The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-21
Nv WILLIAM r. sANeoRN.

A total of 1856 head OF livestock
went under the hammer at the
Charles A. Williams sale on Thursday.
This would indicate that Mr.. Williams
is farmer and devotes his efforts to
meat production, but appearances are
often deceitful. The fact is that Mr..
Williams has large hardware bust
ness which demands most of his time,
at Marion, Ind. William lowell has
been running the farm for him. and
now that John Durbin has leased the
property, sale was staged for a
cleanup.
But farmer or no farmer 1856 head
of livestock, any kind of livestock,
except chickens and rabbits, means a
large investment at present prices,
also Ii costs something to feed that
kind of a bunch. Mr. Durbin, the new
lessee, formerly occupied the J. F..
Miller farm, located east of Richmond.
and has been we'll known in Wayne
county as a practical farmer for many
years As he will be able to use
many items and animals which were
put up at auction, he was liberal
buyer at the sale. The Williams prop
erty lies 21a miles west of Williams
burg, and is known as the Martin Cra-
nor homestead.
There was large display of i'm
plements on the grounds; a raft of
them in fact And harness; we'll,
dthere was full line of work harness,
and collars and brides galore. Much
of the offering was new, especially as
to lines and halters. No outside
prices were realized for anything in
the line of leather goods, because
there was plenty to go round and the
display in the harness house showed
that to all visitors. A set of good
preceding harness was sold to Charles
Goodson for $50. and Edward Johnson
bid in a set of strap harness for $24.
Large Display Of Livestock
According to the salebill there were
1873 head of hogs, thirty-eight of sheep,
six of cattle and four of horses, a
total of 1856 head. These, with the
harness and implements, comprised
the Offering, as neither corn, oats nor
hay was put up. One hundred balls
of rye straw sold to Edward Starr and
Homer Ellis at 47c and 4Sc per bale.
The four mares put UP weighed
about 1900 pounds each and sold at
from $120 to $3.50. No pairs were
offered, nor was there any mules on
the place.
According to the salebill. but three
head of yearling steers and three OF
yearling heifers were to be sold. but
ii was later decided to add a COW and
calf. which were sold separately. The
COW went at $50 and the calf at $40,
the calf going to Dick Conway. The
remainder of the cattle went TO
Charles Goodson, c. G. Oler and Ed
ward Johnson, at various prices.
AS to sheep, these were quickly dis
posed Of John Durbin got twelve
ewes and thirteen lambs at $50 apiece
for the mothers; he also secured a
pen of fourteen ewes at s14 per head.
Albert Jarrett paid $50 for six ewes
and a neighbor got seven wethers at
ks10 per head. Come to think of it,
sthe thirteen lambs arrived after copy
for the salesbill went to the printers,
so there were 900 head of stock" sold.
Investors in Hogs
As has been stated. there were 1873
head of hogs, ten of which were brood
sows. and fifteen bred gifts, all double
immuned. There were also two fine
registered Hampshire males, the rest
being feeders. Clyde Oler paid s55
for SOW and his brother, John, went