The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-04
LAND, STOCK AND CROP

prosperity we had great hopes and
which promised to be a benefit to so
many farmers of the surrounding
country, but which closed before it
had a fair trial, has been purchased
by E. p. & r. f. Scobee, who will be-
gin operations in short time. These
gentlemen are business men who
have made a success of everything
they have undertaken, and who will
make success of the Creamery.
They will secure an expert workman
from the North and will push things
from business standpoint.--Win-
chester Democrat. ....nh
w. III. Kerr has sold to Frank Al
len, of this place, his bay harness
gelding by Wellington, and bought of
same party his trotting mare Callie
S., by Ethan Wilkes, dam by Green
wood %. A. G.'Jones sold to Clark &
Royal, of Maysville, last week, his
fine young saddle stallion, Royal Dem
mark, by Sterling Denmark, dam
Clark Chief, for $1,000. Also to j..
A. Stockinburg, of Ohio, nice four
year-old gelding by Sterling Den
mark, for $3.50. p. S. Anderson
bought of T. j. Sydner $4,000 pounds
of tobacco in winter order at 81 cents.
IN. M. Town Advance.
F. T. Fox, jr,, sold to Sutton,
of Grrard county, nice Grade
Durham bull for $25, and pedigreed
yearling Durham bull to Mr.. Simp-
son for $40, and to Victor Lear, of
McCreary, one nine-months-old calf
for $50. Only small supply on
the Lancaster Court Monday, which
sold from II to 3 cents, a bunch of fat
cattle bringing the latter price.-Dan-
vile Advocate.
J. b. Withers, a prominent and
wealthy farmer, of Twin Caves
Meade county, and I. j. Monarch, OF
large whisky interests in Owensboro
nave closed a deal by which they Sc.
cured 800 acres of the best land in
Meade county. The entire tract will
be set out in young peach trees i'm
mediately, amounting in the aggregate
to $4,000 trees, which is certainly the
largest in the State and probably il
the world. Mr.. Withers stated tina
he and Mr.. Monarch, who is his son
in-law, would in short time secur,
1000 additional acres in the sam,
county, and that peach trees would b,
set out exclusively. Both gentlemen
are largely interested in whisky inter
ests and inlimated that the frui
would be used in making whisky
Danville Advocate.
Cynthiana COurt-Not more thai
$50 cattle on the market, and all sole
except some mountain oxen. A few
lots OF fair Yearling cattle sold TO
about 4c, common ones $lS to 500 pc
head calves $40 to $l4: milch cow
$50 to $40, and good demand. Blu
little doings in mules; broke for hom
use $75 to 800. Nothing doing il
horses. Crowd not large, Kentuck
ian Citizen.
The Owensboro Messenger say
there is a mule in Ohio county eight
teen hands high and weighs 1900
pounds.
George Glazebrook sold 80 head G
hogs last week to J. B. Honaker to b
delivered April 10Th, at 7 cents pc
pound.-Lebanon Enterprise.
GOOD SALE.
The closing out sale of Mr.. Wm
Petit on Thursday, was one of tn
most successful we have ever attended
Interest centered in the sale {
, the Jerseys, and they sold as high q
Sl25. One old COW, n years of ag,
brought 800. 1t was an exceedingl
pleasant day, and we enjoyed oul
7 selves thoroughly. Mrs. Petit treate
visitors as if they were her guests, an
was untiring in her efforts to max
, them have pleasant time.-Lexinl
6 ton Gazette.
RABBIT FARM.
We learn there is movement o
foot TO establish a rabbit farm j
Woodford county this season. 1t is
+ be organized as joint stock compan,
= and will pay handsome dividend
j We wish the enterprise an abundal
e success. The farm is to consist of
I acres of land fenced in with wire ne
o ting fence. Three acres of'ground a