The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-06-24


trainer. He combines q wonderful
degree of patience with most excel
lent Judgment. l have never seen
him strike one of these colts with
whip, nor have | ever heard him
speak to one of them louder than
his usual tone of voice. l predict
that Giles county will find in him a
second Geers.
Among the colts he is now han
ding for Mr.. Buiord is a two year
old filly, Miss Bsckwood, by Black
wood, jr., out of Lady Forrest
which is certainly one of the finest
animals ever saw. Mr.. Thomas
can drive her single or double at
his pleasure. She has 8 firm open
step which promises to send her IN
time to the thirties o. below. An
other FLY, Mamie Wilson, thai he
often drives wi Miss Blackwood,
is also very pI missing. She is by
Maj. Campbell Browns splendid
stallion, Trouble (record of 2:36.
by the great Almont) her dam by
old Columbus, so favorably known
in Giles county. Mr.. Thomas has
ia training for Mr.. Buford a very
promising colt, DeSoto, by Admin
istratOr, son of Rysdyk's Handle
tonian, out Of Silver Foil by Yer
mont Blackhawk He is a large,
roOmy colt with great stamina and
a very fine stopper for a two year
old, considering that he has had but
one weeks experience. Mr.. Thomas
is also handling three FLIES for MIR.
r. @. Reynolds that are very prom
Using, and two thoroughbreds for
Judge Spofford, but as | propose in
future letter to take in Mr.. Rey-
nold's stables and say something
about his herd of stately short
horns, l will forbear to tax your
space further at present.
had intended to say something
in this letter about Mr.. Buford' s
yearlings, but must defer it. They
are as pretty a lot as ever saw and
are in fine condition.
From all that / have seen, and
from much that / have heard, our
coming fair this fall will show a
great Improvement both in the
number and quality of the stock,
especially horse stock, that will be
exhibited.
The wheat and oat crops are al
most a total failure. Many fields
of each o. these crops were not con
sidered worth harvesting and are
left standing. Mr.. NJ. G. Fitzpat
rick's crop of wheat is an excep
ton. On one field of II acres he
sowed 8 bushels of the bearded
Mediterranean from which he gath
cred 100 bushels, and the berry was
plump and weighed up to the aver
age. On another small parcel OF
thin land he sowed D bushels OF
the same variety. from which he
gathered 214 bushels. On another
parcel he sowed y bushels of Vel
low Lambeth which yielded la
bushels to the 5ushel sown, but the
balance of his crop turned out SO
badly that it brought the whole av
erage dowa to II bushels to the
acre. Mrs. Fitzpatrick had the
yard around the dwelling, contain
ing i acres, sown in wheat in order
to prepare the ground for grass
She had / J bushels sowu which
yielded l94 bushels of clean wheat
Ar. John Kerr, the encerprising
young merchant at Bufords station.
has contract for shipping walnut
logs which go directly to Europe
He ships directly from his station
to Norfolk, Va. The logs before
shipping have To be hewn square
and an iron So driven into the END
TO prevent cracking, after which
the ends of the logs are heavily
painted. Mr.. Kerr has shipped sc
logs within the last three weeks. He
paid $52 for one tree which came
from Mr.. Ed. Buford's place. Mr.
Kerr is now negotiating TO sell ar
immense walnut knot, measuring
about z feet each way. | hope he
will report to the CITIZEN the re
suit.
The cotton and corn crops in the
vicinity OF Buford's station were
never more promising and the farm
ers are in fine spirits. RAMBLER.