The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-19
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with grain three feet high. The crops Is
very promising.
HARPER, Williams a 0wing., and Ma
gibben. won the three races at Louisville,
las, Wednesday.
Tnr horses Lisbon, Ten Brock, and
sallic Gardner, were the winners Of the
Louisville races last Tuesday.
Oun wheat felds never presented finer
appearance at this season. The dry, cool
weather Of the present month has been
excellent on this cereal.
Ma. II. G. HARRIS, who has been absent
In the South for five months or more, re-
turned last Wednesday, and reports trade
In stock, dull in that section Of the coun-
try.
THE cars from points above here, passed
on Monday last, to Louisville, crowded with
visitors 10 the races. Several distinguish
ed turf men, and lawyers and Judges, were
a part Of the crowd.
A FARMER who lives on the Hanging
Fork near McCormack's Church, in this
county, said he raised 200 barrels OF corn
last year on ten acres Of ground which was
30 barrels to the acre. II was planted three
feet apart, "drill fashion" Who can beat
II in any Stateg
KErSE RIcnARps' BULLION, that won
a mile race at Lexington, last week, met
with severe accident at the Louisville ra-
ces on Monday. Another horse ran mp
on him, striking his hind foot and nearly
severing the tendon Of that leg. II is
thought that he is now crippled for life,but
perhaps may be saved for the stud.
THE Second Meeting o. the Louisville
Jockey Club commenced last Monday un-
der fine circumstances. The weather was
good, track in fine order, and the crowd
large and orderly. The first race Of a mile
and quarter was won by Brakeman, in
all. The Derby race was won by Vagrant,
in 2Ssi, and the mile heat race by Emma
C., in LAG.
THERE Is small insect known as tho
ground aea, which is quite like the same
sort which gets into your stocking, and
under your clothes, and there are thous-
ands Of them in the ground this ear,whicb
have destroyed the turnips and cabbage
and have been quite severe on the corn, as
they have eat down many hills Of that
which was planted carly.
CAPT. J. NJ. HioGISs, our efficient stock
Auc ioneer, attended the County Court al
Danville, last Monday, and reports the fol
lowing sales.--future being about $50 to 20t
head Of cattle on the market there. fol
sale: 90 calves, at s25 per head; Is com
mon calves at sl2 per head; 4 dry cows al
sos per head, o 2-year old steers at So
per head; 20 calves at s2l per head. Thu
market is reported duller than the las
Court at Danville.
A FARMER near town lost two yearlins
heifers this week, BY swelling on clover. Il
is known to be very dangerous to put cat
tie on young clover, especially those tina
are not aged. 1t is specially dangerous u
all under three years Of age, and even old
or ones will suffer, and often die il sud
den change is made from Blue-Grass, Of
dry feed, to clover. One Of our best far
mers said to us that just after rain, Of
heavy dew, the clover is most apt to dan
gerously affect the animals, and they shoul'
be taken of at such times.
ARIsrIDrs won another race at Lexing
ton, last week, making the fastest tim
again, on record, ever run in America, TO
the distance Of q miles-beating his com
pe,itor, Bazaar, by length only. Carri'
Anderson, won a race on the same day b,
the foul riding Of Chesapeake's Jockey
The latter horse, however, came out ahead
Novity, also won a race, making goo'
time. The Lexington and LeamingtoI
-. - .ddad o,hor I,,r.ls 10 tbe;,
s;1,;..n;"n.a .;ro. and no,h;r. can 600,
- e., ,hon, II Tho .h,ns 81 bor.,
a.
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THE weather has been so uniavoraoi'
since Spring begun, that there have Deer
but few days, comparatively, mp to TIM
time, that the gardener could plant his not
bed plants. The season is, consequently
more backward than usual, but 1t Is mol
yet too late, to put them out and raise hn'
the season should be favorable from thi,
time on, until the end Of the growth O
plants and vegetables, no one could hav,
reason TO complain Of short crop, unle''