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8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, July 23, 1985 This was what Hanover Hill Farm looked like from the air last Tuesday morning as more than 2500 people turned up for the last day of the herd dispersal sale, in- cluding the sale of the finest cow in the world, Tony Ie a Stephen Roman, naftily dressed in tan suit and mat- ching hat just paid $1,450,000 for half an interest in a single dairy cow. But what a cow. Tony Charity is described by many as the nearest to perfection a cow CHRIS ALLEN ALUMINUM REACH INDUSTRIAL PARK Charity. The large tent served as the auction area, the smaller one at left was for the animals, and the one at right was used for food preparation. can be. The boy standing at left of photo is 14 year old Chris Witter of Pennsylvania who bid $1.4 million for the cow, but could not top Mr. Roman"s final bid. (See story) - OPEN - Mon.- Fri. 8 to 5 Sat. 8:30 to 1:30 ALUMINUM WINDOWS - Tilt for easy cleaning Install in existing frames - Casement Bay, Bow Side Shders and many more styles Funk, SHUTTERS ye We WINDOWS & pay™e % DOORS " Tat £ AWNINGS id TN nf" 27, cogs LL dl RAINBOW ROOMS Enjoy the Summer surrounded by Sunshine! PHONE 985-3141 for more information! yd "Your One-Stop Aluminum Needs" IN STOCK - Siding, Soft, Eavestrough - 5" Seamless (Variety of Colours) Supply Only OR Supply & Install FOR MORE INFORMATION & FREE ESTIMATES CALL: MIKE or ROB 985-3747 ~ sale last (From page 1) on anything, but )ust wanted to witness the whole affair. Estimates put the size of the crowd at 3,000 for both days of the sale, and the auction tent had seating for more than 2500. While eyes were on the sale of Tony Charity, the average price for the 302 cattle was $23,308. The second most expensive animal sold was a four year old Georgian Moch Beth, purchased by a group of four breeders from Canada and the States for $300,000. Surprisingly, there wasjust one bull on sale, Hanover Hill Five Star, born in April of this year. He was claimed by a group of 30 buyers for $200,000. While Mr. Heffering was not available for comment following the week, a Hanover Hill Farm spokesperson | told the Star the owners "were very much satisfied" with the sale. The spokesperson said Mr. Heffering and Mr. Trevena made the deci- sion to sell the herd last January, basically because it was getting too large. Because herds like this should be sold in family groupings, it was not feasible to sell just a portion of the herd. And this is not the first time Mr. Heffering and Mr. Trevena have sold a herd. They've been part- ners in the Holstein business for a quarter century. and held disper sal sales in 1968 and again in 1972. In 1968, the top cow sold for $44,000, a record at that time, and again in 1972, one Hanover Hills sale nets 7 million dollars cow sel a record when sold for $122,000. They broke another record last week with Tony Charity. Whether the $1.45 million is the most ever paid for a single Holstein is hard to determine. One sold recently in the States for $1.3 million in US funds, but Mr. Heffering and Mr. Trevena are retain- ing half interest in Tony Charity. Why would a single dairy cow be worth such a gigantic sum? Tony Charity is as "near to perfection as a cow may ever be."' She has won just about every major award possible, has never been defeated in her class, and with em- bryo transplants, her genetic worth for breeding purposes is great, considering her age. As a milk producer, Tony Charity in one 343 day testing period turned out 37,340 pounds. An average cow might pro- duce in the 20,000 pound range over the same period. Tony Charity will re- main at Hanover Hills for the time being, along with several other animals sold last week. The owners of those animals have requested that they stay at the farm for the time being. As for the farm itself, the spokesperson told the Star it too is up for sale, although no buyers have been found as yet. The spokesperson could not say what the future holds for Mr. Hef- fering and Mr. Trevena, but there is "a distinct possibility" they'll re- main in the dairy cattle business. - FOR alin of of oe ole ole ale of oe oe of ofa B® Delivery Available BALLOON BOUQUET \\ \ Birthdays - Anniversaries ) \ Births - Office Parties NS Get Well Wishes The Balloon House Say It with a ... ANY OCCASION - 986-5105 -- THIS by NOR KAWARTHA SUMMER THEATRE Academy Theatre, "The Melville Boys" At the Air Conditioned n Lindsay. Ontario WEEK -- M FOSTER JULY 23-27 Curtain times: Tuesdays 7 30 pm Wednesday to Saturday 8 30 p m Wednesday Matinee 2 00 p m CHILDREN'S PLAY ... Each Thursday 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. For Reservations Call (708) 324-9111 or write P.O. Box 181, Lindsay, Ontario Kav a8