The south Kentuckian., 1879-07-29
THE SOUTH KENTUCKIAN,
ADVERTISING RATES.
Trip to the Blue Grass Region
Ed. South Kentucktdn /:


My trip of twelve days afforded so
many incidents OF pleasing charac-
ter, that long before they could all be
printed your patience would te ex-
hausted. Not the least pleasing was
the number of my former pupils
met and from whom heard, all doing
we'll.
The first stock farm visited was
Mr.. w. Shelby Wilson's. lie has
quite number of registered Bcrk-
shires, amongst them ElmhurstPrince.
He has remarkably fine head and
hams, measures two feet 8 inches
across them, when in showing order
Lord Rogers, a splendid show hog,
during one fall, took five premiums
at six shows. Each of these in work
ing order, weighs about six hundred
pounds. There are several fine fe-
males, one weighing four hundred
pounds. Also lot of pigs from the
same stock. Mr.. Wilson has poultry
yards ofthe different kinds of poultry.
The Pekin duck is large and very
beautiful. He almost promised to
exhibit his stock at the Hopkinsville
Fair.
The next point visited was Shelby
vile. Elder B. f. Hungerford ac-
companied me to see Mr.. j. ID. Guth-
rie's flock of sheep. The flock Of
Col. Norman, of Spencer county,
was also examined. Both gentlemen
haye first class Cotswolds. Two sam
pies of fine long wool were procured
from NJ. w. l.. Waddy's flock. He
endeavored to procure tho finest
Cotswold Buck in England, and
bought one at q cost of one thousand
dollar. The progeny of this animal
are now in his collection. We spent
short time with Mr.. L. G. Coleman,
near Harrodsburg, who owns some
fine short horns. First in the list Is
Filigreo lem, No. l7089 vol. 13 A. II.
u. He has thirteen English crosses
in his pedigree, and running through
the Bates stock. Deep red weighs
about twenty-five hundred pounds,
ten years old, has taken fifty premi-
ums, value of these $40 dollars. Next,
Orella, registered vol. l3, A. III. B.
deep red, eight years old, weighs
eighteen hundred'pounds. This is one
of the finest COWS in the State. Third
Lilly Red, two years old, registered
vol. IS, A, II. B. Also Queen Mary 2,
deep red, one and q half years old.
They are being prepared for exhibi-
ton at the fairs. Mr.. Z. has more
than fifty full blood short horns in
his herd.
The Shakers are also preparing six
fne cattle for exhibition.
Mr.. Coleman's son, Abe, has four
very fine mares for the show ring, and
for sale. One pair full sisters, four
and Eve years old sixteen hands high,
dark bay, long tails, by Abdalla horse
out of thoroughbred mares. Lady
Bruce, pedigreed, four years old, fif-
teen and half hands high, by Ben
Bruce, trots mile in less than three
minutes.
Cinderella, a beautiful faxy mare,
golden sorrel, fifteen and a half hands
high, sired by Varrick; he by old
CARDS drives splendidly. Mr.. Cole
man took me to see the great railroad
bridge across the Kentucky river. 1t
10 over twelve hundred feet long and
about two hundred and sixty five
feet high, with two supports between
the butments. The cars run on top
of the works. The grandeur Of the
structure and the magnificence Of the
surrounding scenery are ct accompa.
niments. Elder B. F. Hungerford
promised to spend some time with us
this fall, and hold protracted meetings
At Bloomfield ! engaged the services
of Miss Mamie Duncan as assintant
in the Cadiz Institute. She grad
uated at Bellewood Seminary with
the first honors, and has some expe'
rience in teaching.
| Permit me to add for tho benefit oi
those who may wish to visit upper
KY, and SEQ fine stock, that at every
point the. most liberal hospitality
was manifested. Many, not men
toned, offering to take me around in
their buggies, and come proposing
to spend week in showing the OBJ
jects OF attraction in their neighbor'
hoods. Yours,
II. b. WAYLAND.