Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 120, 31 March 1919 — Page 8

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PALLADIUM 'AND SUN-TELEGRAM MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919.

"BULLION FOURTH" BRINGS IN $9,500 AT HEREFORD DISPERSION SALE

By WILLIAM R. SANBORN. The dispersion sale of Polled Hereford cattle at the Renner stock farm, near Hartford City, Ind., on March 28, was an impressive and historic occasion.' It marked the passing of the oldest and perhaps the most widely known herd of its class in the entire world, and the friends of the strain will regret that this Mecca of Hereford breeders is no longer a going concern. The Renner stock farm lies a few miles out of Hartford City, and consists of upward of 600 acres of wellkept land, lying almost as level as a floor. It Is doubtful if any amount of money would have tempted the owner, Benjamin Johnson of Richmond, to have scattered his herd across the United States, but for the weight of years. This farm has been a possession of pri.de as well as a source of profit during the many years it has been the Mecca to which Hereford fanciers have traveled from all parts of this continent to see and to buy. The buildings are commodious but not overly ornate; they are well fitted for the purposes designed; substantial and comfortable, such as any progressive stock grower or enterprising ' farmer can duplicate on suitable scale. The numerous tenant buildings on the place are real homes in which natural gas and electricity are among the conveniences. Visitors to the Renner farm will remember the fine horses which also once added fame to this breeding plant, but horse lore has no part in today's 6tory. Polled Hereford History - In stating that the Johnson herd of Polled Herefords was said to be the oldest in the world, we do not mean that it was the first or "foundation"

bought In 1903, weighed 2,400 pounds when fully matured. Bullion Fourth Brings $9,500 - At the dispersion sale of the Masson Boyd Canadian herd, at the cattle Ehow at Chicago in 1914, the most promising young bull in the exhibit was bought for the Renner farm. This wa3 "Bullion, 4th," which brought the then record price of $2,025, as a two-year-old. This same animal was sold for $9,500 as a seven-year-old on Mar. 28. The men who bought him not only obtained a famous sire but also secured a great, national advertisement. Looked at from these twin angles, "Bullion 4th" would look cheap at twice the money. In such cases, you know, the more fashionably high the price paid the cheaper and better the bargain. In this instance the glory goes to TV. A. TVilkey & Co., of Sullivan, Indiana, who depleted their bank balance $9,500 but carried off enough "Bullion" to doubtless more than replace the money In little time. Col. Fred Reppert, of Decatur, Ind., was ther auctioneer who sold Bullion 4th to A. C. Clippinger, superintendent of the Renner farm, at the dispersion sale in Chicago, in 1914. Col. Reppert also sold Bullion 4th for the second time, on March 28, and sent him to a new home in Indiana, as auctioneer at the Johnson sale. B. O. Gammon, the clerk of the sale, is a son of thfl original American breeder of Polled Herefords, and is now the secretary of . the Breeders' Association, with headquarters at Des Moines, la. Mr. Gammon and Col. Reppert talked interestingly in a reminiscent vein, before the opening of the sale. The Trip to Hartford City The writer was one of a party of

six to attend the sale from this vi

herd of the hornless Whiteface line, cinity. The roads were in good con-

sides of the enclosure. This permitted the bringing in of the animals at one corner to front the sale stand and to make their exit at the opposite side of the arena. Bullion 4th and a few of his sons and daughters were first paraded for admiration and the sale was on, the pride and head of the great herd going first under the hammer. There were seventy-three head on offer, and the sale netted $66,230, or an average of about $931 per head. The excitement became tense when "Bullion" stood alone in the ring and the "crier" briefly sang his praises. "What am I offered, gentlemen?" was answered by a shout, $5,000, then $6,000, then $7,000 inside of three seconds. The price then went to $7,500, and next to $8,000, at which point the auctioneer called on Warren McCray, owner of "Perfection Fairfax' to tell a little story with a moral in relation to the purchase of good bulls and the effect of getting the best, whatever the price. At the conclusion of Mr. McCray's remarks the bidding was resumed and the price of $9,500 quickly reached. Col. Reppert was evidently anxious to make it at least an even $10,000, but after some "argument" awarded Bullion 4th to W. A. Wilkey &Co., of Sullivan, Indiana. A bull costing $2,025 as a two-year-old, and which, after "paying his way" for five years, sells at a profit of $7,475 was assuredly a good investment. It is worth while to note that "Bullion 24," Number 70 in the catalog, and not quite two years old, was started at $1,000 and was knocked down to William Hagemann, of Mount Vernon, Ind., at $1,500. Though listed away back in the catalog, he was second to sell as we recall. "Standard Bullion," the thlrG on offer, and a two-year old, was bid in by the Roosevelt Livestock association at Salt Lake, Utah at $600. "Bullion Fairfax" was next to go and his new owner, John Kincaid, of Leesburg, Va., paid $925 for this two-year-old. "Ion Repeater," aged 11 months, looked like $1,000 to E. TV. Vandewater, of Orien,

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Local Recruiter Advised Of Need for Overseas Men

The portals for army recruiting were thrown wide open Monday when the Indianapolis office, through Major Recruiter Thomas F. Ryan, announced to Sergeant Wright of the Richmond recruiting office, 537 Main street, that the central office has received a telegram from the war department authorizing the enlistment of 50,000 men for overseas duty in France and in Italy. Men enlisting in several branches of service are guaranteed overseas service. These men will replace the men that are at present doing service in foreign countries until the treaty of peace is signed.

DANIEL FAVORITE DEAD

When one looks at the many dolmans and capes this year it seems surprising that they have not always been a popular style.

BULLION 4TH AND ONE OF HIS SONS The Sire sold at $9,500 at the Johnson sale, the Son brought $2,000 when a calf.

The strain originated in a herd of whitefaces in Canada, its progenitors appearing as a couple of hornless "freaks" on the Mosson Boyd stock farm in Ontario, a few years earlier. The first American appearance of this breed was made in the Hereford herd of Warren Gammon of Iowa, who had been induced by the Canadians to give the new blood a tryout. The Renner farm folks had been breeding standard Hereford3 for some years previous to the time they made the purchase of two Polled male calves from the Gammon herd in November, 1903. It was early recognized that a strain or breed of Polled or hornless Herefords, if true to type, would meet with great popular favor, and it was this fact that prompted Mr. Johnson to send J. K. Green, then superintendent of the farm, to Iowa to investigate. His visit resulted in the purchase of Polled King and Polled Bell, two promising bull calves, which were the first to go out from the Iowa herd to any farmer or commercial breeder, in the country. The Gammon farm, however, has not been "continuous" in the breeding and development of Polled cattle, and the Canadian "foundation" herd was dispersed at Chicago in 1914. This explains why Mr. Johnson's herd was rated as the oldest collection of hornless Herefords in the world. It will be well to state

dition all the way and Friday morning dawned clear and cool. Harry Fornshell, who has been identified with the Johnson tie and lumber interests in Richmond for the last twenty-six years, was host to the party, and we got out of Richmond at 8 o'clock in his big Hudson SuperSix, via the Middleboro pike. Our first stop was at the home of Abijah Pyle to pick that gentleman up, our next at Mr. Fornshell's farm near Whitewater, where Charlie Kirkman

climbed aboard. Edward Clark, of

Enough has been said to give the reader an idea of the character of the stock and of the general run of prices paid. The sale ran upwards of $66,000 and the average on the seventy-three head sold was around $931, as previously noted. Men came long distances to buy, as the Johnson herd of Polled Herefords is known all over America, and have representatives in nearly all the states. This is also true as to the original Standard (horned) Herefords, for which this farm was first noted. Among the heaviest buyers present were: TV. A. TVilkey & Co. Sullivan, Ind.; F. A. Stimson, Huntingburg, Ind.; F. O. Hageman, Mt Vernon, Ind.; Wm. Hageman, Mt. Vernon, Ind.; Overton Harris, of Harris, Mo.; Warren T. McCrav. Kentland, Ind.;

Telegraph Rate Increase Goes into Effect April 1 WASHINGTON, March 31 Increase of 20 per cent in domestic telegraph rates, effective April 1, has been announced by Postmaster General Burleson. The increase was agreed upon at a meeting of the federal wire board and was made necessary, Mr. Burleson's announcement said, to meet the "increased cost of operation" occasioned by wage in

creases now in effect, made during f

the last year. Mr. Burleson added that the advance would be "barely sufficient" for this purpose.

WINCHESTER. March 31 Word was received here Friday afternoon of the death of Daniel Favorite, 65 years old, which occurred at bis home near Montpelier, Friday morning. Mr. Favorite had been a resident of this county until two years ago, when he moved to Wells county. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. A. M. Addington officiated. Interment at Fountain Park. The widow and one son survive.

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Lots 1, 2 and 3 in the sales catalog, were "aged" cows, long past the years of skittishness; they were in fact 14 years old, each dating back to 1905.

and her calf, and picked up quite a

lot of cattle for shipment to the City of Saints. Alabama and Idaho also secured some good ones and odd ani

mals were billed out of Hartford, or

These sold at $475, at $550 and at $500 . rather from the station at Renner, on

respectively. "Foiled Stately Gar-; Saturday, to several states.

And so passed the Johnson herd of

Polled Herefords from the Indiana landscape. They have found new

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field", which sold at $550, had a tiny calf at side. "Phillipa Giantess", which went at $500. had not lone since

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witnessed the sale of one of her ' homes amid strange scenes, wliere the ! ng calves, only 15 days old at that, for , individual members will be well cared i EM

just that much money. "Polled Miss , for and will add historv to that already

New Paris, and W. E. Hinshaw of I oy , dating from October, 1906, and recorded in Polled Hereford Herd

Richmond, completed the load headed ! with calf at side, brought $550. j Book annals in America, for the sale, the first four starting j Though first to be listed, these cows I The Renner sale on Friday was a from the Fornshell residence. From ! were among the last to be sold. As a I notable event, as the closing chapter Whitewater we headed saleward I matter of fact the first fifty-odd head j 0f a great livestock story. It was

through Fountain City, Lynn, Winches

ter, Red Key, Dunkirk and Hartford City. It was a most enjoyable journey and day, and the record was 144 miles for the round trip. Sale Begins at Noon. A generous lunch preceded the sale, which began at noon, or to say at 1 o'clock, for the preliminary half hour was devoted to "speechifying"'' as to the history of the breed. The ladies ot one of the Hartford City churches had been assigned ample room on the second floor of a barn wing and served lunch ,a la carte, or a regular dinner, as you wished, and were liberally patronized from 10.30 on.

The sale took place in a large tent

that Polled King, one of the calves and the seats in tiers occupied three

to show were started at $500 or better.

"Consort 2nd", was sold at $675, after the auctioneer had announced the sale of one of her calves at $2,000 at another sale some time ago. This cow was a modest young ten-year-old. "Consort Giantess',, calved in . 1908, had a promising calf at side and the twain are now the property of F. A. Stimson of Huntingburg, Ind., at a cost of $925. But "Pretty Pansy" and her offspring cost Mr. Stimson a whole lot more money, for instance $2,000, if you please. She will be five years old in May. According to our memo, taken at the ringside. Pretty Pansy

topped the cow offering, and the next in price altitude, $1,600 being the figure paid for "Renner Princess", a three-year-old, by H. W. Vaughan of Stronghurst, 111.

followed on Saturday, 29th, by the

"First Annual" sale of the same class of cattle by J. E. Green, at Muncie, Ind. Mr. Green, who as superintendent at Renner, helped in the establishment of the herd now dispersed, went into breeding the same strain, for himself, a number of years ago, since which time the Johnson herd has been

in the care and keeping of A. C. Clip-!

pinger, the present superintendent, who also plans to locate on his own land at an early date.

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