The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-01
SEASON OF FARM
SALES RE-OPENS
ON AUGUST II
Jones and Pike Are First Men
to Announce Sale-Others
Follow in Swift Succession.
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN

BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN
The opening gun in the farm and
breeders sale campaign for the fall
and winter season, 1890, will be
fired at Centerville by Jones & Pike
on Monday, August IL. One would
scarcely class August as fall month.
come to think of it, but regardless of
that the season" will be on from
that early date. Jones & Pike believe
In centering their fire; they confine
their efforts to hogs, If you please,
Big Type Poland Chinas. exclusively,
and to the Wonder" family in par
ticular.
Many will recall their last sale, held
on February 81 at which there was
large attendance and much spirited
bidding.
These gentlemen are not to have
clear field for August; there will be
something like twenty farm sales held
in this vicinity during that month of
Dog Days. Frank Williams, up Will
liamsburg way, will also sell a few
Big Type Polands in August, and also
mayhap. some other plumber. His sale
Is set for the 25th.
But Charles Benson will get there
first-his sale is booked for the 14th;
to be followed by that Of William
Meerkamp on the 18th. Ollie Hodgin
comes next in order with a sale billed
for August 10Th, after which VIII Will
coxen has one ribbed up for the 21st,
while Jerry Snodgrass decided to wait
until the 28th before pulling off sale.
But what's the use, we are not going
to tell you the name Of every farmer
W no is to have a sale in August in
Wayne and adjoining counties. but
there are a raft of them you may be
sure.
September Farm Sales
Beginning with the first day of Sep
TENDER, the day for which the Robert
Wilson sale is set, we find that fifteen
sales are already arranged for as fol-
lows: Robert Wilson, Sept. |; Ring
ley &; Crow, Sept. 2; John Null, Sept.
s. Frank Taylor, Sept. 4. Mr.. Taylor
lives on the John Beeson farm and is
TO remove to the farm owned by
Frank Nj. Jones, near Bethel, a little
later on. Mrs. Leslie Raper will hold
her sale on Sept. 5th.
The next sale on the September
calendar comes on the Sth, and
Charles Wicket picked that as a
lucky date; while Cornelius Cornell
decided that the 9th of the month
would suit him just as well. The
Oscar Lamb sale is set for the 10th:
Delbert Funk's for the 18th; Earl
Holmes picked the 18th; Addleman
&, Brown the 18th; Olier Meyer the
18th; John o. Baines gets the 18th;
Glen Gaar the Gath and Arthur Hale
the 25th. But we must not overlook
the Homer Estell sale, which is set for
the 10th, Tuesday being his lucky
day.
Many Sales In Sight
The record Of sales made last year
bids fair to be surpassed this fall and
winter Men are beginning to figure
on sales dates much earlier than they
did last summer, not only in wayne
county but throughout the entire field.
AS all are aware, not only were the
number of sales record last year,
but so also were the prices paid. This
was not only true at to live stock,
but with reference to grain, hay and
farm machinery. Many expect to do as
well, or even better, during the COM
ing season.
No Palladium reader went to sale
expecting to find things being given
away. but with the expectation of
paying what every animal or article
was worth, at a fair valuation. He
was informed as to what his neighbors
were paying at the general run OF farm
sales, from the complete reports made
daily.
1t would be interesting to know just
how much money changed hands at
Wayne county farm sales last season,
to say nothing of those reported for
Preble, Darke and Union counties.
Take one days Wayne county record
for instance, February 18th, the date
of the Newton Snyder, Dan Boyer,
Frank Clevenger and Simpson, Hold
gin and Raper sales. These four sales
totaued S24.655, an average Of more
than $4,000
The farm sales is an old and estab-
ished institution which now means
much in history of the farmers year.
Time was when a farm sale meant
retirement from the farm; clean up
for keep. Not so today. The farm
sale is now taken as a matter of
course, and is such looms larger in the
business of farming, from year to
year.