The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-02-17

parties sold to Hood, of Sarsaparilla
fame, their fine Jersey bull Land
seer's Pogis. Price $780, The'same
party also purchased two fine cows
and a better from Mr.. Moore.
John Lee, of Duplex fame, wSs in
the city last week and says he is
having half mile track built to
work his Duplex yearlings. 1t Is
possible that Ed Geers will drive the
bay PAGER this year with view TO
lowering his race record, which is
now 2:l74.
There is no better feed for dairy
COWS than cotton seed meal. But It
has been very high this winter. The
seeds are selling here now at sixty
five cents per hundred pounds and
very little on the market. Twenty
wears ago they were allowed 10 rot in
the manure heap The question ma
turally arises, "are there not num-
Der ofother Southern products being
neglected, which If saved or properly
utilized would be as valuable as cot
ton seed
Alex Mckay is DOW training at
South Side Park aud is rapidly get
ting up good stable Of horses. He
got in two fast green horses rom
West Tennessee. Mr.. Mckay is a
fine conditioner and rising trainer.
March is regarded by all stockmen
"a the worst month on stock OF all
kind. 1t is TO the winner what wee
sma hours are to the winter night.
In this month the vitality OF all aDi-
mails not properly housed and fed l.
at the lowest and it behOoves all
farmers to watch their stock, espe-
cially COWS and sheep, now closer
than ever. The latter have already
begun to lamb and the young lambs
need, for the first week at least a
good shelter to start them off right.
| The sheep industry of Maury County
is Rapidly growing. 1t is said that a
bill has been introduced in the legIs-
lsture to protect and foster this IL
dustry.
Sidney (p) 2:174, the greatest sire
If the Pacific slope, will be sold TINS
month, HE owner, George Valensln
having died about year ago, and
his horses will all go under the ham.
mer. II is expected that he will
bring big price as Kentucky
breeder offered Mr.. Valensin about
$1,000 600 for the privilege of standing
nim in Kentucky for u term Of
years.
Mora B. Fariss has leased the Akir
track and has Ike Kelley driving
for him. Ike is noted colOreC
driver, having driven McEwen K
his thres -yesr-old record OF 2:loh
!, aud 9th r good ones. Mr.. Fari,,
will have Antares, Blown Mark
Akin's Prince Hal and other fin
Z horse. to stand at the track. An
tares is a very handsome son OF tn
3 great Anteeo, out Of daughter o
Lord Russell, recently purchased o
Mai. Brown by Messrs. Fariss ant
. Sattertieid.
{ In accordance with the eternal fit
Y ness OF the times stallion fees will D
|, much lower this year than in tn
' past two or three. The day of tn
! thousand dollar fee and the $3.50 do
z lar colt, has passed. Horses, whlc
= last year were standing at $1,000 an
81 800 are cut down to $500 and $4OC
such horses as Axtell, Allerton an
e others. Mr. Allen, owner OF the sta
u lion king, Kremlin, has placed n
l. fee at the reasonable sum OF $40
e and no greater trotter ever was Dor
> than Kremlin. He is q bull dog o
e wings. With our pacing horses 1t
rs absolutely foolish and reflection G
y the good sense of breeders, to plat
J, the stall on fees at prices entirely o'
y of keeping with the price Of the yea
9 ling colts There are not g dozt
e. pacing stations in Maury Coun
VI whose lee should be over $40, al
i, there are large number of the
lie that ought to be prohibited by la
u from standing at all. In most cas-
$25 is far price.