The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-17
735 CHICKENS
BRING S1,433
FOR ESTELL
Implements, Poultry, Crops,
Net Almost $1,000 Each for
Lamberson and Estell.
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN


Now that we are all interested in
poultry, particularly as to the cost OF
eggs and roast chicken on the family
table, the fact that the chickens sold
at the Homer Estell farm sale on Tues
day netted S1,43375, makes a story
worth the telling.
The fact that nearly $50 chickens
We're advertised, all fine laying strains.
assured that the farmers wives would
be present in large numbers; and
they certainly were. Much fine poul-
try had been sold at private sale by
the Estells, and the stock on hand,
735 birds, was put up at auction, and
averaged close to 50 per fowl.
There were more than 500 White
Leghorns in the offering, 3O6 hens
and 216 pullets. OF these one buyer,
Harry Jordan, secured various pens
and selections, totalling 306 birds,
which cost him S459. Will Fouts. of
Economy, owed the cashier $432. his
selections averaging just 81 each
Warner Fleisch fancied Buff Orping-
tons to the tune of $3.50 each. His
selection of four coops OF II birds let
him in for a check Of s120. Robert
Minor invested $16560 in Orpingtons
at $3.50 per; while Cleo Rothermel
paid SIS for fifty pullets and $65S0 for
another lot of &c. A number of cock
erels were sold, mostly at SO each,
Ralph Skinner taking five at that
figure.
Sale Totals $4,e61.2o.
The total Of the sale was 81, 961 20,
of which the chickens are to be credit
ed with almost so per cent. Estell
sold his farm, and is to move to Rich
mond. The attendance was quite large
and the bidding spirited
There was a lot of farm tools and
implements on display, some Of which
brought very fair prices, depending on
condition. Among the buyers of i'm
plements were: Fred Began, who paid
$15 for a corn binder, and Louck &
Hill. of Richmond, who paid $50 for
Rude spreader. A lot of harness
brought good prices, as leather still
ranks among the expensive items.
Among the items listed were: Corn
in the field, alfalfa and timothy hay,
and 40 bushels of oats. Harry Epps
and Robert Worrall each took acres
Of corn at $50 per acre, and Bob Nor
ris took the remaining eleven acres at
S51.
Warren Stigleman paid $26.50 for all
the alfalfa, while Harry Ringley pick
ed up ten tons Of timothy in two lots
at an average of $27.25 per ton. JOS
eph Ryan paid So cents for the 140
bushels of oats.
Cows Bring 500 Each.
Nine head Of cows went under the
hammer, three OF which sold at exact
~ 500 each. One Of these had calf
at side and j. Sourbier took her home
with him. John Flatley and L. T.
Jones got the other two. Walter
Brumfield considered his Shorthorn
heifer bargain at ST..
The selection of hogs was not large,
only q head, Of which % were feed
ers. George Dickson paid s16.75 per
head for eleven Of the shoats. Emmett
Crow got two sows for $50.
Colonel Tom Commit and Homer
Plat auctioneered the sale and Walter
Farlow and Frank NJ. Taylor, were re-
spectively clerk and cashier. 1t was
an all-day sale and lunch and ice cream
were provided by the Ladies Aid OF
Chester.
ALBERT LAMeERsoN SALE
The whole countryside was present
at the Albert Lamberson farm sale
three and one-half miles southeast Of
Straughn, on Tuesday. Having de
Cided to quit farming" as Lambersor
announced, he invited all his neigh
bors to help themselves to his wares
In addition to the offerings at pub
lie sale a lot Of machinery was dis
played to be sold on private terms
There were three complete threshint
outfits in this lot, a 16-horse powe
steam engine, a Matchless huller,
feed grinder a hay baler, an ensilag
cutter and a gasoline motor pillow
None of these were sold at auction,
sold at all, but were displayed on tn
grounds.
A Raft Of Implements.
The supply was in excess OF an
pressing demand, in some instances
and no outside prices were paid, a
though everything was sold at a price
Three farm wagons, spring WACO
and two buggies were sold and fOu
complete sets of harness caused som
lively bidding.
Sixteen head OF cattle and 20 hog
were eagerly bid The top on COW
was 500. and on sows s49.50. Of tn
hogs 6S were shoats, averaging abou
so pounds, some of which sold aroun
IS cents per pound, on estimate
weight
Eight head of farm horses an
mules went a recent average sal
prices, the pick of the lot, three
year-od filly, bringing the top dollar
\ pair of coming two-year-old null
colts brought $2225O
Al the close of the sale which las
cd until late in the afternoon, ia
Warren. cashier of the Peoples ban
at Straughns, reported receipts tota
ing $4,000, principally cash
Warren reports crops good in hi
section and says that the deposits i