Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
Stock N otes.

Iroquois, ,Aranza and Parthenia. Lorillard's
horses, are on the way home from England.
Messrs. Green u Gordon shipped to Mr..
JEFF. W. Bedford, at Omaha, yesterday, fine
four-year-old Membrlno gelding, out of the
Gorden saddle mare.
The st. Louis live stock market, Thursday:
-Hogs-Market weaker and unsettled; good
demand for light grades. but others dull;good
Workers, 8 90@6 90, packers about the same.
Receipts, 1900; shipments 1.2OC Cattle
Supply liberal and demand active with prices
good and offerings mostly Texans ats 500
6 10; good to choice. 1905 Is; common to
fair, 4 1906 25;cows and heifers, 8 so O. 90.
grass Texans and Indian steers, 3 5O@4 Il; ;
mainly4 00@4 40. Sheep-market firm; fair
to good,A 0O@4 so; prime to choice, 500
90.
The department of agriculture at Washing
ton announces that the, disease popularity
known as hog cholera has disappeared in
every portion Of tho United States. 1t dis
appeared as 1t came, without apparent cause.
The department has been trying in vain to
procure virus for experimental purposes.
A correspondent of the Country Gentleman
says:-"I send remedy for warts that
have used on animals and human beings,
which has never failed. Take 3 bog of con-
centrated lye.- dissolve in a little boiling wa
ter IS possible, SO az to make it as strong as
possible. Apply the solution with. swab
sparingly, just wetting the wart over. If not
very large one wetting will be suAicient; if
very large two applications may be necessary.
Put the liquid in bottle and keep corked
tight. Touching wart on the hand will kill
1t. root and all, in one minute. have taken
warts as large as my hand off mule with
one applications"
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Catron, living in the suburbs
of this city, has for several years been devot-
ing some of his leisure time to the breeding
of first-class Jersey cattle. he has in his herd
some Of the finest specimens OF that breed to
be found In the west. Last week he sold to
Mr.. M. G. jacobs of Independence the fol-
lowing heifers: "LeBrocq's, Gem of the
Sea-" lO,O66, price $500; "Laurette of Glen
myla," 10, l66, price $500; "Betonia," 1O,Os1,
price $780,; "Frantona," 1928, price $3.50.
These animals are all choicely bred, being
from the best butter strains In this country or
on the Island. SsLeBrocq's, Gem of the Sea, p
was sired by imported "LeBrocd's Price,"
winner of the first prize over all Jerseys at
the Royal Agricultural show of 1878, So bulls
in competition; also the first prize at two
parish shows the same year. In this country
he has won many prizes. He led the prize
herd at st. Louis In 1878, there being nine
herds in competition from five different states.
Her dam "Ocean Born" scout of imported
''Valentine of Trinity" the choice COW in the
prize herds at the St. Louis fair In 1873 and
1880, and made as reported by her former
owner, Gen. Guitar, over IA pounds of butter
In days. "Laurette" is great grand-daugh.
ter Of Lady Mary, 'l14s said to be the best COW
ever imported from the Island. "Laurette'
on her sire's side is niece of "Signap'the sire
Of more cows making over IA pounds of but
ter in 4 week than any bull reported. two o.
his daughters, "Tenellar and "Croton Maid, ,
having each a record Of about % pounds
She is grand d-daughter of t.Mamie Coburn,' ?
whose record is III pounds of butter in
| days. On her dams side she is a niece O
"Annie Wells," and "Pet Anna" and tn,
granddaughter of "Bounty" each having I.
| record of over IA pounds Of butter In 7days. Ii
| her pedigree she traces twice to 'Rajah,' twic,
to Saturn the sire of the noted COW 'Alphea,
and once to'Marmion, three of the most notet
bulls on record. "Betonia's" breeding is YER,
similar to that of "Laurette," )" she having il
her pedigree instead Of the Lady Mary strair
that Of imported .John LeBas." the grand
sire of DR.. Howe's "Gilderoy," bull o
great reputation in the east. "Frantona" il
the calf of "Betonia" and sired by 'Si
Frank" bull of royal breeding now at tn
head of Mr.. Catron's herd. This calf is soii
color with full black points and as pretty as
picture. Mr.. Catron has other choice animal
in his herd and expects to continue breeding
Jerseys. He has recently added to his her
the finest young bull he could find. "valen
tines Duke" to take the place Of Sir Frank