CM—Unc«»tw Farming, S«turtf«y,Octobtr 11,1980
Punch, pretzels and potted mums at $432,500 farm s
LiTITZ A large Striped Landis comments: (Total size was 69.2 acres.)
circus-type tent, outdoor “Figure the price out on 70 “There comes another /
carpeting spilling off a acres and get a rebate.” (Turn to Page CIS) ■
raised stage, potted mums, a
50-silver-dollar guessing " t £* >
contest, coffee, punch and
stick pretzels characterized
the sale of another near half
million-dollar Lancaster
County farm on Friday, Oct.
3.
Winning bid on the 69-acre
Henry E. Martin farm, abput
a mile west of Lititz, was
$6,260 an acre, for a total
sale price of $432,500. It was
purchased by turf farmer
Robert Hummer, of
Manbeim.
Auctioneer J. ■ Omar
Landis “set the stage” for
the opening of the sale at 2
p.m. by introducing several
visiting dignitaries, out-of
state auctioneers and
ringmen attending the an
tique and classic car auction
held at Dutch Wonderland
over the weekend.
As the last of the ap
proximately 200 persons
attending submitted their
estimates of the sale price,
Landis opened the bidding
with five offers that im
mediately pushed the price
from $3500 an acre to $5,000.
Bidding moved only to
$5300 when a recess was
called for auctioneers, at
torney M. Elvin Byler and
the three beneficiary sons to
huddle for the customary
conference.
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Large striped tent stands on front lawn awaiting start of farm auction.
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