The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-29
MANY IMPLEMENTS
FOR SPRING BOUGHT
AT FARM SALES
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN.

Before going into detail as to the
offerings and prices paid at the Wed.
nesday farm sales, we wish to correct
a typographical error as to the price
Of corn at the Floyd Tapp sale, on
Tuesday. OF the 1900 bushels put up
none sold below $1.66 and some went
at $1.6S.
There were 900 bushels of corn sold
at he Harvey kirkman sale, on the old
Clements farm. at Arba, on Wednes.
day. This corn brought $3.50, in two
lots: Fred Mitchell taking 600 and
Frank Skinner. 500 bushels, at that
price. Four head of horses and five
of, cattle comprised the live stock, fol-
rarity there being no hogs on offer
The two cows, Holstein and Jer
sey, sold well, the first at $3.50 and the
second at $110. Charles Stringer got
the Holstein. OF the horses the com
petition centered on a dandy gray
in the implement line was a 7-foot
Arthur Mill for $751;. Mr.. Mill is to
was liberal buyer.
Tom Conniff and Omar Platt, cried
the sale, the books being kept by Ray
Swallow and J. E. Healey. OF tk-
American Trust Mr. Swallow reports
net of $3,303. The Ladies' Aid Of
Arba prevented a famine among the
bidders by providing a satisfying
lunch.
WILSON SHERMAN SALE.
The young ladies Of the Winiska
class Of the U. B. Church at Eldorado
O., were present at the Wilson Shew
man farm sale, one mile south and Y
miles west Of Eldorado, on Wednesday
They came to sell. not to buy. and did
nice business in supplying lot OF
hungry bidders with a good lunch.
The only live stock put up was
head OF cattle. including three Jersey
cows, 2 yearling heifers and fall
calves. Hale Agler paid $91 for one oil
the mixers, which was the top of the
ale. Levi Reitz paid $3.50 for a pail
OF the heifers and Dell Wills got a bull
calf for $40.
There were 200 bushels of corn in
the crib and tons Of timothy in the
NOV. Clemnt Drew. who will occupy
the farm after March 1, paid $1.5S fol
the corn and Emory Lee took all the
hay at $23 per ton. Clement Drew bic
the spreader up to $140. and got the
wheat drill for s33 and a spring tooth
cultivator for 1925.
Case Craig paid $72 for complete
wagon; J. c. Pepper invested $22.5C
in a corn planter and Orville Rich
secured a binder and a mower at low
figures. H. B. Sell was cashier of the
sale and J. A. Troutwine the auc
tioneer. The net was about $1,000.
HENDRIcks-SEVER SALE
The Ed Hendricks and Oscar Severe
fnl1 - Al ! h.
Retz farm, 31-2 miles northwest Of
Economy on Wednesday, drew large
crowd and good prices were realized
The 10 head of cattle melted some
lievly bidding in spots. and this was
also true as to the As head Of hogs in
Guiding a lot of feeders weighing 10(
pounds up.
Mr.. John Manning, of the bank a
Economy. reported a net of s4,700
mostly cash, when the sheets were
balanced. The ladies of the United
Bretheren church of Modoc, served
the lunch and Glenn Conway cried the
sale.
Nearly 1000 bushels of corn was
divided at $3.50 to s162, and 20 tons O.
timothy ranged at from s25 up to $50
A lot of mixed hay brought little
less money.
CHARLES CAMPBELL SALE
The Charles Campbell sale on Wed
nesday, held out in the Modoc ant
Economy district, was we'll attended
and good prices were reported. MI
Manning was represented at this sal
and tells us that the guests of the oo
casion spent $4,000. The auctioneers
Weddle and Hindman, made quicl
clean up.