Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-02-07
COW BRINGS 1925
AT H0LSTEIN SALE
Boston Man Pays Top Figure at
Auction Here
Bull Valued at 100000 On Exhibition
Total Receipts for Two Days
Nearly $4,000.

When the l7th two.day sale at The
pavilion Of the purcbrod Live Stock
Sales Go. closed Wednesday night it was
found that $29,340 changed hands
for 1873 head of lIolstcin-Fricsian cattle.
The highest price of the sale was paid
| by r.. A. Baker of Boston, who bid
1926 for Woodcrest Polly Walker, q
three-year-old COW from the herd Of
j. Il. ID. Whitcomb of Littleton, Mass,
while the largest single purchaser was
the LaSalette corporation of Bloom.
field, Conn, who paid 1866 for 1G
head
Woodcrest Polly Walker was sired ty
King Walker, who has &c A. K. O.
daughters, and her dam was Paula of
Chagrin Falls with two A. X. O. daugh-
tiers. During the sale Mr.. Baker bought
five head, paying $2,345.
On of the special features of the sale
was the exhibition of the great bull
King of the Rag Apples, which John
Arfmann said was the most valuable
bull in the world. He is the property
of Cole & Brooks, who recently bought
farm in Pawlet (Nt) and who
brought the bull from there purely for
| exhibition purposes. Mr.. Cole paid
$1,000 for him and sold a half interest
for $4,000, and later the owners were
offered $4,000 for quarter interest
which would make his value at least
! 100000. That such an animal should
be brought 10 Brattlehoro is one more
indication of the solid backing of the
| Purebrcd Live Stock Sales Co. King of
the Rag Apples was born April II, 1917,
and the records of his four nearest
dams average 34,S2 pounds of butter in
seven days. He carries more blood from
world S champions than any other bull
ever carried. and for ! / generations he
has n world 5 record cow or heifer in
each generation as his direct ancestor
| lie came from the famous Cabana farm
| in New York state.
Among the other animals which
brought high prices was a four year-old
cow from George +. Smith IS herd ir
Barre. Mass, for which t. w. McNif
of Littleton, Mass. paid 800; yearl
ing heifer, Fairmont Aicartra DeKo
Segis. consigned by John Arfmann O.
Middletown. y. T., and sold for s63
To A. W. Steere of Greenville, r. I.
who bought six animals for $l,905;
three year-old COW from !. W. Prentisl
d Sons herd in Alstead, N H., sold t
| Walter NJ. Lovingly of Mansfield, Mass.
| the candy maker, for 1913. Mr.. Lowney
also paid $40 for two-year-old heif
er from the same herd. His total pur,
chases included six head, for which he
paid $2,270
An eight.months-o bull from Mr.
nj, 4,
4 Fisher of Norwood. Mass, for 1928.
A. L. Eaton of Iillsboro, n. H.,
bought three cows from Cole & Brooks S
consignment from Granville, n. Y,
paying $3.50 for a three year-old, $50
for three year-old and 5000 for a
four year-old. From the same herd L..
a. Miller of Westminster bought a
four ear-old and paid $3.50. None of
these animals carried the A. r. O.
record, but they were to be returned to
Mr. Cole 5 herd TO be tested for the
A. X. O. record and then are TO be
shipped TO the purchaser In addition
all the cows are to he re-bred TO the
famous 39-pound bull, King of the Rag
Apples.
Mr.. Miller also paid 1865 for five
year-old cow from q consignment by
Edward NJ. Ilerricll of Bellows Falls
His total purchases came to $l,SI5,
which was paid for five head.
Included in the Vermont buyers were
Jesus Ala of Montpelier who bought
10 head for $2,245; j. F. Benjamin of
Barre, who paid $695 for four head;
f. b. House of Montpelier, who bid
$lll0 for five animals; l.. NJ. Baker
who paid an average of 1926 for two
head.
The only local cattleman on the list
of buyers was r. Z. Meade who bought
two two-year-olds, Lady Olothilde Beryl
Segis and Champion Pauline Segis, both
Of which came from consignment by
Harry s. Barker of Littleton, Mass
The two heifcrs cost Mr.. Meade $3.50.
ID. T.. Parmelee of Durham, Conn,
father of f. l.. Parmelee of Putney,
bought nine head, for which he paid
$l,6l5. Five animals were sold for
1890 TO Clinton +. Rines of Westbrook,
Me-, and the four head bought for Mrs
y. Hoffman, Beaufort, s. c., cost her
1878.
Mount Ilermon Colantha Lassic, n
fvc-year-old COW consigned by the
Mount IIermon BOYS school, Mount
Hermon, Mass, was sold TO the North.
field seminary. Mortified, Mass. This
was the only purchase for the semi
nary.