Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1918 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

HOG SALE TOTALLED $7,530 Russell Van Hook Bought Highest Priced Hampshire—s3oo. The Hampshire hog sale of John R. Lewis and James N. Leatherman, held at the Gayety airdome Wednesday, brought buyers from several different states and the sale totalled $7,550, the average being about sll2 per head. Russell Van Hook of just west of Rensselaer bought the highest priced sow in the lot, paying an even S3OO, for her. There were some ' twentyeight of the sows that were sold to buyers from outside of Jasper county, and some of them went to Illinois, lowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio and Arkansas. The sale attracted quite a good many local people and the fact that more than half the number sold will regain in Jasper county is evident that much local interest is being taken in pure-bred swine.

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