Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1916 — McCRAY SALE AVERAGE IS NEW WORLD MARK [ARTICLE]

McCRAY SALE AVERAGE IS NEW WORLD MARK

Figures For 75 Head of Fancy Cattle Is Average of $1,286 —Total Sales Are SIOO,OOO. The eighth annual sale of Herefor-. cattle at Warren T. McCray’s Or chare Lake stock farm near Kentland Wednesday set some new world’s record. Cattle breeders were present from every quarter of the United States and from Canada, Mexico and South America. Seventy-five head of cattle were led into the sale ring and sold for an average of topping last year’s world’s record by $529 and setting a new world’s mark. The highest priced animal was sold to E. L. Dana, of Parkman, Wyo., for SIO,OOO. This was Superior Fairfax, a son of Perfection Fairfax, the sire which has made Orchard Lake famous. The total sale price for the 75 head was $96,450. Several other animals were sold, but not in the sale.' Their* prices made the figure for the day’s business well over SIOO,OOO. It is believed that 1,200 cattle men were present.-- A feature of the day aside from the sale was the dedication of the new sale pavilion designed and built to seat 2,500 persons. It is the best private pavilion in the country.