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Bobby Spires recalls Great Adair Pinhooking practitioners His father, Robert Spires, Ores Ferguson, Cajer Coomer, and Harold Mouser and other pinhookers provided a service, took risks -and sometimes, lickings Comments re article 43903 Question Is pinhooking an art or a science By Bob Spires Having watched my Dad (Robert), Ores Ferguson, Cajer Coomer, Harold Mouser and others practice this skill many times, one day I asked my Dad why a farmer would sell outside the stockyard rather than sending his stock through the auction ring. His answer was commonsense: The farmer gets cash on the spot; he doesn't have to wait hours for the auction when he could be doing other things; he doesn't have to pay the "sale bill" (auction commission); and he gets a guaranteed amount he might not get in the auction ring because of the risk in the sale climate on any day. The pinhooker assumes the risk and the sale costs in hopes of making a profit. When that doesn't happen, my Dad and others would look at each other and say "Well, we took a lickin' but we'll keep on tickin." -Bob Spires, Murfreesboro, TN This story was posted on 2011-04-24 09:59:29
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