The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

10 re-plow ADD SOW again.
-- The Georgeiown Tmei reports sales
Of 30 cattle Of i,55O-lb. weight, at a cts;
200 extra sheep at A, and lot Of 2-year.
old common cattle At $50 per head.
- Traders tell us that hogs are exceed
ingly scarce in this and adjoining counties,
caused by the farmers selling Of their sur
plus during the drought last Summer.
The siatistician of the New York
Produce Exchange, after careful estimate
from authoritative reports, places the
wheat crop Of the United States Cor 1879,
At about $4,000, 900 bushels.
q. Judge J. A. Lytle sold his farm on
the Hanging Fork in this county, We'd
nesday, to John Baughman. Sem. and
Henry Baughman, for $4,000 cash. This
l. about S3l per acre.
- Garrard county has shipped this sea-
son, s4,404 bushels Of wheat. The aver
age price paid for Il was 81 cents bush
el, the total revenue derived by the county
being So. s65.GO.-[ Visitor.
- Ike Crouch, Of Bourbon, has lot Of
cattle, l4l in n1mber, that will average !, :
200 pounds lie can pick out 30 head that
will average 1900 pounds They are not
extra fine, but have enormous carcasses.
- Moses Collier, Of this county, tells us
that he has a hog that he put 2Oi pounds
on In 40 days-a little over pounds per
day. Al the frat weighing he registered
iO6 pounds he now tips the beam at Clio.
j. b. Green, Of W. II. Smith a Co,
recently purchased in Pulaski County
500 bushels Of wheat. delivered on the
cars, at 90 cents; and 1000 bushels In Ca
sey County at IS cents. lie has to do the
hauling in the latter case.
Capt. II. T.Bush reports Mike Cloyd's
sale a. follows; A pair Of mules Sl64.
Horses from $40 to $50; hogs s315 per
cwi; shoais Of so to 60 lbs. sl.56 per head;
corn in the field, sl.6s to Sl.77 per barrel;
hay $3.50 to s22 per stack. The farm Of
125 acres near Mckinney Station rented at
1858 per acre.
"A hog ten feet six inches in length,
eight feet around the body, four feet eight
inches around the neck, eleven and three
fourths inches around the leg al the small
est place, four feet high, and weighing y
$50 pounds, was exhibited on the Paola
Kansas Fair Grounds last week by NJ. ID.
Hileman, Of Cherokee county.
Numerous editors are putting in their
spare time Dragging over big pumpkins
raised BY their subscribers, and crow lusti-
ly over those Of GO to IS pounds weight,
but il Is reserved for US to tell Of the larg-
est yet. Lewis r. Jones left at this Office
a day or two ago, one that tipped the
beam at 90 pounds. Our friend "Whale"
will take the blue" unless somebody can
beat il in short time.
Squire J. S. Murphy says that the
disease now prevailing among the cattle Of
this section causing the tongue to protrude
and swell up so as to prevent the animal
from eating, is nothing more than the hol-
low-horn, and that he has cured numerous
cases by rubbing spirits Of Turpentine on
the head, and at the roots of the horns,
and in very bad cases by boring into the
horn in addition to the Turpentine appli-
cation.
Mr.. Brown, Of Cincinnati, bought Of
A. Tribble, 200 fat cattle at $40 per hun
bred, Of John A. Duncan, "a at $3.50, Of
II. A. Moran, 25 at $4l5, Of II. J. Ben
nett, AZ at S42O, of NJ. +. Arbuckle, 90 at
$40, and at $685.. w. S. q. Fife
bought Of Robt. Miller % cattle averaging
l, 500 pounds in weight at 81 per hundred,
Of w. II. Barnett 25 cattle averaging l.
$50 at 81, Of Joe Anderson "a, average l.
$40 at 3l.-[ Richmond Herald.
LouIsvILLE.-The cattle market is
dull and dragging. Good to extra shippers
are slow at Slc to Ate; best butchers, &c to
3lc; medium, 2lc to 2lc; thin to common,
lie to PIC; well graded stockers Of heavy
weight, pc to Sc. Hogs are going up and
the demand is good; choice to butchers,
1915 to $500; fair to good, S3.55 to $685.;
shoats, $3.50 to So per cwt. The sheep
and lamb market is active at 3 e to SIC for
extra sheep, and lle to &c for common.
Extra lambs Sc to Slc; common, 2ie' to
2ic per ID.
-- WINCHESTER CoURT.-Abont 1000 cat
tie on the market, consisting Of home
raised, Tennessee and Kentucky mountain
stock. Most sales were easily effected, but
with no improvement in prices since last
court. The best prices obtained for Ken
lucky feeders dill not exceed $3.50 to $500;
inferior grades running as low as S2.25 to
So; good yearlings brought S2j TO $50;
calves, $40 to SIS; Tennessee cattle brought
$3.50 and some extra ones bringing 50,
There was more business transacted in live
stock circles than on any court day since
early Spring.
j. ID. Swope writes us as follows from
Talladega, Ala; Notwithstanding the
weather was intensely inclement and disa-
greeable in the way OF rain and mud, the
Fair at this place was good, beside a grand
financial success. There was scarcely I
living or breathing thing, or product
known TO smother EARTH but could be
seen on exhibition. The display OF ma
chinery, the fancy needle work, and thu
great collection Of ancient relics, would
have done honor Comparatively speak
ing,) to tho Louisville or Cincinnati Expo
sition. Screamer, q. W. Affords famou
fancy saddle stallion, won the prize in tn
following rings; Best stallion, open to thu
world; best thoroughbred stallion, open Il
the world; best fancy saddle horse. w
took on our cattle, the following premi
ums; Best Durham bull; best Durham
calf; best Durham heiieri best bull Of an
breed; best herd Of cattle, aud on our re-
Berkshire pigs all the premiums we show
ed for. The horse trade is very dull Cot
ton Is worth 81 to 10 l-lO with some pros
poets for il TO 20 higher; corn, 60 cents pc
hushel mule trade moi omen vet