The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-01
az WILLIAM p. sANeoRN


The farm OF Warner Fleisch fronts
the Ohio and Indiana state line road
from the Indiana side. The $50 acres
lie flat as floor and, aside from the
home site, is divided into but four
great fields. Stock can be turned in
to either field from the spacious barn
lot, mighty convenient arrangement
in any kind of weather. A commod-
ious barn and great vitrified tile silo
are impressive of the character of the
farm management and of prosperity;
also Of the proper feeding and care OF
livestock. The Fleisch farm lies a
mile north Of Boston.
The Barn Saves The Day.
When the heavy rainstorm broke
on Friday, the cattle sale had just
been well begun. Now there were
fifty-five head to sell and q pouring
rain would naturally drive buyers to
cover Here the two large herd rooms
In the barn structure came into play,
and the sale went on without a break.
II wasn't a good day for sale. and
yet, strange as it may seem, the three
principal sales to now be reported
were successful sales, and the prices
realized were admitted to be satisfac-
tory to the sale holders. They must
also have been satisfactory to the buy
ers: for there Is no compulsion as to
bidding-they go as high as they feel
It profitable and then quit.
Ten-Thousand Dollar Sale.
A farm sale that nets $10,400 on a
cold, rainy Friday. must necessarially
show the goods. Mr.. Fleisch certain
ly had them in the live stock line,
notably in his display Of Chester
White hogs, and in that of Big Type
registered Polands. There were fifty
six head OF sows and gifts in the sale
pens. and ten pens Of shoats, each con.
tanning ten head of matched sized
whites. And it didn't take long to sell
them, either. gentlemen; hogs being
still in demand at all sales, SO far as
our observation goes.
The sale began with the usual offer
ing of implements, lot of harness
and odds and ends. These went &C
cording to the fancy Of the buyers.
and their needs in the line. The live
stock was the chief attraction, and
1t was all worth while. There were
head of horses and one span OF
mules, the latter being reserved VI
to $500 and not sold, although S455
was offered. W. II. Brouse bought
a brown mare for $2O3.50, and black
one at S155. Tom Cain got his bay
mare for S132.5O.
Cattle and Hogs Sell High.
Fifty-five head of cattle gave a good
selection, because they were all good
ones to start with Ollie Hodgin-
say, we hate like blazes to give a
gentlemanly farmer nick name
but had we said "Oliver Hodgin,
as tempted to do, who among you
would have known to whom we re
ferred? Hold up your hand and be
sworn. please. Well, Mr.. Hodgin was
earnestly and smilingly in evidence
early in the day, to cast a wistful
eye over the various punches. Rome
Shurley dropped in for lunch he said;
thought it was a mighty good place
10 eat, and bein' as he was present
on this delightful occasion he aimed
to make few remarks to the auc
tloneers. Will L. Gaar was also
among those who came to eat and
stayed to buy They were a gentle
manly lot, these various buyers, and
trained in the manner of fountain
pens and pocket check books, as
events quickly proved.
Some Of the Topiiners.
A gentle and kind bovine that rar
amuck among the bidders was collar