The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-18

Poland China hogs. at the farm OF Mr..
T. C. Herlong in Marion county, just
south of Micanopy. yesterday, marks
a new era in the hog raising industry
of Florida and the South. With the
exception of several recent sales IN
Mississippi, the HerlOng sale was the
most important sale of hogs ever held
in the South. No other sale of hogs In
Florida has ever compared with yes
terday's sale, when pure bloOded
Poland Chinas sold to the highest bid
der with an average of $402 a head
for sows and gifts and $197 for boars.
The top price brought by any animal
at the sale was $1,000. This was the
winning bid of Messrs. Newton and
Newton of New Albany, Miss, for
Herlong's Long Jane. sow; farrowed
in August 1917. The bred sows in the
sale brought an average of $481. The
total of the sale was $9840 for twent-
ty-six hogs.
There were buyers from Florida,
Georgia and Mississippi at the sale,
and a buyer from North Dakota, who
was in the state, and remained for the
sale. A large number of women were
present. The sale was held in a spec
tally constructed and covered amphi-
theater, in the center of which was an
elevated exhibition ring. The bidding
was lively, and the crowd was at all
times in high spirits. Remarks and
comments of the auctioneer produced
considerable laughter from time to
time. The auctioneers were Colonel
Ira Cottingham and Son, experts of
Jerseyville, Ill. Col. Cottingham is
the leading Poland China auctioneer
in the United States.
The sale had been announced for ]
o'clock, eastern time. Early in the
day the buyers and others began ar
irving. They parked their automo-
biles under the trees in the grove on
Mr.. Herlong's farm. and spent the
time before the sale began inspecting
the hogs Many fine animals were not
put on sale. At private sale during
the morning Mr.. Herlong sold one OF
his sows for $500 to parties from
Ohio, who bought her to place in their
! show herd. State agents, county
agents, experiment station and uni,
vcrsity men. representatives of the
leading farm papers of the state, were
on the ground early. Pictures of the
hogs and of the crowd were taken by
Mr.. John Spottswood, staff photo.
grapher of the Jacksonville Times.
Union. At o'clock the crowd as,
scmbled in the amphitheater. An.
nouncements concerning the sale were
| made, and brief addresses were made
by w. A. McRae, commissioner of ag
riculture of the state, Professor P. H
[ Rolls, dean of the agricultural collegt
of the University of Florida, z. c
Chambliss of Ocala. and H. H. Sim
mons of Jacksonville. treasurer of the
State Swine Growers Association.
picnic dinner was then served under
the trees near the amphitheater, the
visitors being the guests of Mr.. Her
long. After dinner the crowd reas
sembled around the auction ring ant
the sale began.
The crowd was eager to see a.
many of the hogs as possible remain
in Florida. The buyers from Missis
sippi and Georgia bid high. however
and nine of the twenty-six hogs wen
to these two states. There was a grea
cheer from the Ocala and Mariol
county people when Mr.. w. c. Bloc,
bought in for his farm just south o
Ocala, three sows at 800 apiece. Nj
Blood later bought one other SOW a
$500. A number of buyers from Mar
ion county and other sections wen
to the sale for the purpose of obtain
ing hogs. but the bidding got too high
Among the animals sold was a Feb
ruary pig of one of Mr.. Herlong'
how sows. The hog was bid in b.
Newton & Newton, of New Albany
Miss, at $500. Two sows belonging
to Mr.. Joe Martin, of Marietta, Ga
J sold for $3.50 and $255 apiece, re
spectively. These two sows were no
part of the Herlong sale. however.
The sale was a personal trump
! for Mr.. z. c. Herlong. He is showin
the way in the raising of pure blood
ed hogs in Florida. Great credit is ais
due to the buyers who ran up tn
prices paid for the hogs. In the cat
alog of the sale the following state
ment is made:
Our herd for a number of year
has been developed with the highes
ideals, and during which time we hav
disposed of our product at privat
sale, which has been a satisfactor
sSyStem aS the huviup nuhlic has al