Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-11
STOCK, CROP AND FARM.

AHC Voouioiu "ochiy ICPoIOS tHe
sale Of about one thousand hogs last
week, at 81 per hundred lbs. A. w.
Thompson bought live hundred that
will average 800 TO $50 pounds.
At the sale of J. II. David & Co., at
Nashville, on Nov. 10th, one hundred
and sixteen imported Cotswold sheep
and sixteen Berkshires were sold. Of
these 100 ewes averaged $50 head
one yearling buck $40 one two-year-old
buck $51 fourteen buck lambs averag-
ing S22; and sixteen Berkshires averag-
ed $lS apiece. Nat. S. Offutt, auc-
tioneer.
Mr.. Clay Kerr, of Plattsburg, Mo-,
purchased six Jacks in Bourbon and
Harrison, which he shipped. They are
perhaps the finest lot ever left here, be-
ing from IA hands 8 inches high to 164
hands high. Only one of former height.
He Dug hit one of each of the following
persons: Chas. Redmon, Travis Ken
dali, VIM. Kendall, Henry Row, F. G.
Veach, of Cynthiana and JAS Ingles.
Clark Democrat Items: S. B. Red
mons old COW, Beck by imp Fortuna
tus, died from falling in a sink hole. B.
f. Vanmeter bought from c. L. Van
meter and j. E. Weathers Airdrie Duke.
He has a great reputation for getting
heifer calves. Among Mr.. VS. herd are
ten Rose of Sharons, twelve Young
Phyllises and six Young Marys. Bush
& Hampton sold six young bulls to
Buford Farris, of Fayette. Mo.
The Walburg herd, owned by A. b.
Conger, of Walburg, New York. The
following were the principal transfers ::
Rhodamella to John r. Stuyvesant, OF
Poughkeepsie, for $1,000; Udora 4th to
Henry Meredith, of Cambridge City,
Ind, for 1,400; Xanthe 3rd to Leslie
Combs. OF Lexington, KY, for 81 900 !;
Lady Newman 9Th to Henry Meredith,
S1,073; Water Nymph to Albert Crane,
of Durham Park, Kansas, 81, ,067 Udora
18th to Henry Meredith for $4,000.
r. Strader's sale in Boone county, last
Thursday, was the most successful sale
of trotting stock during the season.
There were thirty-six animals sold,
averaging S417 per head. Below we
give the names OF some of the animals
sold, to whom, and prices realized
Crittenden, Col. r P. Pepper, Ky,
$5,025; Ohio Volunteer, Mr.. Bldwell,
New Orleans, 1000; Cassius NJ Clay,
| jr., $500; Sallie York. Col w. T. With
ers, $3.50; Sportsman, Harvey Hicks,
Boone county, KY, $3.50.
Mr.. F. J. Barbee returned from Chi
| cage last Saturday. He sold the re,
maindel of his short-horns catalogued,
making forty-three head including those
| sold here and aggregating for both sales
S13,950, an, average Of 1922. Henry
Groom, of Winchester, Ky, bought the
COW Red Rose Sth, for $1,000; Samue
Dysant, of Franklin Grove, Ills, bought
the bull First Marquis OF Butte, for 1906
| Northumberland Lady 3rd sold for 1915
Kitty Clover 4th, sucking calf, by 21s
Duke of Airdrie, sold for $500. Severl
others at similar rates.
The Lexington, KY, Live Stock Rec
rd:says: Mr.. Buford Farris. Fayette
Howard county, Mo-, attended our Oc
tober series of short-horn sales and pur
chased quite a number of animals fol
his section of country. The purchase
included six lots of the offering O
Messrs. Farra & Vanmeter; two lot:
from the Moundale herd of II. P. Thomp
son; one from the herd of Jas. II. Davis
three from the Holmhurst herd of B. 2
4 Golf; two from the herds of Messrs
Sudduth & Vanmeter: one from the of
tering of J. w. Prewitt; three at Josepl
Scott & Co.'S sale; two at the sale o
Messrs, Ayres, McClintock & Pogue
and among his purchases at private sale
six young bulls from Messrs. Bush &
Hampton. of Clalk county. MIR. Farri
is doing good work for his state, au'
should be encouraged by his neighbors
for whose benefit a number of the pur
|, chaseS were made.