The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-02-24
THE ADVOCATE.
FARM AND FARMER

Iii pruning hardy orchard trees, re-
member that the object is to open
them 10 the sun and air.
The shepherd has some advantage
over the cattle grower, in the fact that
his stock costs less and also that he
can turn it ofiencr.
Have you ever figured out the actu-
al difference in the cost of raising a
good grade draft or coach colt, and in
raising a scrub p Farmers Home
Journal.
Mr.. J. S. Chiffon sold 5000 pounds
of tobacco last week, that was grown
in 1890, on three acres of land, aud
SAYS there were several hundred
pounds wasted Henry Co. Local.
Wool-growing presents a feasible
means OF improving and making
profitable the poor and rough lands in
the different sections of this country.
Such lands are abundant, and are I'M
suited for pasturing heavy cattle and
tillage, and many roor owners of
rough and thin lands could be relieved
from distressing circumstances if they
would stop blowing and stock up with
good sheep.
1t is reported that w. G.. White is
representing the foreign reggie con-
tractors in buying tobacco at Cadiz.
and will buy, put up and ship direct
TO Europe as many as 400 hogsheads
this season, from Trigg county Tha<
,se~-- ta-1sssrr sisrtne tobacco business
is seriously interfering with the ware
house interest, as the stemmcries and
loose buyers have heretofore done.
AT least half of the farmers are selling
loose, in many ncighborhoods.- Hop
kinsvile Kentuckian.
Should grain be fed wet or dry !:
That depends upon the condition of the
other food. If the COW is on grass.
without dry hay, or silage is fed in
place of hay, the grain (Which should
be ground) need not be wet. But, if
the remainder of her food is dry hay
it should be cut fine, moistened and the
ground grain sprinkled over and mix
ed through it. Otherwise it may hap
pen that the grain becomes impacted
into hard balls in The stomach and
produces serious cases of indigestion
But moistened does not mean sloppy
1.-THE Jersey Bulletin.
A leading New York live stock
dealer has just returned from abroad.
lie thinks exporters labor under some
disadvantage in not having more OK
port statesmen on the other side, who
shall be good Judges Of the weight of
.-efttTe, their quality and who studS PIC
state of the market. lie had little
experience as a salesman, and found
that he could sell cattle in London and
Liverpool as well as in New York.
lie condemns the practice of loading
cattle on the upper deck at this season
of the year. Thinks tie outlook for
1891 is favorable only on conditions OF
moderate shipments and low freights.
= Courier-JOurnal.
A large owner Of cattle in Texas
and Kansas in recent interview
said: 81 have just returned from a
trip to England and Scotland, where
Invent to see what the prospects OF
the meat were. / found everywhere
that the prejudice that formerly eX-
listed against American beef had for
mally disappeared. Onr inspection
laws have restored confidence, and
the manner in which they have been
administered proves to the English
that the chances of diseased beef being
shipped are so small as to be utterly
insignificant. The English cattle
growers are the only class who OPP
pose American meats. Butchers who
were at first opposed to us have now
come to our side and are anxious to
have our beef"--[ Courier-Journal.
The Texas Live Stock Journal says
"The outlook for all kinds and classes
9>6f livestock and agricultural business
in Texas was never better than at this
time. Cattle are already starting on
a boom that will grow regularly and
steadily until another time of over
production is reached, which will re-
quire at least several years. The
sheep business has been in a flourish
ing condition for some time, and is
sure to become more prosperous as the
years go by. The hog indpS ~; now
in its infancy, promisas,seers.9 the aid
critic SfSSrent packeries, being built
all over thAssate, to soon become an
important factor in the sum of the
States products. The horse aud mule