Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-08
TOTAL Of $I5,975
PAID FOR II HEAD
Close Of Successful Sale Of
HoIsteins Here
Announcement of Fake Testing Made
-Pawlet Man Put Cream in Milk
by Secret Device.

ny secret Device.
AT the close of the successful two
|day sale of Holstein cattle by the Pure
bred Live Stock Sales Co. Wednesday
II head had changed owners, $l5,970I
representing the total amount paid by
the buyers, or an average of $3.50, the
highest single purchaser being the firm
of w. G. Chaplin G. Sons of Sheffield,
Mass, who bought six head for ST.
7l5, while the highest price paid for
an animal was 800 bid for Jewell
Beauty Clothilde by f. H. Mctcalf of
Holyoke for an eight-year-old COW con-
signed by j. Ernest Singleton of Wallum
Lake, r. l. She is 30-pound daughter
of a 26-pound COW and granddaughter of
the almost century sire, Pietertje Hen.
gervelds Count De Kol.
The next animal in line of Importance
was a four-months-old bull, not yet reg.
istered, which brought $3.50 from A. f.
Barker of West Bridgewater, Mass. This
young male was cSsigned to the sale as
| the property of the Acme farm at Middle.
| bury, Conn, and Lakeside farm at Wa
tertown, Conn. The records of his dam
and his sire's dam average 1924 pounds
butter in seven days and l2O97 pounds
| in 80 days
A yearling female consigned by +. II.
| Metcalf sold to another consignor, j. Err
nest Singleton, for 1928. Among the IL
animals which sold yesterday at prices
| ranging from $500 to $500 were three
ton, who bought six head for 81 595. They
were three-y ear-old cow and a two-year
old COW, each consigned by Mr.. Single
| nj ho;np ,,aiI Go,
| respectively; also six-year-old COW con.
signed by Frank II. Hancock of Jackson
vile, for which he paid 1910. Another
buyer from this county was George M
futile of South Londonderry, who paid
$3.50 for King Pontiac Boy, a three
monthsold bull calf consigned by John
Arfmann of Middletown. n. Y.
w. l.. Clark of Stockbridge, Mass, paid
S43O for a fveyear-old COW consigned by
| W. II. Mack of Ascusneyville. He also
bought two other animals. and his check
to cover the three amounted to $G35. A
fve-year-old COW consigned by c. w. p.
Read of New Boston, n. H.. was sold to
| William Orrell of Glendale, Il. l., for $4l5
Mr.. Orrell bought another animal for
which he paid $2l5.
Walter II. Parker of Douglass, Mass.
paid 1870 for a yearling heifer consigned
by Mr. Metcalf, who also received 1866
FOR nine-year-old COW bid off by Fred
+. Brooks of Ashby. Mass Three head
were sold to Loren r. Carter of Water.
bury, Conn, for 1895, one of them be-
ing heifer nearly two years old con-
| signed by Mr.. Metcalf, for which he paid
1900. and another beipg n sx-year-od cow
fror~ the sinsh's1nN herd. for which
he bid $3.50. A three-year-old COW
from Mr.. Mack's herd sold to L. j. Har-
ley. jr.. Of Springfield, Mass. for 1896
A close second to the Chaplin firm
in amount paid was 81 ,535 by A. Nc
Callum of Northampton, Mass, six
| head being in his list of purchases.
Loren R. Carter of Waterbury, Conn,
paid $685. for three head, and four ami
mails were bought for $3.50 for c.. f.
Thomas of Prattvile, Ala, president
of the Autauga Banking & Trust Co.
| Other purchasers of two head each
were A. F. Barker of West Bridgewat-
err, Mass, $3.50; A. f. Singleton of Wal
lum Lake, R. l., $735; L. j. Harley
ir., of Springfield, Mass, $685.; Howell
w. Parker of Douglass, Mass, $3.50.
Just before the opening, announcement
was made that at a meeting of the ex-
ecutive board of the Holstein-Friesian as
ISOLATION of America, Charles +. Cole of
the Cole & Hicks Iolstein farm in Paw
let appeared and admitted that the high
records which he had claimed as made
by his animals were false. The meet
ing was held in Chicago Saturday.
Mr. Cole had claimed at various times
in the past four years that his cattle had
made certain high records and suspicion
was aroused when he reported a 5l-pound
Il Al.
dered for the A. r. O. record by Super
intendent Gardner of the Holstein-Fre
sian association, and the suspicion was
found to be iustiiable. The investga
ton has been in progress about a month
and it is understood that the meeting of
the executive board last week was called
for the purpose of giving Mr.. Cole an on
portunity to make a statement and he
admitted having made false records
At least seven records of more than
Mr.. Cole and this was the chief point
under discussion. Two of those records
were of more than so pounds.
Mr. Cole was an expert in testing. hav-
ing had charge of testing at the Pine
Grove farms at Elma. n. Y, near Buff
falo, and at one time for +. H. Dollar,
Mr.. Coles method, Mr.. Gregory said.
was to wear around his waist a rubber
receptacle containing cream, tube run
ming down his trousers leg allowing the
cream to run into the milk pail while he
was milking, resulting in abnormal tests
His principal tests have been made for
Oliver Cabana of Elma. y. V, near Buff !
falo. but it is not claimed that Mr.. Ca
hana knew anything about the fake tests.
Mr.. Cabana's Holsteins have been amongl
the most noted in the United States, and
he recently sold his entire herd for about
S75O,OO0, an average of about $4,000 each.
well-known New York broker
In view of the fact that several ami
mails from the Cole & Brooks. and later
Cole & Hicks, herd had been sold by the
Purebred Live Stock Sales Co. at the m
vilon here, officials of the company felt !
Justified in making the announcement in
order that the breeders might know that
they were endeavoring to carry on
straightforward and honest sales business.
Following the announcement j. NJ Kel-
ley of Williston. general attorney for the
iiarnum Bailey. Ringing Bros, and