The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-19
GOOD PRICES
REALIZED At
HOWARD SALE
Farm Implements Bring
Good Prices-Dealers Con-
fident of Live Stock Future.
By WILLIAM r. sANeoRN.


They had a real farm sale on the
I R Howard place, II mile west and
one mile south of Eaton on the Eaton
and Boston pike, on Thursday. 0. s.
Wysong held the sale and though the
attendance was not large there were
lot of bidders on the grounds and very
fair prices were realized. The farm,
consisting Of lat acres, was recently
purchased by VIII Potter, who expects
to settle on 1t next spring. 1t brought
$22,eS5 or $3.50 per acre.
As Is usual in such cases there was
a whole lot of miscellaneous plumber
put up, including some surplus house
hold goods. Twenty tons Of mixed hay
in the NOW, lot of straw, some 1918
seed corn and forty acres Of corn In
the field, were included In the offering.
Implements In Demand.
The implements put up brought bet
ter than recent average farm sale
prices and were seemingly in active
demand. Claude Neff paid s1S1 for
grain binder and $51 for corn planter.
Henry Neff invested $50 in a feed
grinder and then Claude Neff scored
again by bidding IS for lard press.
A good as new corn binder, used
only to cut 80 acres, was awarded to
Ira Duval at $40 after much spirited
bidding. Edward Grinny was liberal
buyer, his purchases including a small
gasoline engine, $42.50; International
$65. Charlie Keltner invested $91 in
a large double disc, and $67.50 in a
power cream separator.
The washing machine took Harry
Durrell's fancy and 1t cost him an
even $40 to tote 1t home. Two wagons
were sold, the first going to B. G. Nc
knight of Bethel, Ind, at $48, the sec
end to Ed Crime at 800. Cliff Snavely
secured a storm buggy at $40, while
John Morris got two sets of light har-
ness at $3.50. Silas Buriff, M. w.
Cole, Grover Stoneaker, Edward Shafer
and several others, were among the
buyers of implements at various
prices.
B. c. Mcknight secured a number
Of implements, among which were
three plows, at $3.50, $4,000. and
$500 respectively.
Live stock Sales.
About 120 head of live stock went
under the hammer, including 100 head
of hogs of various ages, II head OF
cattle and a few horses and mules
The idea that hogs will continue to
be in demand at good prices, is preva-
lent among investors, hence the good
average prices paid for feeders.
J. M. Armacost picked up three pens
Of shoats at $40, at $3.50, and at
s2275. a total Of "a head. B. c. Nc
Knight invested $2S7 in % head, at
s12 and s13 each. Bernard Etter paid
1892 for dozen little chaps, while
Will Potter's dozen Of still smaller
,f
each, making a total Of $3.50. Cliff
Gard bought Z sows and gifts at from
s2375 to s3S each, and J. M. Armacost
cot the last four at s2150 Edward
Crime paid $31 for his selection, and
Martin Cole secured the last SOW and
few little pigs for $45.
Sheep and Cattle Prices.
Of the eleven head Of cattle, three
cows brought more than $1O0c The
top of the day was SIP, paid for d
Shorthorn mixer by Charlie Keltner
who also paid s92 for a Jersey. B. ]
Mcknight bought a Holstein at $40;
and Perry Flora went him just IS bet
ter for his Shorthorn.
Isaac Miles bought a young Short
horn bull for $40, and a Shorthorr
heifer for $73. Ollie Longs Holster
heifer taxed him 500 and his red cal
$50; Ben Pence got a Jersey at $50
Twenty-six sheep and lambs sold a
from IS to 1895 per head, Charlie:
Deems taking the entire lot.
But two horses and three mule
were put up, the horses bringing les
than 500 for the pair. The mule
brought more money, a five year oil
goin to Silas Buriff at S120 and tn
team to Claude Neff at S402.5O.
Sale Nets $3.50
About 40 acres of standing cor
wer sold to various buyers in acreag
TO suit. Charles keltner paid the to
price. $50 per acre for ten acres an
l.. B, Buriff got like number of acre
at only $35.25, as the last buyer, Maj
tin Cole secured five acres at $40 an
Ira Duval invested in IA acres at Sac
The corn is in different fields an
was inspected before the sale TIL
1918 seed corn brought Sc per sacl
-