Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1917 — SALE SEASON ABOUT ENDED [ARTICLE]

SALE SEASON ABOUT ENDED

This month will practically wind up the public sales for «this season. While the sale season of 1916-17 begun earlier than usual, there being quite a number of stock sales earlier because some of the farmers were short. of rough feed, there were not nearly so man/ sales in this locality during December and January as there were a year ago, and the total number will fall about one-fourth or one-third short of last season. The Democrat prints the bills each year for fully three-fourths of all the public sales in this locality, and last season we printed bills for upwards of sixty sales. So far this year we have printed for only forty, and it is probable the total number will not reach over about fifty. This month has been pretty well taken up with sale dates but, as previously stated, there were not as niany during December and January as last season. At some bf the earlier sales, because of shortage of feed, stock did not sell extra well but the later sales all turned out well and in most cases totaled several hundred dollars more than the owners had anticipated.