The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-12-11
COLD DAY CLEANUP
OF SHR0Y YER EFFECTS,
nets over $4,000
By WILLIAM r. aANsoRN.


er, and his wife, Mrs. Carrie Wheeler
Shroyer, both now deceased. were
present In large numbers at the ad-
ministrator's sale on the old Shroyer
home farm, on Wednesday. The
Shroyer farm is located at Harvey's
Crossing. 2h miles east Of Pershing,
on the National road, and the admins
traitor. Claude s. Kitterman, disposed
Of all the personal property of the
estate, but the realty has not been
offered for sale. The new lessee, G.
A. Honeycut. has immediate posses
sion and was by far the most liberal
buyer on Wednesday. There are $50
acres IN the old homestead, well i'm
proved with good buildings and first
class equipment, making it in many
respects q model country home.
Included In the live stock Offering
were: Z head Of horses and one wean-
ling mule; IL head Of cattle, 18 brood
sows. s OF them with pigs at side, also
100 or moro feeders from the fall crop.
The hogs were all Big Type Polands
and were double immuned. No mar
ket fluctuations seem to take the snap
out Of hog sales; farmers are mostly
agreed thai hogs must come back:
that the world needs the meat and
lard, and that prices can neither fall
very low, or stay down after bottom
has been touched. This does not mean
that sale prices are high. compare
auction are at higher levels, in pro-
portion, than at any packing center.
Farm Equipment.
The farm equipment offered was
somewhat out OF the ordinary as to
both quantity and assortment There
were three farm wagons, for instance,
two spreaders, double and single disc
harrows, hayrake, tedder and loader,
b corn binder and numerous plows
and cultivators, also full sets OF
harness, all Of which brought better
than average sale prices. Many OF
the farm tools brought in excess of
the administrators valuation, q ratn-
er rare occurrence. G. A. Honeycut
paid $l25 for a spreader, like new; $S7
for double disc; ST for corn
planter; $1o5 for the hayloader; $3.50
for a self binder: $139 for two corn
plows. and $50 for a small gasoline
engine. Among the buyers OF imple-
ments and furniture were: w. D.
Clifton, spreader; Ben Hatfield, corn
binder: John Rothermel, dresser, and
Arthur LaMotte, springtooth harrow.
A kitchen range sold for $64.
Corn Nets Over $4,000
In addition to 1000 bushels of corn
in the cribs, which netted more than
IS, 900 to the estate, 9 acres OF corn
in the field went at $3.50 to $3.50
per acre. OF the latter acres was
awarded to James Clingman and Z
acres to Edward Slincher. OF the
corn in crib G. A. Honeycut took in
$50 bushels at $1.56 and $1.58, the two
highs Of the sale. Clel Meyers was
the next high bidder at 1852 and took
400 bushels, while Carl Martin got
the balance, 800 bushels more or less,
at his bid Of $1.51.
The top on hay, $31, was bid by
Clarence Harris for 2 tons Of weed
free 1918 crop timothy and clover
mixed. G. A. Huneycut secured 8 tons
In another NOW at $50 for very good
article. About 800 bales Of straw sold
from 4oc to 47c, James Clingman get
ting 125 bales at the low price, the
balance was divided between three
other buyers.
Live Stock Prices
John Davis bid 1926 for 5-year-old
Jersey mixer, which was the top in
the COW ring. Clarence Kirlin got a
"bhck" COW at $3.50; Walter Multi
gan went just $ZV nlSQer IOE n nice
looking Shorthorn grade. The new
Tenant invested $69.5O in q PRINTS
ing heifer and $1o2.50 in a good Jer-
sey, after which Charles Kirlin bought
two feeders at $55 each and Short
horn COW at $3.50. 1t was far too
cold to stand and admire cows or other
live stock and sales were closed quick
ly. OF the horses sold, one team OF
serviceable mares taxed c. A. Honey.
cut $3925O; r. M. Cramer invested $SG
In the weanling mule and the balance
Of the Offering brought prices in &C
cordance with age and quality.
The 5 brood sows with families at
tracted considerable attention and to
tailed 35 head. Albert Baldwin In
vested ST. in a mother with 3 little
fellows, and SAC in another with {
piglets. He also paid $51 per head
for s sows and gifts. John Davis
gave a check for $436 and trucked
home 16 sows and gifts, and also added
q pen of Is little feeders at cost o1
$4.25 each, to the load.
Frank Jacobs secured pens Of Il
each at $40, $500 and $4.25 per head;
r. M. Cramer bought Is feeders at 81
and another pen Of Is at $3.50, these
being in the midget class. Charles