The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-06-24
GREATEST SALE
SHOR THORNS IN
SOUTH CLOSES
HIGH AVERAGE "REcEivED FOR
QUEENS AND KINGS OFFERED
AT AUCTION HERE. !
MANY TO REMAIN IN COUNTY
Fourteen Bulls Bring an Average Of
1894 Which In View of Low Price
of Beef Cattle Is Considered Re-
markedly Good.


Considering the times and the low
price of beef cattle on the market the
sale of pure bred Shorthorns held at
Moore's stable yesterday, held under
the auspices Of the American Short
horn Breeders Association in coop.
GRAFTON with the Nashville, Chattanoo'
ga & st. Louis railway, was a great
success. From local standpoint the
most gratifying feature was that many
perhaps nearly a dozen, of the choic.
est animals in the offering remain in
Maury countys Several of the most
progressive farmers of the county
purchased young bulls with royal
breeding and as fine individuals as
ever went into a show ring.
The attendance of big men in the
ShorthOrn world was exceedingly graf
flying. LIP. Bellah, the general agent
of the Nashville, Chattanooga & ST.
Louis railroad, was congratulated on
every hand on the success of the un-
dertaking because the show and sale
was largely due to his untiring efforts
and determination to make a success
OF the event.
A total of siXty-three head of pure.
bred Shorthorn cattle, at an average
price of $179 was sold. The sale was
under the auspices of the American
Shorthorn Breeders Association, oper
ating in connection with the N, C. &
St. i. railway and other agencies.
The top price of the sale was for
the imported bull, "Spencey Champion
Ind" consigned by Frank S. Wheeler
of Mt. Pleasant, and purchased by D.
w. Shofner, of Mt. Pleasant, for ST.,
200. The top price for femals was
paid by Duncreith Farm, of Forest
Hill, Tenn, who secured the reserve
champion female, Red Model" for
S615. The champion female, "Lespe
deza Duchess 5th,' was sold to John
Borden, of Grenada, Miss, for $500
Mr.. Borden also secured a number OF
the other choice females in the Of
fering.
An average price of 1874 per head
was paid for fourteen bulls and the
forty-nine females brought an average
og STA per head.
The heaviest purchaser at the sale
was F. I. Derby, of York, Ala, who
bought twenty-six head. The Knapp
School of Country Life was represent
ed by DR.. Bruce R, Payne, president
of Peabody College, who purchased a
number of head for the school.
Buyers were present from the states
of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky
and Tennessee, and the sale was con.
sidered a success in every way. 1t
is probable that the sale will be made
an annual event
Among the out-of-town representa-
tives present were NJ. o. Cooper, sec.
rotary of the Tennessee Beef Cattle
Association; L. A Richardson, special.
list on animal husbandry of the Uni.
versity of Tennessee; c. C. Flanery,
assistant live stock specialist; Cecil
Embry, of Perry Embry Co, Nash
vile; w. A. Burnett and Stuart Krits.
ky, of the Union Stock Yards, Nash.
Vile; Carey NJ. Jones, of Chicago; Col.
]. N. McCord, Lewisburg; Frank w.
Harding, secretary American Short.
horn Breeders Association; r. H.
Scott, director American Shorthorn
Breeders Association, and proprietor
of Lespedeza Farm; Col. Robert Scale,
Alabama; F. |. Derby, York, Ala. viii
Johnson, representing Shorthorn
World, Chicago; R. M. Murphy, Knox.
vile, field representative American
Shorthorn Breeders Association; Col
Gooddell, of Duncreath Farm: Frank
S. Wheeler, of Mt. Pleasant; E. J.
Barker, of Readyville; DR.. J. Buford
White, of Lewisburg; Capt T. F. Peck
Tennessee commissioner of agricul.
ture; j. w. Russwurm, secretary of
the Tennessee State Fair.