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THE SALE BILL
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This is the bill Ernie Schofield had printed up and posted at the feed store,
the post office and the diner the month before the sale. Mildred stood at the
clerk's table all day and wrote down in pencil what every lot brought, and I
have typed it all in here, her numbers beside his words. Farmers have asked me
for it. Here it is.
PUBLIC AUCTION
COMPLETE DAIRY DISPERSAL
Having decided to quit dairying, the undersigned will sell the following
at public auction at the farm, 3 miles north of Fenwick village on the
Sexton Hill Road. Watch for signs.
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1998 -- 10:00 A.M.
Rain or shine. Small items first. Cattle at 1:00.
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| 75 HEAD HOLSTEIN CATTLE | BROUGHT |
| Registered and grade. TB and Bangs tested. Tie-stall trained. RHA 19,800M 3.6% 713F. Records available day of sale. |
| 54 cows, fresh, milking or due | avg. $1,310 |
| top cow (Pearl's granddaughter) | $2,350 |
| 9 bred heifers | avg. $1,150 |
| 12 heifer calves | avg. $310 |
| TRACTORS |
| John Deere 2950, MFWD, cab, 1985, 4,100 hrs. | $21,500 |
| John Deere 4020 diesel, wide front, 3 pt., 1968 | $9,600 |
| Ford 8N, 1950, new rear tires | $2,100 |
| Farmall H, 1948, runs good | $1,350 * |
| HAY EQUIPMENT |
| New Holland baler w/ thrower | $3,800 |
| New Holland haybine, 9 ft. | $4,200 |
| Kuhn 4-rotor tedder | $1,700 |
| New Idea side delivery rake | $450 |
| 3 kicker wagons, 18 ft. | $900, $850, $700 |
| CROP & TILLAGE |
| Gehl forage harvester w/ 2-row corn head and hay pickup | $3,100 |
| 2 forage wagons w/ roofs | $2,200, $1,950 |
| John Deere 7000 4-row corn planter | $3,500 |
| John Deere 3-bottom plow | $350 |
| Disc harrow, 10 ft. | $900 |
| Cultipacker | $300 |
| Chain harrow | $125 |
| New Holland manure spreader, 200 bu. | $2,600 |
| Old New Idea spreader, ground drive | $400 |
| DAIRY EQUIPMENT |
| Mueller 1,000 gal. bulk tank w/ compressor | $4,500 |
| DeLaval pipeline, 2 in. stainless, 8 units, receiver jar, washer | $3,800 |
| Vacuum pump and motor | $650 |
| 6 Surge buckets (old) | $45 ea. |
| Stainless wash vat | $150 |
| 8 calf hutches | $110 ea. |
| Feed cart | $90 |
| SUGARING |
| 4 x 14 wood-fired evaporator w/ pans | $3,200 |
| 800 sap buckets w/ covers and spouts | $1.10 ea. |
| Gathering tank, 300 gal. | $500 |
| FEED |
| Approx. 1,200 bales 1st cut hay | $2.10 bale |
| Approx. 600 bales 2nd cut hay | $2.75 bale |
| Corn silage in silo, approx. 90 ton | $22 ton |
| TRUCK, TOOLS & MISC. |
| 1979 Ford F-250 pickup, 4x4, plow frame | $2,400 |
| Lincoln 225 amp welder | $275 |
| Anvil, approx. 120 lb. | $180 |
| 2 chain saws | $140, $95 |
| Post hole digger, 3 pt. | $225 |
| 3 electric fence chargers | $25 ea. |
| 6 steel gates, 12 and 14 ft. | $40 ea. |
| Forks, shovels, bars, hand tools, box lots | approx. $400 in all |
| ANTIQUES |
| Ox yoke | $175 ** |
| 12 milk cans, 40 qt. | $18 ea. |
| Cream separator | $60 |
| Broad axe | $95 |
TERMS: Cash or good check day of sale. Nothing to be removed until
settled for. Not responsible for accidents. Statements made day of sale take
precedence over printed matter.
Lunch by the ladies of the Fenwick Congregational Church.
LAWRENCE SEXTON, OWNER
ERNEST SCHOFIELD, AUCTIONEER
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My notes:
* The Farmall H was my first new tractor. Lawrence bought it back himself
and brought it down to the village. It sits in my garage. I start it on the
first Saturday of every month whether it needs it or not.
** The ox yoke was my grandfather's. The Defords bought it and hung it over
the barn door, which is where it belongs.
The sale came to a little over $170,000 before Ernie's commission. The
cattle were half of it. The land was sold separately that fall. People ask
me if that seems like a lot of money. It is a lot of money. It is also four
generations.
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Last updated September 18, 1999
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