The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
Three-MOnths-Old Bull Is
Son of Famous Sire
Worth $4,000
HOLSTEINS SELL
AT GOOD PRICES
Disposed of-Montpeier and Barre
Dairymen High in List as to Total
Paid for Purchases.

To Brattleboro man belongs the
distinction of having bid the highest
price at the first day OF the 18th aue-
tion sale Of registered Holstein cattle
by the Purebred Live Stock Sales Co.
of Brattleboro. At the sale yesterday
afternoon Attorney Frank T. Barber.
who is building up a herd of Black and
Whites, at his farm. paid s1.025 for 4
bull calf three months old. The young
ster S name is Fairmont Alcartra KIM,
and he was born Oct IS, 1917 He
was bred by John Arfmann of Middle
town, y. u, by whom he was con-
signed TO the sale. is evenly marked
and weighs about 40G pounds Fair
mont Alcartra King was sired b. King
Segis Pontiac Aleartra, the $4,000 bull,
whose six nearest dams averaged Bios
pounds IF butter in seven DAYS. and the
dam Of this calf is Tiny Fairmont Har-
tog Pauline who at the AGE of six
years made 33.07 pounds of butter in
seven days He is three fourths brotn.
er to the $4,000 sire, King Sarfs Pom
tiac Konigen. The breeding speaks
for itself
This purchase was made for the Bar
her farm, which is owned Jointly by
Mr. Barber and Noe Petite, the man
age.
The sales for the first dav aggregat-
ed Sll ,290 The second highest price
paid was 5000 bid by f. f. Rislev of
Walton. \. y. for COW two years and
/ ~ p1pn~hs old pg,. nE ~
official butter record of 3255 pounds
of butter in seven days. She was sired
| by the $4,000 bull. Another purchase
well toward the top of the dav's saies
was made By Bean & Allen of Pressure
Isle, Me-, who paid 1855 for bull a
year and nine months old. which also
was sired By the $50 600 bull.
A yearling heifer by the same sire
as the above was bought for $500 ov
John Arfmann, regular consignor 10
these sales. For female four-vear- old
John +. Benjamin of Barre (Vt.) PAID
$405, and for a female vear-old con-
signed by O. X. Loomis OF Putnev Mr..
Benjamin raid 1910. George f. Smith
Of Barre, Mass. bought three-year-
old COW for 1915, while F. Palmer
/ Hart Of Red Hook, " Y, paid 1866
for three -year-old cow f. B. House
/ OF Montpelier added three cows to his
herd. They were three, FIVE and six
years old and he paid 1910. $3.50 and
1870 in the order given. BOYD Broth
erS of Guilford secured an eight
monthso old bull. consigned by John
Arfmann, for $500.
The heaviest buyers at the first dav 5
sale were as follows: E. B. House of
Montpelier, 81 900 for seven head: John
| T. Benjamin of Barre. 1895 for six
head; Bean & Allen OF Presque Isle,
! Me, 81 010 for three head: F. Palmer
Hart of Red Hook, y Y, S720 for three
! head; George F. Smith of Barre, Mass,
| 1925 for two head
Eighteen animals were sold up to
| luncheon time this noon for a total
! Of S4225. There was a much better at
/ tendance than yesterday and the bid
ding was more spirited although the
/ effect of the cold weather and demorai-
lied train service was apparent. Ami.
mails consigned by C. w. Ellis of Cort
land, \. u, brought the highest prices
at the morning session, DR.. ". K. CLARK
| Of Greenfield, Mass, buying bull calf
for $3.50 and John s. BENJAMIN of
Barre paying $3.50 for COW. When the
! auctioneers stopped for the noon meal
! between 80 and 40 animals were left To
{ be disposed of this afternoon.
New York stockbroker who recently