The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-20
$4,000 REALIZED
FROM The STOCK.
AT HODCIN SALE.
Cattle Prices Low Considering
Quality Market Flurries
Affect Live Stock.
BY WILLIAM r. sANeoRN

have been present at the Ollie Hodgin
farm sale on Tuesday, you met up with
q large and friendly gathering Of Just
folks" people from Ohio and Indiana,
who looked and acted SO much alike
that 1t was impossible to tell a Hoosier
from Buckeye.
The Hodgin sale was essentially a
live stock offering. No odds and ends
were sold from a wagon, nor was the
display Of farm implements large.
These consisted almost entirely Of
wheat drills that sold at from IS to
$37. Sam Clumt. Charles Freed and
A. B. Barton secured the most OF the
drills. while Sam Reid. Jr., determined
to bid in a storm buggy II it should
even cost him SIG, which 1t did.
A few farm tools and cream sepa-
rator went to various others at modest
prices.
What tho Cattle Brought
OF the Sc head Of cattle bought up
several were COWS with calves at side
and the first pair to show, red short
horns, was started at $50 and knock
ed down to Otto Slifer at $50. The
next in the ring was a fine Jersey
bid was SIS, and the last 500, by
The third pair sold at $50, at which
point Harry Gilbert took a fancy to
q red mother and progeny and in five
minutes was out $50. Virgil Harter
next scored on a pair Of Shorthorns
at $40, followed by Henry Bullerdick
who cheerfully invested $3.50 for a
whiteface mother and calf. The next
two pairs on offer went to Virgil Hart
er at 500 and at $62 At this point
Rome Shurley became restless and bid
In a pair of Jerseys at $91 and black
COW and calf at $S7. Uncle Jim Harri-
gan got the last of the twin offerings
for $50.
Following the sale of the cows with
calves came that Of the best Jerseys
l have ever owned" according to Mr.
Hodgin. Mr.. r. D. Teaford was the
lucky buyer at s103, after some spirit
ed bidding. Everett Darby of Eaton.
paid $3.50 for six year old Jersey,
and also bought a much younger one
at $75.
A full blood, but unregistered, COM
ing 2-year-old Shorthorn male was next
introduced. followed by 4-month-old
registered Holstein male, and both Of
these caught the eye OF John F. Mayer
at a cost of $1,000 for the Shorthorn
hlo al SNCA poO LIZ lIlC lIIlC I1OloIClu.
This calf is as pretty as a picture and
at Holstein breeders sale would
have started at 500 up.
Sold Them In Bunches.
A bunch Of ten Shorthorn heifers
comprised the next entry and at this
point Mr.. Hodgin announced that he
had two well watered pastures and
that buyers of feeders could leave
them on good grass to fatten at $3.50
per head per month. if desired.
The sale then proceeded and the ten
were bid in by Albert Harter at 500
per head. Mr.. Harter also picked up
the next lot, three Shorthorn grade
COWS at SIC each. The next sale was
that of eight heifers to Henry Butler
dick at $5S, which was followed by
the purchase of a "12-quart" Jersey
mixer for $50 by Charles Freed, and
of fine Holstein heifer at SGT, by j
V. King.
Many Hogs on Sale.
Among the 265 head of hogs put ur
we're 120 spring shoats weighing from
so to 100 pounds, also a number OF
sows with pigs. The hogs were most
ly Durocs, mixed with a few Big Type
Polands, and while no outside prices
we're obtained, owing to recent fur
whole the hog sale may be considered
quite satisfactory. AS to that the same
may be said of the prices paid fol
cattle, which would also have brought
little more money had the sale beer
held a few days earlier.
Among the hogs sold was a 825
pound stag which was picked up fol
$106 by Rome Shurley. ]. R. Throck
morton was the first buyer in the hos
ring, his young Duroc male costing
him $27. Harry Gilbert bid in 81,
extra heavy Big Type Poland sows a
S70.25 each and considered the lot /,
bargain.
Curt Baumgardner paid SIS for
Duroc sow and pigs, while a neighbo
got one with S little fellows at onl.
S62 1t took some time to dispose o
265 head, though a number were SOLE
in pen lots, and the bidding wa
spirited for the choicer offerings.
Totals Over $4,000.
About $50 bushels of corn in crib a
the Henry Murray farm was sold t,
Charles Dagler at S1.99 and So in TIVE