Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-20
CHAMPION PRIZE
TO VERMONT COW
West Glover Animal Adjudged
Best at Sale Here
Auction of HoIsteins Lasts Two Days
Highest Prices Paid by +. ii. Motcalf
of IIoIyOke, Mass.


of Holyoke, Mass.
Prize judging in the ring took place
Monday afternoon at the pavilion of
the Purebred Live Stock Sales Co. on
Vernon street, where a two-days auction
sale of Holstein-Friesian cattle began
Tuesday morning.
The pens were full to overlooking,
210 cattle being in the stanchions. The
championship prize of 500 for the best
female over two years old in milk or
soon to freshen went to n COW IL years
old, Susie Mechthilde. consigned by c.
w. Bean of East View stock farm, Yves.
Glover. VT She has seven-day record
of OBS pounds of butter. Second prize
in mis- class, a red ribbon went to Lady
Butter Lola. consigned by Austin Farm,
Windsor. VT. and third prize, a yellow
ribbon, TO Columbus Valley Dorothy 1t,
consigned by Kennecook Farms Co..
Inc, of Readfeld. Me.
The Holstein-Friesian Register prize
of 500 for the best female under two
years old went to Paris Louise KOrn-
dyke, daughter of King Pontiac Kon-
igen and consigned by Kennecook Farms
co. The red ribbon went to Ascutney
Sadie Vale IIengerveld, consigned by AS
Quincy Farm. Walter F. Duffy, Wind
sor VT. and the yellow ribbon to Ascut-
ney Luree Sadie Iiartog from ths same
herd.
A two-year-old bull, Woodmont Sir
Echo Champion. from the Kennecook
herd. won the Brooks House prize of
| 800 for the best male over one year old.
| Second prize, n red ribbon, went to
| yearlng consigned by Dodge Farm A. ID.
MacDonell. Washington. Conn. and the
yellow ribbon to Il bull from DIR. John
NJ. Aliens herd in st. Johnsbury.
| About $50 persons were present at the
entertainment and dance given Monday
night by the Sales company at the payll-
ion. The feature of the evening was the
limitations given by Henry w. Dubois.
who gave several whistling solos and imi-
! tated the flight of an airplane. various
| birds and several barnyard fowls with
great perfection. Waless orchestra gave
several selections and played for the
dancing the latter part of the evening.
The cattle winners which were awarded
prizes earlier in the day were paraded in
the arena. Refreshments were served
| during the dancing.
forenoon and - head were disposed of
by auction before the noon adjournment:
The first 10 averaged in excess of SIS
each. The highest prices paid were S4Ou
each for two females consigned by Ken
necook Farms Co.. of Readfeld, Me-. and
bought by +. IL. Metcalf of Holyoke
| Mass. These were Paris Louise Korn
|
Lyons Aaggie Segis, born. Nov. 4, 1919
At the close of the first days sale
S4 head had gone under the hammer
many of them bringing good prices put gu,
none exceeding the $500 paid in the
forenoon by F. H. Metcalf of HOlyokc
for each Of two females.
Mr.. Metcalf bought another in the
afternoon for $3.50, n six-year-old COW
consigned by Austin Farm. Windsor, Vt.
which was awarded second place in thu
championship prize contest Monda!
afternoon.
Eva Mechthilde, from c. w. Bean
Herd from West Glover, a seven-year-old
, went to Forsgate Farm, Jamesburg, \
I j., for S235. Forsgate Farm is Il not
able Holstein establishment.
Two young cows from Detroit Mich
, got into the $500 class. They were i
= Sons. Inc. For one, Longleys Carlott
n Korndyke. the Montefore hospital @
: Bedford Hills, n. Y, paid 500 and 70
: the other, Longleys Parthenea Prescott
George p. Briggs of Warwick, r. l., pal
;, 5000.
t. Louis simpkins of Yardyille, n. j
: paid $40 for Il four-year-old COW, Aaa
\ gle Valdessa De Kol Maid, from ID
i John NJ. Aliens federal accredited her
of st. Johnsbury.
$ AT the forenoon Wednesday about 2
): head from the stock of f. II. Lowell c
i Brattlcboro We're disposed of, bringin
e fair prices. Prices during the forenoo
} ranged from $50 TO $50, COW selin
at the latter figure being II three-yeal
e old consigned by Russell s. Ellis c
n Keene. \. H., and bought by F. L
y Draper of Westwood, Mass.
S Forty-five head. including some youn
y stock were sold at the closing afternoo
sale Wednesday, making n total of abou
e 1913 for two days.
e Most of those who paid the highe
r prices the last afternoon were Mass;
It chusetts buyers, but none of the price
e reached the top figure of the first fort
II noon sale. In fact the receipts wei
rather disappointing. many blooded an
!. mails going for prices that grade stoc
Il commanded n few years ago, which
d taken to indicate that many farms al
+. becoming overstocked.
10 John II. Goggin of Seekonk, Mass
= paid 500 for Il five-year-old cow con
signed by Sagadahoc Farms of Sout
/ Portland, Me, which was the highe'
n. price of the afternoon. f. II. Metca
"a of Holyoke paid 5000 for a four-year-o
n COW from the Kennecook Farms OF Rea
n field Me. Frank ii. Horton of Reh
* both, Mass, bought II five-year-old co
Vi consigned by Datus Clark x Sons
~, Peru ~ y for $50. Several oth'
+ head ranged from $50 to $40. A.
~ Barnes of Vernon paying $l55 for s.
yer Coin Hengerveld Plum, four, yea
TO old. from the Kennecook Farms.
ne Among the prominent breeders of He
V; stems present were l.. w. Bean of Wa
III than, Mass. NJ. Il. Carrigan of Co
H. cord, Mass, l.. j. Posten of Morgantow
- w. Va, who is buying cattle in Ne
e. England for his big farm, A. a. Randi
NJ Of Agawam, Mass, W. b, Thompson
III C0llinsville, Conn. Il. III. Moseley
, Norfolk, Conn, c. S. Longley of Pl
lie mouth, Mass, George b. Gregory al
ny w. "A. johnson of bridgeport, Conn., a
II, n representative of the Gardner Hall, j
ed Co. of South Wilmington, Conn, besid
p Il. A. Hutchins of the New Engla
1t Homestead of Springfield, Mass, and re
ay resentatives from the farms from viii
Nv consignments We're made.
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