The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
STOCK AND STOCKMEN.

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The chief impurities of water may
be classcd as organic and inorganic
The organic impurities are either
animal or vegetable substances. The
salt OF the metals arc the inorganic
impurities. Lime causes hardness OF
water. Salts of lead, iron and copper
are also frequently found in water.
About the only examination of water
that can be made by the average stock
raiser is to observe its taste, color,
smell and clcarness. Pure water is
clear and without taste or smell. 1t
should possess a slight BLUSH tint.
The Breeders Gazette, commenting
on the "Woodburn" sale of Short
horns at Chicago recently, says: ''This
dispersion drew together what was
beyond all question the largest and
most thoroughly representative crowd
of Shorthorn breeders seen about any
one sale ring in the United States
during the past five years--a fact
which demonstrates that leading
breeders still retain their interest in
this work in spite of long-continued
depression. The weather was per-
feet and there were at least 300 people
in the sale pavilion when Col. II. E.
Edmonson mounted the rostrum to
begin work Considerable specula-
ton had been INDUCED in before the
sale as to the probable result. 1t was
evident that there were any number
of breeders present who would add a
Duchess or two to their herds if it
could be done at Slaughter prices /;
but there were no fanciers at hand to
carry the bidding into the four fig
ures. There were numerous COM
plants from leading breeders as to
the condition of the older cattle. 1t
was clear that the 'corn-crib' cross
had not been used very freely in the
case of breeding animals. They were
evidently fresh from the pastures.
While it is true that more flesh might
have improved their appearance we
must confess to some degree of sur
prise that an objection of this nature
should be urged by the veterans in
this trade. That the free use of corn
and cake would have led the public to
set higher estimate upon the indi-
vidual character of the older cows and
breeding bulls was self-evident, but it
will scarcely be claimed that big
flesh would have enhanced the value
of the cattle for breeding purposes.
Still declaim as we may against feed
ing for the sale ring, it is the fat beast
that commands bids; and it goes
without saying that Mr.. Alexander
would have received good price for
all the feed he might have seen fit
to shovel in his older cattle. The
young Dukes were carrying plenty of
flesh and were very much admired.
The heaviest buyers of Duchesses
were the Messrs. Brown and Smith
of Sangamon county, ILL.,, and it i,
scarcely necessary to say that the cat,
tie they have secured will find in theil
new quarters surroundings in every
way equal in point of character O
soil, grass, pastures, water, ETC., {,
those enjoyed at WOODBURY. In fac
there are no more attractive or NOR
valuable farms in the West than al
ownsd by the Sangamon count
breeders referred to, and they hav
the satisfaction of knowing that will
in twenty-four hours after the COZ
clusion of the sale they, in commo
with other buyers of Duchesses, eou
have transferred the cattle to 9th
breeders at private sale at quite
substantial advance. There we
fifty-six females sold, and u
brought SD, go, thus averaging
: the fifteen bulls sold for 1896
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