The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09
BOARS AVERAGE S1O2
AT JONES And Pike
SALE OF BLACK HOGS

Had you been present at the Jones
and Pike sale at Hawthorn farm, just
north of Centerville, on Tuesday after
noon between ! and , o'clock, you
would have witnessed the opening of
a lively sale of Poland China hogs,
some of the biggest of the big and the
blacklist of the black. Exactly at
1:15 two young boars, numbers nine
and 10, dating from Feb. 25, 1921, were
presented in the sale ring. These
full brothers were out of a litter of
nine and were bred by Fowler and
Mullen, of Waynetown, Indiana.
The first bid for choice, or for both
at same price, was 500. The bid
stayed at that point about five sec
onds and in one minute the bid had
mounted to $50 1t took 10 SIS bids
10 bring the high man up TO 5000, at
which point No. 10 was awarded to
Warren Disher, the veteran Poland
China breeder.
Number nine was next to attract at
tention. Beginning at 800 this pig
advanced by easy stages to Sl9o at
which altitude the auctioneer an
nounced that a new home had been
found for it at Modoc, in the Shepard
Brothers herd.
yankee" Sells Tor S2IG.oU.
The third animal to show was yam
kee." a boar narrowed on March A.,
Inauguration day. 1921. This young
ster pyoved to be a prime fayorite.
Starting at 800 the price quickly ad-
vanced to $500. from which point it
advanced rather more slowly to $3.50,
the top dollar being bid by Fowler
and Mullen, of Waynetown, who paid
the top of the sale.
This boar took first honors in the
Poland China boar class, at the Wayne
county breeders show. in September,
at Jackson park. 1t was a pig club
exhibit, and was raised by Mary
Davis, daughter of Cal. Davis, of Jack
son township, who has the honor this
year of growing the highest priced
pig sold in the county, so far this sea
son as we recall.
A Choice Offering.
The catalog numbers ran from one
to 50, and of these IS were spring
hoars. all of which showed first. The
boars being disposed of the gifts came
next in order. OF the 80 listed but
six dated back to last fall, the remain
ing &c all being of spring farrowings.
There was considerable interest mani
fest in the prices the gifts would bring
and the first one to show was a Feb
ruary Is. pig, and out of the litter
which furnished the first two boars to
show, and which sold at $195 and 5000,
respectively, as above noted.
First Gilt Brings S225.
The first gilt presented in the sale
ring occupied a few minutes of the
auctioneer's time in a brief descrip-
tive talk, after which the bidding be-
came lively until it stopped at $225.
This bid was made by A. c. Clark, of
the Antioch stock farm, located in
Preble county, three miles south OF
Eaton. Mr. Clark is Poland China
fancier who viii hold a sale on Thurs
day, Nov. 10.
A number of the pigs sold at 800 or
better. Winger and Castle of West
Milton. Ohio, paid S110 for No. 5, a
likely March boar: while Earl Stanley,
Of Alpha, Illinois, selected No. 50, a
boar farrowed on March /, paying
S125 tor it, Hovenden and Zook. Ii
wolf. Illinois, got their bCfr at exactly
800. II. O..Shaw, OF Hionsyille, Indi-
ana, paid 800 for their first choice OF
the gifts.
Bears Average sto2.
Fifty head were sold as catalogued
at an average price of $40, but the
average price on boars was S102, a
mighty fine figure in view of present
conditions.
In chat with Porter Pike on Wed
nesday morning Mr.. Pike said thai
they were more than pleased with
the outcome The sale ranks as the
second best Poland sale in the state sc
far in 1921. The attendance was
quite large, the roomy sale pavilion be
ing comfortably filled. A very gener
Gus lunch was served by the ladies Of
the Neighborhood Circle. with the
compliments of Jones and Pike. No
all who came for the afternoon sale
partook of the lunch, but Mrs. Pike
stated that 10 guests were served.
Many Breeders Present.
Breeders were present from quite {
wide area, while others were repre-
scented by the fieldmen. Among thu