Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1914 — More Blooded Cattle Bought by Jasper County Farmers. [ARTICLE]

More Blooded Cattle Bought by Jasper County Farmers.

Several farmers from about Rensselabr attended the sale of pure bred Shorthorn stock of Chapman Bros., near Winamac, Monday. Some 30 head of cattle were sold. The sale was cried by Col Fred Reppert of Decatur, Ind., by Col. Fred Phillips of Rensselaer. The latter was successful in placing several head of these cattle among the fanners of this vicinity. He sold two fine heifers to Ed Lane of Newton tp.; two cows, one heifer and a young bull to William Rose of Barkley tp., and the fine herd bull and one heifer to Ed Ran ton of north of town. This bull was at the head of the Ghapinan Bros, herd and was bought by them last year at a Shorthorn sale in Chicago, the average price received was $542 per head. The sale of Chapman Bros, ranged from slls to S3OO per head, and a remarkable feature of the sale was the fact that every animal but one was sold to farmers who are not breeders but purchased the animals for the purpose of improving and building up their herds. It is encouraging Xo note that quite a number of the farmers in this vicinity are beginning to take a great deal of interest in the raising of a better class of cattle, and it will probably be but a few years until Jasper county is noted for its fine herds of pure bred Shorthorns.