Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1916 — SALE TOTALED OVER $100,000 [ARTICLE]

SALE TOTALED OVER $100,000

MO ray Cattle Sale Averages a New World Mark, $!,:»HO Per Head. Kentland, Ind., May 17.-—-The eighth annual sale of Hereford cattle at Warren T. McCray’s Orchard Lake stock farm near here was held today and set new world's records, Cattle breeders were present from every quarter of (he United States and from Canada, Mexico and South America. Seventy-five head of cattle were led into the cattle sale ring and sold for an average of $1,286, topping last year's world's record average by $529 and setting new world’s mark.

The highest price animal was sold for SIO,OOO and went to E. L. Dana of Parkman, Wyo, This was Superior Fairfax, a son of Perfection Fairfax, the sire which has made Orchard Lake famous. The total sale price for 75 head was $96,450. Several other animals were sold, but not In the sale. Their prices made the flgiir.e 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 sa|e 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.