The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-08-27
LAsD. STOCK, AsD CROr srEws.

Coat has declined to seven cents per
bushel.
CoL. CowAS sold this season about 1900
pounds Of honey, at % cents per pound.
TnE corn c,op IL safe--it Is also immense.
One dollar per barrel will be the price, we
learn.
THERE are several desirable farms near
Stanford, on good pixies, for sale at bar
gain. Why don't they advertise them4
FLouR made Of wheat which wa, thought
TO be unfit for the purpose, makes excellent
bread. After all, Providence did not afllict
us as bad as we feared.
A FEW apples are brough, into our mar
ket from the south eastern counties, but
but they command high price, and are not
very good or wholesome.
ALMOST any kind Of grass and many n
the tender weeds will make very palatable
food for stock u p operly sun-dried. Ev-
erything should be utilized this year.
APAIR Of broke mules passed through
town the other day en- route TO st. Louis, to
be used in the carriage Of banker Of that
city. They were glossy black, aud sold
for $3.50.
Mr.. II. BRowS, Of Lancaster, drove
through town last Wednesday, about 100
head Of good mountain sheep, for which he
paid 3icts. per pound They are intended
for fbe Cincinnati market.
GOLDSMITH MAID redeemed herself the
other day, and reg ined her temporary
lost crown, n Queen Of the Trotting Turf.
She won three straight heats, beating the
mare, Lulu, and several others. Her fast
eat mile this time was 2l5..
wM. NJ BALL paid 50, 4o5 cash for the
farm Of p +. Hays, known as the old Kin
caid place. Mr.. Ball has now about $50
acres Of excellent lend. lie will remove to
the dwelling on the farm just purchased,
and Mr.. Hays will, we learn, come to town
TO live.
"RoAsrISG ears" are so plentiful now,
that the largest, longest, and best, sell in
our market for three quarters Of cent
each. Beans, both snap and cornfeld, sell
for about twenty five cents bushel. There
is no prospect for starvation in any part of
this "happy land Of Canaan"
T.. T. HooD, Of Garrard county, sold last
week, to Clark Farris, Of Lancaster, a bay
colt, four years old, for the sum Of $500
cash. II is said the colt could make a mile
in harness, As a trotter, in 3:lO-although
he had been handled only about three
months. Mr.. Hood is said to be a good
trainer.
A PAIR Of beautiful carriage mares was
sold to a party living in Cincinnati, on
Tuesday last, at the moderate" sum of 1928
They are well trained to the harness, and
will, with the vehicle to which they will
be attached, make fine display. We we're
requested to give no names. Perhaps they,
the purchasers, desire to make a specula-
ton.
J. L. BRucE, Executor Of Jas. s. Bruce,
decd, will sell to the highest bidder, at shis
late residence in Lincoln county, on We'd
nesday, September sth, all the personally
and real estate belonging to said decedent.
The farm contains 2s7 acres. II lies on
the Danville and Lancaster pike, 4 miles
from the former PLACES in a high state |
Of cultivation. All the stock, crop, farm
ing implements, &c, &c. Terms made
known on day Of sale. lsl-2t.
IT is little strange that although there
has been so much rain during the Summer,
and so many farms overfowe.l, the lands on
the bottoms Of upper Green river and its
tributaries have scarcely suffered at all
Hence the farmers along that water course
have little to complain Of. The reason of
this In munity from damage is that the soil
Is sandy, gravelly loan, and it sinks into
the "bowels of the earth" almost as fast as
it falls. by the way, there ere many thou
sands Of acres Of Land along these STRAINS
Of good fertility, and they only need proper
culture to bring them out proftably.
SPRING HILL RACE CouRsE.-The sum-
mer meeting Of this Association has been
fairly attended. We learn that n number
Of excellent horses we're on the course, and
that some extra good races have been run.
We regret. that owing to unavoidable alb
sence from home, we were not able to at
tend. Below, is given brief statement of
Wednesday, races:
Bcncher, in mile dash, won the race at
Crab Orchard, with four competitors. The
colt belongs to b. q. Thomss, Lexington.
The second race, dash ] mile, for all ages,
was won BY Hszem, years old, and she is
also, owned by Major Thomas.
LAURA q. and Ellie Moore, two mares
that belong to w. b. Withsrs 4 Co., won
races at Crab Orchard the first day Of the
meeting. Laura q. belongs to our Sheriff
Wither-, and is a promising FLY. Captain
Tom shanks, our Representative elect, is
part owner.
George Bowman; owned by Logan 4
Bruce, Of Garrard, won the srst race ON
in l;46i. Oxmoe, owned by
Jackson, Of Lexington, won the second,
carving 40 pounds, in 1852.