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Friday Sale Draws Big Crowds At Garden City Co
The Garden City Sale Co in East Fulton attracts large crowds of area stockmen every Friday as 1000 to 1500 beef cattle move through the pens and sale ring. Cattlemen Jerry Chmelka and Earl Brookover own the firm, leading growth in Western Kansas livestock amid optimism of 8 million head on feed by spring. Auctioneer John Collins drives the pace with bid signals watched by ringmen, while buyers nod to win bids sometimes with mere eye contact. A stockman recalls a fly on his nose prompting a bid he later regretted as a large steer purchase.
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