The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-25
CATTLE CA SALES $4,000
FOUR HOURS OF SNAPPY
WORK IN THE RING
Disposition of the Holsteins At
NARROW and Randall Farm
During Yesterday


Minnesota Holstein Breeders associa.
ton, proved to be one Of the cleanest,
snappiest live stock sales ever held
in the state. credit to the county
and the consigners, and a clean cut
demonstration of the possibilities Of
fered Blue Earth county dairymen by
the great black and white dairy, ma
chine.
In less than four hours. fifty seven
head Of Blue Earth county Holsteins
sold to buyers from all parts of the
state and from Iowa for a total OF
nearly SIS. 000-an average Of 1907 SO.
The consigners We're A. M. Brush
and son of Amboy, F. H. Sohre & Son
Of Good Thunder; Waliie Anderson OF
Lake Crystal; and the Mankato Hol-
stein Farm of Mankato.
Top price of the sale was paid by
Oorwin Bros. Of Iowa for Mankato
Pauline Ormsby Mercedes, a beauti-
full two year old daughter Of Mankato
Holstein Farms former herd Sire,
Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes XIV.
This heifer brought $2050. Her Sire
show sire of the breed and has given
Blue Earth county much publicity in
live stock circles all over the United
States.
Dam Sold For $500.
The dam Of this heifer later sold in
the same ring for $1,000 and stands as
an excellent example of what may be
Ing and careful development Of good
Holstein cattle. She was purchased
originally by NARROW & Randall for
$500. who made official tests of her
milk and butter producing ability. One
of her daughters sold In the first state
sale a year ago for $4,000. another sold
In Blue Earth couNty's sale for $2050
nd In ha a. yna har-
self sold for $1,000 price in the opin-
ion Of Holstein I'eede.N well within
her value.
An Interesting feature of the sale
was the appearance in the middle Of
the afternoon Of Mayor L. c. Hodgson
Of st. Paul. who is the democratic
try and Is Larry Ho" to every breed
er In the state. A short talk was de-
rnanded Of him and he was accorded
the privilege Of holding one Of the
choice offerings In the ring while she
was being sold.
thousand People Present.
II is estimated that at least 1000
people crowded into the large tent
which housed the sales ring and gen
eral comment on the high character
Of the sale and on Bite Earth county's
great progress and certain future In
the Holstein industry was noticeable
The sale was directed by Bertram
.. Scott. secretary of the state Hol
tein organization, and was cried by
lctiopeers Sunny Jim" Mack and
'Hustlfng Bill Krause of Wisconsin,
ne sales list giving names OF con-
igners and purchasers and prices
~ follows.
Catalogue No. 37-Mankato Pauline
2 n,sby Mercedes. Corwin Farms,
Rock Valley. Ia, $2o5o;
Eden Prairie, 1920.
Catalogue No. 10-Mankato Prin-
cess Ormsby Mercedes. Mcdonald
Bros, Medford, $3.50.
Catalogue No. 49-Maple Leaf Sc
gis Fayne, W. c. Quinn, Lamberton,
Catalogue No. ss.-Marie De Kol
Catalogue No. 54-Marie Fobes De
Kol, A. b. Stanford. Mankato, $500.
Catalogue No. 16-Mercedes Bon
heur Champion. Mcdonald Bros, Med
ford, SITS.
Catalogue No. 61.-Mutual Piebe
Glencie, Frank Simon. Mapleton.
Catalogue No. 23-Natalie Pet, Saw
age Holstein Co.. Savage, $500.
Catalogue No. 34-Nellie Massey
Henger!eld De Kol. Mcdonald Bros,
Catalogue No. 5S-Olga segis Ponti-
e Eo% nest Herbert E. Kester' Fari-
Gsiaicsue No. ss-Pietertje Johanna
DepKd Bsets. Frank Simon. Mapleton,
Cstasosue No. 3s-Pietertje Perfec-
20 0Sh., J. B. Irwin, Minneapolis,
6staaague No. 21-Prncess Hartog
AMBER Pietertje. J. B. Irwin, Mime
6assiosue No. 31-segis De Kol Sd,
B. Harder. st. James. $3.50.
Catalogue No. 57-victoria F1oy
Wayne % KoL Karl g. Hubert. Elk
catliosue No. 2o-wit Homestead
SEEDS. o. W., Walker. Mankato, $670.
Catalogue No. 46-Heifer Born No
Noqass'.,s ~ :s as1'' J. M pundsr'on'
Cataioeue No. I1-Hedfsr Born De-
cember 30. 1919. Flick Farm. Fari-
bault, $685..
Catalogue No. 1e-Heifer Born Jan
uary 90, 1890. Mcdonald Bros. Med
Catalogue No. 45-Heifer Born Jan
uary %, 1920. Larry Hodgson, st.
PAUL, $koV.
Catalogue No. 43-Heifer Born Jan
nary 80, 1920, J. M. Punderson, North
field, 1910.
Catalogue No. 33-Heifer Born Feb
buary g; 1920, ]. B. Irwin. Mime
Consigned by A. M. Bush & Son,
Amboy. Mimi, Catalogue No. g.
Lakeside Alcartra Ormsby, M. 8.
Stock Farm, Savage, $3.50.
Catalogue No. 61-Lakeside Fannie
Girl, c. H. johnson, Mankato, $500.
Consigned by A M. Brush & Son,
Good Thunder, Mimi, Catalogue No.
1-ClothAde Colantha Pietertje I'd
Frank Simon, Mapleton, $3.50.
Catalogue No. 3-Lockhart Bessie
Queen. Oscar C. Shaw. Lake Crystal,
1910. .~
Catalogue No. 4-Sohr King Naomia
Segis, ]. e. MacMahon, No. st. Paul,
Consigned by Wallie Anderson, Lake
Crystal, Mimi, Catalogue No. 81
Granville Jessie, Alfred Thorstad,
Lake Crystal, $3.50.
Consigned by Mankato Holstein
Farms. MARROW & Randall, proprietors
Mankato, MIMI. Catalogue No. So,
King Coiantha Ormsby Bess 9Th, Fred
II. Becker, Jr., CORTLAND. $3.50.
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