well as farmers, that Pure Bred
Livestock Association might be form
ed in the county under whose aus
pices, public sales of such livestock
might be conducted. When once
established, such sales will carry
with them a two-fold object. First.
to stimulate young breeders to pro-
duce better livestock, and more of it,
and to make it easier for them to
compare their products with that of
their fellow breeders and to afford
better means of disposing of their
products. Secondly, to encourage
breeders and others who are in the
market for good pure bred individu-
ais, to attend such sales for the pur-
pose of comparing the offerings of
of the different breeders, and to
avail themselves of this opportunity
in making their purchases.
An association of this character
was organized in October. With
the limited time available, this as
sociation listed, cataloged, and pre-
pared for sale of thirty-four hogs
and nineteen Shorthorn and Here
ford cattle in DEBORAH, and the Of
ferings of Phil Carolan, on his farm
consisting of thirty head of Scotch
Bred Shorthorns.
In order to include in this sale,
bears for immediate service, the sale
of necessity had to be scheduled not
later than the middle of November.
This was the limited factor which
the association had to contend with
in setting up, and advertising these
sales.
| With the discussions and develops
ments toward peace negotiations,
and the attending uncertainties of
hog and cattle prices, a decided eff
feet was naturally felt in connection
with the sales. In spite of all such
influencing factors, good crowd
gathered at the fair grounds in
search of breeding stock.
Col. E. A. Eberlien, pedigree
livestock auctioneer, Of Fennimore,
Wis, with the assistance of Col Geo.
Waters, of Postville, Ia, and o. B
Goodno, Calmar, Ia, disposed of the
offerings in a very satisfactory man
ner.
/ While some of the individuals did
not realize their true values, never
Itheless, the good individuals brought
good prices. A few inferior animals
were brought in, and needless to say,
did not sell for fancy prices. Being
a combination sale, and held under
the disadvantages earlier cited, the
most favorable conditions naturally
did not obtain.
The sale on Nov. IA, on Phil Caro-
lans farm, was a straight Shorthorr
sale, and would be considered a
more successful sale than the one at
Decorah. This emphasizes again the
Importance of holding straight one
class country sale, rather than sale
of mixed classes.
The grand total receipts of the
combined sales, amounted to nearly
eighty-five hundred dollars, and was
considered by most of the local
! breeders and leaders in livestock,
work, splendid success for the
first attempt.
The work of the livestock associa-
ton will not merely be to conduct
public sales, they will hold educa-
tional meetings from time to time,
to furnish a medium for the inter-
change Of thought and the exchange
of experiences 1t is the hope or the
officers that in the very near future,
an annual meeting of the livestock
association may be arranged for and
that good speakers on livestock
breeding, feeding ETC., may be pro-
cured. May the fruits of the efforts
thus far put forth, continue to grow
not only to the advantage OF the pro-
ducers, and purchasers Of pure bred
livestock. but also to the complete
advantage of this county as a whole,
and for the benefit of SURROUNDING
counties. May we work together to
our mutual advantage.