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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
4
Cleburne farm at Spring Hill will auction eighty horses and thirty ponies, aimed at attracting many buyers with its strong reputation. The sale promises fancy prices as a range of fine offerings is listed.
Stallion and jack owners report stronger demand than ever with future mule and horse stock expected to flood the county next year. Prices for saddies and driving horses climb, yielding quick profits for both sellers and buyers in a booming market.
The Herald reports Chaffin Bros closing out sale listing twenty eight good horses to be sold privately. Buyers are urged to call or write for the catalog. auction costs are saved by choosing private sale. The catalog includes many youngsters by Walter Direct, 2:05%.
Early education with a colt mirrors child rearing and affects sale value. Calm handling and consistent communication prevent transferring harsh traits to foals. Keep pigs separate from other stock, ensure clean hay loft flooring, and provide fresh air to improve vitality. Open field exercise beats idle confinement for farm stock.
Juliet a George Washington foal sired a sorrel colt by Beauseant. Flem Sheegog of Fairview Stock Farm owns Juliet. Plem Sheegog sold a fancy sorrel driving mare to John Fraser for 350 dollars and bought a saddle horse from Fraser for 325 dollars. Tabulated pedigrees for Tom Direct are being printed with Directly and Nellie Hal in the lineage. Several youngsters are for sale and breeding calls are issued by Mr. Sheegog.
Mr. Houston warns against feeding silage to breeding stallions saying it endangers prepotency and may cause trouble, while Mr. Houser cites disastrous results with young stallions and bulls. Readers are asked for experience regarding silage effects on breeding animals and whether it harms males but benefits females.
The horse Al Stanley draws high praise as breeders across Maury and surrounding counties show mares to him. Notable mares include Eva Love, Katie Wilkes, Effie Hill, Martha Washington, and Sally Hall among many others, with ownerships listed in towns such as Nashville, Murfreesboro, Gallatin, and Winchester. The feature catalogs numerous Standard and trotting mares with times and sires, highlighting strong demand for this grand young champion.
A fragment lists multiple horses with names such as Bay Mare and Alecia Arion, noting owners Frank Wheeler Mt. Pleasant Baymare by Van Buren Wilkes and others tied to Columbia Alecia Arion and Enfield. It includes a Bucklen's Arnica Salve notice touting skin health benefits and prices, ending with a sign off ALCORN.
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