Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-01-05
Je EersonvilIc co. JOttings.

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CLARION that hardly know where |
left off-shall not attempt to begin there
lest Won would get news like the girl S
last wears bonnet, entirely out of sea
sor.'
We have lust passed one Of the most
delightful Of Xmas. Thermometer has
stool at about 800 the past weck-no
snow no mud and Just delightful sum
shine.
About all the Sunday scho OILS round
about us have had Xmas trees and splen-
did exercises appropriate to the occas-
ion-Children God bless them, all
sizes and condition 60 and none are so
richly dressed or any so poorly clad but
they are at home in any of our schools
or classes.
Oar public schools closed on Friday
until utter New YeU, as fur as | was
able 10 learn all teachers gave their pu-
,i's generous reat-splendid lee on
all our streams which gives the boys
the finest Of exercise and inn OIL their
skates.
Although the fail was rather dry yet
NEST OF the farmers have their entire
crop Of corn husked. Many have most
o; it in market either in bulk or fell to
hogs aui marketed. The price through
NOV. and early part Of! Dec. MAS 92ats.
for corn per bush4! and 81. Ter lo'its
for hog. About the middlo Of the
month corn sprnn5 to 10 cts, PORK 70
Sl.25 then The hos crop began 10 be
marketed, soon ho-s brought (! tia
the.e was 4 rush in tn trade and when
the 9th Il the Molti cam s. to 50
was the n )ney pad an - cents for
corn last week good 800 Ii hogs bro't
s. 25 while corn dropped back u 4Sct.
these bajAJ 50 mncA better prices than
farmers u.v. been accustomed to for
eeyrca! years, makes them buoyant and
happy with the hope of such prices
continuing during the coming year
Strange to SAY beef cattle OF all kinds
are so low extra shipper / 800 weight
j: drag at S4,5) per lo0lbs while good
heifrrs and steers for the home trade
can b, hui by the field full at 81 90 to
1925.
Just nov the great event OF the coun-
ty is the two poultry exhibit ions--Jef-
fersonville Dec. 25 to oath. Washing
ton G. II. Jan. 8 to 18th and you would
be surprised a, the interest this poultry
business manifests. Most farmers know
!ts value and 60 for miles to attend these
shows, find out who are prominent
breeders, and buy stock to stock up or
grade up with. The Catalogues are al
most as elaborate as Of county fair.
Sent Won one Of the jeff n. exhibition
Mr.. f iitor)
There was % good Poland China and
Berk pigs donated as premiums-wlll
send YOU one of the w. G. II. Show. |
shall try to keep up former reputation
with the P. Rock and shall show y pair
Of young Bronze turkeys that can tip
the beam at "a and Is, shall make an
exhibition for best display and conse-
qnently shall show quite number.
1t is now all established fact in our
county that the days of mongrel poul.
try are numbered pure breeds, accord.
ing to man S fancy OF surroundings
are now sought for everyw here, and as
have always aimed to write you some
thing that would he Of value, IS we'll
u, interest to the farming element Of
society, want to say right here with
uut fear Of successful contradiction, the
p. Rock is the best all around or gcner-
al purpose fowl on earth. TO the farm
CT they offer, first, size, then quality,
then habit, then profit.
have April Matched 2ockercIs that
weigh Obs, pulets Ga lbs and have been
laying for more than month.
When full feath red jueler fly or
boil oever touched the palate of man s
mouth, when full grown AMI roasted
Lothin3 IS their superior, and ony a
first class tAtted turkey their efnal.-
As farmers fowl they ara 4JIet yet
G.,l loragers they never fly over an or.
d'nary garden fence, and corn may be
Planted all around yoNr buildings, they
are never known to scratch or pail up,
they simpg forare quietly around as
"rIreng"rs picking up the odds and
ends THAI 90 - vast.