The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-05
$100 AVERAGE FOR
COWS AND CALVES
AT GLUNT SALE
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN.

BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN.
1t Is seldom indeed that a long
string OF cows put up at farm sale,
with and without calves at side, will
average more than 500 per head, in
Guiding the calves. If sold separately.
But just that occurred at the w. H.
Glunt sale on Tuesday
The Glunt place, long known as the
Berheide farm, is located a mile south
west Of Richmond, on the Arlington
pike. The farm, containing 159%
acres, was sold some months ago to
John E. Miller, Of Eaton, Ohio, who
will take possession March I.
The price paid is said to be approx
concluded that he had been farming
retired farmer list, at least until he
rests long enough to get tired, as
many do.
According to the sales list there
were Red Polled, grade Jerseys. Hol-
stems and plain Red. Roam and Black
cows in the offering. An 1s-months
Red Polled bull and calves, some
Of which were sold separately, COM
pleted the list Lawrence Thurman,
who is noted for picking up the best
Holsteins at local sales, paid the top
dollar in the COW ring. Five Hol-
stems went under the hammer. two
Of which suited Mr. Thurman's fancy.
Top on Cows $255.
The cattle offering netted $3,649.5O,
or trifle more than so per cent Of the
entire sale, which was good one,
and largely attended, despite raw
and windy day. Lawrence Thurman's
two selections cost him 1855 and 1925
respectively, the record for the day.
John Bachelor picked out four good
ones at from $92.50 up to $140 each.
Charles Dagler selected four mixers
at a range of from 500 to $12450 per
head; Maitland Starr paid $137.50 for
family cow. and Frank Osborn saved
something by getting one at s120,
while Raymond Turner got off with a
payment of Sill.
Bert Jennings also was interested
in cows, two of them costing him ex-
actly 500 each, which was the price
Harry Malone was also taxed for a
roam beauty. OF course the Glunt
boys were present to assist at the
sale, and incidentally Edward picked
up three COWS, and Charlie invested
$105 in a COW to his liking.
In the Horse Ring
Eight head of horses were sold. all
in good condition, but some of them
were somewhat past their prime. rang
ing from to II years. But at that
they sold at prices which will make
them look mighty cheap when the
in, this being the off season for
drafters.
Harry Warner, Of West Milton. got
ba in o-year old team IF baVa
at s171. Charles Glunt fancied hand
some gray mare and bid her up to
$112.50; while J. R. Coughlin's brown
mare came shade lower at Sill.
Daniel Ball picked off a team of heavy
white drafters at cost of $2S7 so.
Burley Jordan invested $125 in a six
year old driving mare
Sixteen acres of corn in the field
were divided between Aaron Turner,
Charles Sell and John Wuenker at
from SAL to s45 per acre. John r.
Miller. the new owner of the farm.
took in the 200 bales of wheat straw
as the high bidder, while Everett Hunt
grabbed the six tons Of mixed hay at
$3.50. There was some competition
for the eight tons of alfalfa. which
was divided between John Wuenker,
Berry More and John Elliott at an
average Of s33 per ton.
The features in the implement line
brought good prices, for the season.
Roy Smelser got a complete wagon
for 500. while Peter Hartley went as
high as $50 for another one. T. o.
Simpson paid s47.5O for corn binder;
Joseph Pardieck got the new McCor-
mick mower for $3.50 and Walter
Farlow was awarded the Rude spread
of cSn E>r,-;,, I,.;J
a tandem disc for $780, Rodney Foulke
invested SIS in hay loader and Clay
ton Dickey purchased a DeLaval sep
arator for $40 and a corn planter at
S51. a lot Of good harness was dis
posed Of at very fair prices.
The hog offering was not large. Pey-
ton Mitchell got the choice Of sows,
with broods, at SAL and took two of
them. Harrison Miller also bought
two whole families at $1,000 each
Glunt Cleans Up $1,000.
Taking everything into account the
sale was one Of the most satisfactory
OF the season, and was very largely a
cash transaction, according to Jesse
Wiechman, Of the Dickinson Trust
company, cashier OF the sale, who was
assisted by Francis McMinn, as field
clerk. Mr.. Wiechman discovered on
balancing up that the auctioneers. Tom
Commit and Homer Plat. had induced
the visitors to spend s7,O53, before dis
missing the congregation.
Speaking Of congregations" we
must not forget the ladies Of the
-Four Mile church Of the Brethren"
who were out in force to feed the
chilled and hungry crowd Of buyers.