The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-29
DUROC FANC|ERS
RA|DDUNTREATH
FIRST SALE FAIR
Cherry Lady Friend Brings
Over $1,500--T. G. James
Sells Wednesday and White
and EnOchS Follow.
BY c, E. COLLINS,
(t'eld Secretary. Southern RIluvia
Land Assoc elatlon,)

Fancicrs OF pure bred Duruc- Jersey
hogs from between 10 and 20 states
were IN Memphis early Tuesday to at
tend the sale at ], Bright Goodbat's
place, puntreath farm, at Forest HIN
FIFTY head of the cream of the Dun
treah herd of sows and gilts 60 Oh
the block Tuesday afternoon to the
highest bidders Most OF the animals
are bred to Jacks Top King, grand
champion, worlds record SIO,SOO boar,
and to Joe Orion. III. and great
Junior yearling son Of Fancy orion
King, names that to Duroc breeders
represent the very last word In breed.
ing An indication OF what may be
expected in the way OF record prices
can be taken from a recent sale Of %
erage Of $1,065,
The sale Tuesday Is the second in the
Great Southern midsummer Duroc sale
circuit, the first of which was held
Monday at Brinkley, Ark, where 81
Duroos from the Eastern Arkansas
demonstration farm. at Blackton, Ark,
brought total of nearly $751; Three
other sales, each an auction event, will
be held after the one near here. on
wednesday 7, q. James win sell q
bunch OF 50 at his Pine Crest farm,
charleston, Miss; on Thursday there
wiIl be a gale at Whites Duroc farm,
at Columbia, Miss. and the last one viii
wood Miss.
The delegation of buyers from the
North and East represent the best.
known nuroc centers In the United
states hnd many OF then, have come
e Memphis territory to help build up
Tor which the lower Mississippi valley
rapidly s becoming celebrated.
South Best Buyer.
The sale at Brinkley was considered
very, good one, the average OF $3.50 an
animal being sufficient to satisfy the
herd owners while prices were low
enough to make bidders feel they got
some rare good bargains The TOP
price was for Cherry Friend E4hdy, a
two-year-old sow, bred to Great Orion
JJr., the price paid being $3.50. May
ileld farms. Lexington Ky, bid her
paid the. second highest price, when a
git bred to Cherry Bob was knocked
down to him for an even 81 900 The
other good prices were paid for Waits q
Friend Lady and Waits Progressor
Lady, both taken by the Enochs farms,
$l,455
Most Of the hogs sold will remain
for herd foundations in Memphis ter
ritory, tho roll-ca ny states showing
tho sales were distributed as follows:
Arkansas IT, Virginia 10, Mississippi 3,
Kentucky S, Missouri 1. Tennessee,
South Carolina and Indiana two each
and Ohio one.
Distribution of the Arkansas Durocs
to individuals and firms follows:
rkansas--Cleveland a Ryan, Wab-
baseka; J. J, Ryan, Wabbaseka: b. f.
Flanagan, Osceola; Fl. A. Mallory,
Memphis and Mariana; u. E. Tomp-
kins, BlWheville; George Cracraft,
Reedland; John McCorsky, Little Rock
John McCloud, North Little Rock; Or.
Hearne Texarkana, and V. N. Wal
lace, idttlc Rock.
Virginia-George C. Gregory, Rich
mond, bought 10 head.
Mississppi-Pine Crest farm. Charles
ton, and Enoch farms, Fernwood.
South Carolina--Sardis farm, Union.
Kentucky---Mayfeld farm, Lexington;
Walter II, Meng, Paris; Mckee Bros,
Versailles.
Indiana Charles Lord. Greentown.
Ohio-Charles f. Sprague, Lima.
Tennessee -- Duntreath farm, Forest
Hin, "
Missouri--W, A. Joplin, Caruthegs-
vile, G. II. Cain, Caruthersville; Frank |
Cunningham. Jr, Charlottesville,