The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-20
OFFER NOT ABLE Nerd
!, REGISTERED JERSEYS
y At DISPOSAL AUCTION
BY WILLIAM r. sANBoRN.

The dispersal sale of a herd of so
head Of pure bred Jersey cattle of the
Majesty" line would be noteworthy
in any corn belt state, and is especial
ly so in this section where Jersey
herds are few and scattered. Not that
there are not a number of Jersey
cows some fine pure hreds, but mostly
grades, in the Richmond radius. but
breeders Of registered Jerseys in the
meri. class are few and far apart.
Clifton r. Smoker, living two miles
west Of New Madison, Ohio, in Darke
county, has a Jersey farm that is
known over several states. 1t lies along
the New Paris and Palestine pike and
is the Mecca toward which MANY
lovers of the gentle and productive
Jersey have been travelling since 1910,
the date Of his first public sale. The
second sale was held in 1913, and the
last one in 1917. The writer visited the
Smoker place few days ago to per-
sonally inspect the stock so carefully
catalogued. 1t was a trip worth while.
Two large clover fields were dotted
with cattle. and numerous visitors who
had driven over to take a dock at the
offering prior to the sale made tour
Of the fields and breeding stables for
close inspection of the group to go
under the hammer on Wednesday,
May %.
Bunch Of Good Youngsters.
In telling of his adventures with
Jersey cattle, Mr.. Smoker says:
After our 1917 sale we started our
new herd with two cows and a few
choice heifer calves, with Sultan's
Southwest Majesty at their head. Our
offering this year is much superior to
anything we have ever placed before
the public AS we have raised prac-
tically all the cattle we have sold at
our public sales. we feel that we are
qualified to judge
In speaking Of his young stock. a
most promising bunch. Mr.. Smoker
said: Each calf is raised in separate
stall for the first eight months. receiv-
ing whole milk for the first month
and gradually making the change to
skim milk. Ii is taught to eat shelled
corn. oats and hay early in life. We
have lost no calves from any cause
in the past two years and abortion is
unknown on this farm"
Register Of Merit Jerseys
A sale of this character is of para
mount Importance to the lovers OF
fine Jerseys among our readers who
are interested in adding new blood
and in breeding up to the Merit
class of cream producers. This is
especially true when such sale is
held here at home and SO easily &C
cessible. We are told that never in
the history of Jersey cattle in this
country have whole herd of Register
of Merit cows, and thirty of their off
spring, all sired by one bull, been Of
fered at public sale.
Col. D. l.. Perry. of Columbus, o..
an auctioneer OF Jerseys from coast
to coast, will conduct the sale. What
these choice Jerseys will bring today
compared with the prices such cattle
brought in 1919 and 1920, cannot be
guessed. But the day of inflated pure.
breds has passed. Everything selling
now goes on a utility basis, this apply
ing to all classes of breeding stock
After Il o'clock on May %, these
cattle will belong to those who buy
them. At their own bids, regardless
of what ! may think them worth
said Mr.. Smoker. 81 am out of run
ming when the auctioneer starts the
sale"