Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

DISPERSION SALE Of Holstein Cows and 0. I. C. Hogs On the Sparling farm, one mile south of Rensselaer, on THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1912 the following property will be offered at public sale: Horses, Mules—Consisting of one pair of good-sized mules, two mares, bred to Gabon; one bay mare, 8- years old, and a 3-year-oJd gelding; one brown mare, 9 years old, wt. 1300; one 2-year-old an’d two yearling fillies; one suckling colt ■Cows—Consisting of three registered Holstein cows; a Dekol and a Mercedes of unusual milking qualities; twenty high-grade Hol'stein cows; one Jersey, 1 Hereford, 1 Angus cow. With one exception these cows are all young, just entering their second or third milking periods. The average for the entire herd last year was nearly 6,000 pounds per cow, which is exceptional for so young a herd. The majority of these cows are now fresh and remainder will be fresh shortly. Some exceptional milkers among them. Several will give from 8,000 to 11,000 pounds of milk during the present milking period. A rare opportunity to secure some splendid individual of this great dairy herd. Helfers and Calves—Consisting of twenty high-grade and pure-bred calves, ranging in age from a few months to heifefs bred to freshen in early fall. Bulls —Consisting of one excellent registered 4-year-old Holstein bull, imported from New York state. Sever-: al good bull calves.

Hogs—Consisting of over 300 head of hogs of all sizes, as follows: 35 pure-bred young O. I. C. sows, with litters at side or bred for May farrow. Remainder are shoats, ranging in wt. from 50 to 125 pounds. Thebe will be grouped in bunches of 6 each. Sheep—Consisting of seventy-five Shropshire ewes and 3 pure-bred Shropshire rams. Poultry—Consisting of several dozen chickens, principally pure-bred R. I. Reds and Plymouth Rocks. These will be grouped in pens of 12 each. Form Implements and Household Goods—Consisting of the usual lines of farm implements, among the. more important of which are the following: new 6-foot Standard mower; new Papec ensilage cutter, with blowpipe and distributor; one wagon, with box; one wagon, witli hayrack and two sets of wheels; a Janney triple-feed grinder, and a smaller power grinder; two corn binders, 1 Deering, 1 McCormick; two Deering grain harvesters; Peoria disc drill? Lowdown seeder;, two corn planters, each with 80 rods of wire; two 14-inch gang plows; walking plows, sulky harrow, disc harrow, 3section harrow, 1-horse 5-shovel cultivator, two Tower surface cultivators, one weeder, Avery cultivator, Oliver cultivator, endgate seeder, fanning mill, 3-borsepower International gasoline engine, with shafting; Rude manure spreader, hay rake, Hoosier tank heater, single buggy, three sets of harness, box of tools,"incubator, Cole hotblast cooking stove, Majestic range, dining table, dressers, chairs, bedstove, oil stove, new U. S. 750-pound separator, Babcock tester, milk cans, etc. Three tons of baled timothy hay. Terms—A credit of 10 months will be given, without interest. 6 per cent discount for cash. Sums of SIO.OO and under, cash in hand. SAMUEL E. SPARLING. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spider, Clerk. Ladies of the Catholic church will serve a home-made dinner. Three convicts in the Nebraska penetentiary, v three miles south ■ of Lincoln, Thursday killed three prison officials and wounded a fourth/ The then escaped from the front entrance ofLheprison MB were swallowed up in the blizzard that was raging in that section. Attorney General Honon has held, in an opinion to Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, that a township trustee is the person legally qualified to determine the length of school terms and that no advisory board may be compelled to appropriate funds therefor. .'J"- ~ -/. "

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