The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-07-15
Our Kentucky Correspondence.
FRANKFORT, KY, July 4, 1875

FRANKFORT KY, July 4, 1875.
Mr.. EDITOR: If you will grant me indul-
gence in your columns, will give you few
brief outlines of my trip to the famous "Old
Kentucky State" The farmers on my route
of travel through Georgia were busy and ac-
tive in harvesting their wheat crops, and their
fields were teeming and abounding with the
rich and golden grain, and their prospects are
bright and hattering for full and plenteous
harvest-said to be the finest and heaviest yield
for many years. I found the corn and cotton
crops healthy and fourishing, and with kind
dispensations of Providence in the way of
good seasons Georgia can congratulate herself
in the rich harbinger of a coming prosperity
this fall.
After thirteen hours ride from Atlanta, ar
rived at Nashville, Tenn, and was much disap-
pointed with the uncouth and ungainly appear
ance of the city-being in rather a worn and
dilapidated condition; streets not neat and
tidy, nor much care and attention seeming to
be bestowed on the sanitary condition and gen.
eral style, beauty and attractiveness of the
place. The wheat crop in Tennessee, as far as
could hear and observe, promises an abun-
dant harvest, and the corn crop is very bright
and cheering; in fact, everything on my route
wears an air of cheerfulness.
| I arrived at Louisville after six hours ride
from Nashville, travelling at the rate of thirty
miles per hour. 1t is a beautiful and attractive
city, favored with a healthy, salubrious clinl-
ate streets we'll shaded with handsome trees,
and Nature has adorned her Mother Earth with
the rich, soft and luxuriant blue grass, which
adds ten fold to her charms, and she may justly
be styled the "Queen City of the West" Her
people are full of energy, pluck and enterprise,
and from their style and magnifcence are a
proud and enviable people, but kind, generous
and hospitable.
called at Brinley, Miles & Hardy's, and
found their establishment more fourishing
than ever. The skillful inventor and genius,
Mr.. Brinley, has invented new plow with
iron beam and foot, which is cheaper, more
substantial pillow than the wood. 1t is the most
complete plow I ever saw, and is specially
adapted to the South. Mr. B. contemplates
exhibiting it at our State Fair.
arrived at Louisville day too late for the
great sale of blooded stock by Alexander-his
noted Stallion and Paragon of the Turf, Lex
ington, died few days ago. attended the
sale of Mrs. Mary R. Kinkead, near Lexing-
ton, and adjoining Alexander's place, where
some of the most noted, choice and carefully
bred trotting stock in Kentucky were disposed
of-their sire, Hero of Thorndale, bringing
the handsome price of $4,000. 1 send you re-
port of sale. Bought two very fine colts
inbred Hambletonians-he being the sire of
our celebrated trotters, Goldsmith Maid, Dex-
ter, etc., who have made such lightning speed
on the turf
There is great excitement in this State on
the subject of wool-growing. I attended a
wool-growing association, held at Eminence
last week, and had quite pleasant and inter-
esting time. I send you statement of sheep
sheared by Col. Waddy this spring-two two
years old, one four years old, three weighing
$50 pounds,) six one year old, making nine in
all. The amount Of wool >sheared from the
nine sheep was 40 pounds-an average of
Is SO pounds to the sheep. He sheared at
the same time sixty Tennessee sheep, produced
2SO pounds-an average of 8 pounds each.
Col. Waddy has just lately given his attention
to sheep. He sold on the 23rd June, three one
year old buck lambs in Shelbyville for sS5, sS3
and ssO-weighing 200, 224 and 2l4 pounds
respectively. weighed yearling for him
that weighed 230 pounds Col. Waddy leaves
for Canada in two weeks to bring out new i'm
portations.
Kentucky cannot only boast of her fine
blooded stock, but may justly be proud of her
beautiful and highly accomplished daughters.
Yours Respectfully,
| J, T.. l.,