, 1884-09-10
BLUE GRASS ESTATES.
Land Valued at $3.50 an Acre Rad,
20 Yield Handsome Profits
PROFITS In T~Eorsenesb, II the invest.
ments ThereIn-A Weii-Deserved
Prestige for elmo stock
High Prices.

Lexington tKy.i Cor. Clohs. Deni ocratl
lurgas unknown t. geometry t-29 blu.
grnss estates have assumed. The pike
graded and dressed with soliiiy Iaclat
masai1m which furnish p network Of com
municetlon ell through til, region seam Il
have been laid out with a view to ll4a l-u.
distaErcs between town. and ~ escapiug
hills Truly tho road surveyors gave n,
recp.nitton TO points OF the compass. 1ner
Is crsres or directness about the routes, on.
the rcads eurvs and go off at tattgcnts, Nhili
right angles nro most uncss. Tho
fsoa boundaries are equally scesatrir
II thore ever were section iiis
la tbs Dils graS country tls,
have been obliterated. Tie sou.hcrl
planters who came up here to make homes
parceled out the land Into great estates
Money was no object. Their cotton and 10
bacco aud slaves insured the revaI.ue. The,
reached out and acquired land until they has
got tine desired proportions Of woodland and
water and tillable fields and then settled
down b improve their surroundings, Gun
ming roads where they would afford the m1sl
accommodation and enjoying life. Wher
these larLer estates came 10 be divided uI
among heirs tho problem was 10 apporiiol
ont the different qualities Of land fairly, and
there weTe moro arbitrary lines drasn, cut
ting up the grain field and attaching to eacl
share some WOO land and creek. As the
young Nere married and given in marriage
tic boundaries became still more confusing.
Ihese unions were the joining Of 50 many
acres on The ONO side b n given number OF
the other, and not the least difficult featur,
u matchmaking was the harmonious blend
ins Of the blue grass farms.
THEY HOLD THEIR Own.
i tho blu grass country in dnnzar OF los.
ing it, prestige for furnishing fine saoclti IF
DOESN'T seem So said Mr.. Smith McCann
one Of the successful breeders Of this vicinity.
"Wo get better prices than We ever did, and
the demand Is greater. There have been soms
changes IN the way of doing things, aud I've
had my fears as TO what the effect would b.
ultimately, but so far We hold up our market
IL used 10 bs the case that our breeders would
feel almost insulted II a stranger came
here from the north and attempted
to huy their Lest breeding stock
They would sell the get, but when
it came TO parting with the sires Of
choice brood-mares, no amount OF monsy
would tempt them. It Is different now. and
some of our noted mares have been sold, and
taken out Of tho blue grass country. We
had the BEST foundation tosiart on, however,
and it win be mary years befors our reputa-
ton begins TO suffer. The planters whocame
up here from the south and established these
stock farms had almost unlimited capital,
and they brel net so much for money max
ing as from u love for the horse. We arc
reaping tho benefit OF their early anI lavish
expenditures. You may not tiinE II, but
many Of the best stations Of tie north are
sent in here for The season, while ~springtime
brings Us the choice mares from Maine "a
California. I've had arrive on the same day
brood-mares from Texns and New York"
PROFITS IN Ho~RsE-FLEsH.
Mr.. Mccain Is the owner OF Red Wilkes,
the successor TO George Wilkes fame In the
blue grnss country. Until the sale of Ash
land. Henry Clay's old estate, by the COLLEGE
regents, Mr.. Mccain occupied that property.
He now has his stock on the Gentry place,
east Of Lexington Walking over the fields
and telling some OF his experiences in stock
rating, Mr. Mccain made it plain that
theso places which readily sell at SI25 to $50
an acre yield handsome profits on even such
IN investment. For Red Wilkes, In WHOSE
veins fow q combination Of the Hambleton-
ian, Clay, Membrino Chief and Morgan
strains, founded IN the thoroughbred
Mr.. Mccain paid 5000. lie ha.
since refused $4,000. A brood mare
he calls Anna Belle cost him SsSJ.
Her first foal, by Red Wilkes, was the nov
famous Phil Thompson, with = record Of
2.l7Z and a promise Of reaching PIG before
tie season Is enced. Phil Thompson's 3-year
old time, 2:2l, was the fastest for tie age and
was made in n race against such 4-yeAr-oldi
as Director, Clemmie g., Mamie and Tricket
MI. Mccain sold Phil Thompson, when u Q
year-old, for $1,000. Tho next offspring OF
Red Wilkes and ANN Bello was purchased
by Bonner for SO. 500; the taiTd died while ar
0fTar IF IT nul urag rIar apafHnr.4f,v t.,
the fourth $3.50 was refused vhenahe wal
10 months old, and she Is now In tanning fol
the track. For the foal no77 by the Whit
mares side $500 has Leea refused. And
this Is but n single family. led WiI-es' serv.
ices lrng over $1,000 q season.
THE ADVANTAGE WITH HIGH PRICES.
Nov it is as easy said Mr.. Mccain, TX
raise n cot that sols as a yearling for 900 Oh
$500 on land that costs $50 IN acre, as it Il
10 rake a $40 colt on lame that costs $40 al
acre, and l believe II you figure cut tie com
paratiye profit you'll find the advantage alto
gether On the side Of the high-priced land
and stock. These mares you zee run nearly
all winter on the blue G Gar. The
hay is hauled from tho stack and
scattered over the pasture. We may give
a little grain in the spring, but about
allthe extra feed they get is during the last
SIX weeks OF the WlnHr season. lhey rur
loose ns you see them now. almost the yeai
round. All that Red WilleJ gets is hay.
Even in season he Is fed no grain. \ good
part Of the day be is turned loose in the pad
dock and twice n day he is exercised. Ovei
there is Swiger;'s place. His yearings bring
hiHsSaO on nn average, and Gen. Whi,hsrs
whose big stables lie between u and the
spires of Lexington, gets about the same. Il
takes careful attention and experience II
this stock business, but tEose who are fulfill
ing these conditions are all making money