The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-24
BY WILLIAM R. sANaoRN


The Fairfax family Of Herefords at
Kentland. Ind. have names which
would grace the pages of any social
register. This numerous and aristo-
cratic family came wildly into the
lime light on Wednesday and Thurs
day OF this week, when Warren T. Nc
Cray OF Orchard Lake Stock farm, To-
Gated six miles north of Kentland, en-
tertained Hereford buyers from all
parts OF the country. The occasion
was the McCray eleventh annual sale,
at which all price records for Here
ford breeding stock were broken
Nothing to compare with this sale,
neither as to the size of the offering
nor as to prices has been recorded in
Hereford sales annals, so far as we
are aware. and assuredly not as to
the extremely high prices realized.
There were 120 head on sale, SIS of
which went under the hammer on
Wednesday afternoon At this par
ttcular afternoons sale all worlds rec
ords as to prices paid for fifty head of
cattle were broken.
Just imagine fifty head of Here
fords selling for total of $685., 800, or
an average Of $685. per head. More
than a quarter Of million dollars for
fifty head of cattle, on a cold, rainy
May day. But If record prices were
paid there was also a record attend
ance. for as commodious as the sales
pavilion had heretofore been found to
be its capacity failed to provide for
the nearly three thousand buyers In
attendance this week
Baron Fairfax Brings $4,000.
The Fairfax family is Of aristocratic,
though not ancient lineage, as their
names indicate. Baron Fairfax
brought $4,000 and was bought by
Larry Pinard. Of Washington, South
Dakota Hugo Fairfax. the second
great attraction, was sold to William
Galloway. of Waterloo, Iowa, for $685.
600; while Admiral Fairfax the third
highest In price, sold at $20,500.- The
Admiral also goes to Iowa, Adam
Sheetz of Tiffin being his new owner.
The highest priced COW sold on We'd.
nesday, Miss Dale Farmer, brought
S1O,500 and is leaving her Indiana
home to reside at Dayton, Mass, S.
M. Crane OF Dalton, being the purchas-
er.
Among the ether animals bringing
exceptional prices on Wednesday were
Edmund Fairfax, $1,000; Richard Fair.
fax, Jr., $1,000: Ogden and Clement
Fairfax, each $4,000; Gudgel Fairfax,
$1,000; Miss Fox Fairfax, $4,000, and
Eldena Fairfax. $4,000 The highest
priced COW sold on Thursday, Donald
Lass. was purchased by Walter Good of
Kansas City, for $1,000
To give the names of all the buyers
and to relate the prices paid for in.
fxytl o--ty- l. L
interest to American Hereford breed
ers than to the readers Of this paper.
Suffce 1t to say that nearly every
state in the Union was represented in
the sale ring and that 120 members OF
the great Hereford family at Kentland
are now being shipped into various
states, and from coast to coast.
Record Prices for Guernseys
The statement is made that all Gu.
ernsey sale records were broken at
Madison. New Jersey, on May 18th,
when F1orhem Leader, a bull calf
brought an even $25, 900. Eighty-three
head of Guernsey cattle, an extra large
md choice offering, were sold foI
$1S0,275 at F1orham breeding farm on
that date, or at an average of $2,172
per head. This is claimed to be a
worlds record for this family of milk
ers. both as to the top price paid fol-
an individual animal and as to aver
ages on so large an offering of this
popular breed. 1t is of interest to
state that Langwater Nancy. the dam
of Florham Leader. Guernsey price
record smasher, produced 1,011.6t
pounds of butter fat in twelve months
Her milk production, 1873 pounds
was not extra heavy but it was ex
ceedingly rich.
Having discussed the affairs Of two
famous families of cattle, and theil