HISTORIC HILLSDALE AUCTION

~ BETTER KNOWN TO LOCALS AS THE SALE BARN ~

AUCTIONEER

MARTIN

"BARNEY"

CELEBRATING HIS

 92ND BIRTHDAY

SEPTEMBER 2012

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BARNEY STARTED AT THE SALE BARN BACK IN 1942 UNDER ITS FOUNDER ANDY ADAMS AND IS STILL GOING STRONG TODAY SELLING HAY AT 11:30AM EACH AND EVERY SATURDAY ALONG WITH FEEDER PIGS.

BARNEY HIT ALL TIME RECORDS IN JULY WITH HIS SELLINH HAY AT $12.20 PER BALE, NEVER IN HIS CAREER HAD HE SOLD HAY FOR THAT PRICE.

BARNEY IS ONE TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE AUCTIONS AT THE SALE BARN.  BACK IN THE DAY HE SOLD 72 LOTS OF PIGS ONE AT A TIME.  HE WILL TELL YOU THEY LINED THE ENTIRE FAIRGROUNDS FRONT TO BACK.

BARNEY CAN TELL GOOD HAY FROM BAD BY THE TOUCH, TALKS TO THE CROWD LIKE THEY ARE OLD FRIENDS AND ALWAYS SEALS THE DEAL WITH AN I THANK YOU NEIGHBOR.

MARTIN "BARNEY" BARNHART THE HISTORICAL HILLSDALE AUCTION TREASURE.

BE SURE YOU WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY WHEN YOU SEE HIM!

YOU CAN REACH HIM BY MAIL:

 ATTN ~ 

BARNEY BARNHART 

115 S BROAD STREET

HILLSDALE, MI 49292

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARNEY!

KEN FRECKER

AND THE STAFF OF

KEN FRECKER AUCTIONEERS INC