Warren sheaf., 1922-06-21
Big GUERNSEY SALE
AT THIEF FALLS


Many Marshall and Polk County
Farmers Buy Choice
Cattle
Purebreds Average $194 Each, Grades
$88.62, Lot Average $128.86
Thirty three head of purebred and
grade cattle We're. sold at the annual
picnic and consignment sale of the
Red River Valley Dairymell's associa- I
tion at the Pennington county fair
grounds last Thursday The sale to-
tailed $4,252.50 of which the purebreds
represented $2,520 and the grades
81, 1880. Thirteen head of the form
er were disposed Of at an average
price Of $194 per head, while the 20
grades averaged $SS62. The lot aY-
erage was $12S.S6.
The top price. was 1906, brought by
a COW consigned by y. Jensen OF
Clearbrook and purchased by Paul
Engelstad of Thief River Falls. The
last named breeder in return disposed
of COW to E. M. Satire Of Bemidpi
at $500. The heifer Rosemary Of
Jean Duluth IL, consigned by the
famous st. Louis county farm of that
name, brought $295 and was purchased
by G. Il. Short Of Angus. A young
bull out of the same herd brought
$3.50. The highest price among the
grades was paid for. "a COW consigned
by A. NJ. Lando Of Swift, and pur-
chased by John Edgar Of Warren. The
animal brought $145. Following is a
list Of the transactions together with
the price paid in each instance:
Purebreds. &
Jean Duluth farms, bull purchased
by A. D. Reese, Park Rapids, $130.
l.. Jensen, Clearbrook, BULL pur-
chased by G. L. Short, Angus, $1O5.
Perry Johnson, Thief River Falls,
bull, purchased by John Edgar, War
ren, $3.50.
H. G. Woolson, Thief River Falls,
bull, purchased by H. 0. Holte & Son,
Shelley, $3.50.
L. Jensen, bull, purchased by @. N.
Olson, Thief River Falls, $40.
Ransen Farm, bull, purchased by
George Bernard, Warren, $15O.
Paul Engelstad. Thief River Falls,
$500.
I. Jensen, COW, purchased by Paul
Engelstad, $3O5.
Albert Johnson, Thief River Falls,
COW, purchased by E. NJ. Satire, $195.
II. G.. Woolson, Thief River Falls,
COW, purchased by Bert Waldo, From
tier, $240.
Y i. Jensen, heifer, purchased by Moe
Bros, Fisher, 1920.
Geo. p. Grout, Duluth, heifer, pur-
chased by G. L. Short, Angus, $295.
L. Jensen, heifer, purchased by NJ.
Rose, eAyre, n. d., $16O. ss5s
Grades Sell Well.
While the greatest interest natural-
ly centered around the offerings il
purebreds, very good prices We're Sc
cured for the grades, the following
transactions being recorded:
A. M. Lando, Swift, four cows, pur-
chased by John Edgar, Warren, aver
age price, $127.5O.
Stuart Mcleod, Goodridge, COW pur-
chased by Clarence Waldo, Clement
son, $77.5O.
Oslnun Ordahl, Goodridge, COW, pur-
chased by John Edgar, Warren, $50.
Albert Johnson, five cows, purchas-
ed by George Avery, Stephen, average
price, $1O7. Il .s5
Albert Johnson, heifer, purchased by
John Edgar, Warren, $65.
Albert Johnson, heifer, purchased by
George Avery, Stephen, 500.
Stewart Mcleod, two heifers, pur-
chased by a. T.. Wood, Warren, $75
each. NJ 55s5
Osmun Ordahl, two heifers, pur-
chased by a. L.sWood, 500 each. 0
Stuart Mcleod, heifer, purchased
by G. I. Short, $50. .-s n. IS
Albert johnson, three heifers, pur-
chased by y N: Mcvay, odridge,
$50 each 5s
Demand Very Good.
The sale was the most successful
event Of its kind ever held in this
81 section. Improvement in the financial
situation was evidenced by the fact
that all sales We're for spot cash. w.
J. LaBreel of this city ofciated as
auctioneer.
A number Of very good addresses
were delivered. Prof. Otto ]. Bergh
Of the North Central Experiment. sta
tion, Grand Rapids, spoke on Use
of 5Purebred Guernsey Sires.' Supt
e.. G. Selvig of the Northwest School
Of Agriculture, Crookston. had for a
subj he Deyelo elopment of the Red
River alley General Sale Con:
ditions Of the Guernsey Dairy Cow
was. the topic of an interesting talk
ii by Perry ] ohnson Of this city. so
Jensen Of $Clearbro ook. !. one of the fore
most among the Guernsey breedersSo1
this section, spoke on ST Quality
Cow ss.s
quartet composed of Carl slln'
dahl, Guy and Perry Johnson and Roy
Il Brown sang Direct from Guernsey
Island and d numbe of other paro
dies on popular songs.
DURUM WHEAT ACREAGE
ABOVE AVERAGE
Washingto %. I. ] une The
area Of dur1In hea ts in Minnesota
North Dakota South Dakota. and
Montana is estimat ted by the United