The sale came about when 3 businessmen, C.M. Brown, Frank Smith and Mr. H Touburg of Tecumsch formed a corporation called Meadowridge Jerseys and bought the entire herd of Thomas Farms, consisiting of q09 registered Jersey Cattle.  Lacking enough barn sace they sold the surplus at auction.  The sale was managed by Chester Folck, and the auctioneer was Glen Weikert, both well known and experienced men in their field at that time.                                                

Fifty one animals crossed the auction block on that day and brought and average price of $556.86.  This was the highest average in any surplus stock sale by a breeder in 20 years.  The bull Viliant Aim topped the sale at $4200.  It was a three way  fight for the privilege of taking the bull home, between Dr. H.T. White of North Ridge Jersey Farm , Chesaning, Ernest Moeck of Missouri and V. J. McKibben of Mack Manor Farm in Indiana.  In the end the bull went to Dr. White and his nephew and his associate Harold Conklin.  As I remember the bull sired a lot of showy animals with many white markings in their coats.      Other Michigan buyers that day were Fred Olson, of Stanton, Kenneth Blumerick, of Belding ( who later went to work with Dale Dean at Meadowridge) Clair Lake, Olivet, Arnold Weyss, Detroit and Ca;ac, Howard Spague, Ionia, Herman Walter, Hemlock, Neil Mc Sweyn, Merrill, Ed Heathwick, Jackson, Will Ayers, Jasper, and H Cronemuith, Traverse City.                              Dale Dean had the cattle fit and ready, as was his expertise,  After the sale Dale Dean's great career in the Jersey World continued on at Meadowridge Jerseys, Tecumseh.  That's a story at another time.  by Blanche Piepkow