When Midwest farmers planned to move, they held sales early in the year. If relocating to a different farm, they needed to be settled around March 1 in order to prepare for spring seeding. This may have been when Kenneth and Ruby decided to move to Southern California because Ruby’s asthma was so troublesome. They were gone for three year, where Kenneth drove a truck for a creamery. He hated the city so they returned to Iowa, with the promise that she wouldn’t have to work so hard.
Having sold the farm and wish to dissolve the partnership, we will sell at Public Auction on the old Neal Place 3-4 mile west of Dexter on Thursday, Jan. 8, ’20
the following described property, Sale to commence at 1:00 P.M.
8 Horses and Mules
1 black gelding, coming four, weight 1400, 1 grey gelding, coming three, green broke, 1 black filly coming two, Horse and mare coming four and five, sound and green broke, weight 3000, Smooth mouth work mare, a good one, 1 good work horse, 1 weanling mule.
50 Head of Cattle
50 head of cattle consisting of 30 head of White Face springer heifers; 8 head of high grade Angus cows springers; 1 Holstein milch cow, 1 Angus cow with calf at side, 1 Shorthorn cow fresh in about six weeks, 8 Angus heifers coming two yea old, bred to Angus bull, 1 Pure Bred Angus bull coming three.
53 Sheep
15 extra good breeding ewes, bred for early lambs, 9 early ewe lambs, 9 wether lambs, __ full mouth ewes [about 3-4 years old, having a full set of teeth] bred to lamb early.
20 Hogs
10 Duroc Jersey Gilts, weight 250, 10 spring shoats.
Chickens, Machinery, Feed
Emerson gang plow, Sattley sulkey plow, Tower two row surface cultivator, P. & O two row cultivator, 12 foot Superior drill, Flying Dutchman hay loader, 8 foot McCormick Binder, Black Hawk manure spreader.
Some Buff Orpington chickens, some pure bred Plymouth pullets, some mixed chickens
Some good Seed Barley, some Russian Green seed oats, some upland hay. Set 1 1-4 inch harness, Set Concord harness.
Kenneth Neal
Col. Roscoe Spillers, Auct. – Howard Calfee, Clerk.
