The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-02-05
LIVE STOCK, CROP, ETC.

The feed problem is becoming a seri-
Gus one.
C. E. Butler sold to u S. G. Pepper,
8 9OO-POund feeders, at cents.
Brooks Clay bought of Simon We'll,
40 1,1OO-pOund steers, at a cents.
-Typhoon II, winner of the Kentucky
Derby in 1896, is now being worked to a
wagon.
}. H. and R. B. Hopkins sold about
$4,000 pounds of tobacco, at $40 so
straight.
Joe Leach, of Elizabeth, sold LOO
bushels of wheat, delivered at Newtown,
at 81 per bushel.
F. P. Bedford bought of Jonas We'll,
lob head of feeding cattle, averaging about
l, 100 pounds, at cents.
"A larger acreage of tobacco will be
put out this coming season in Mason
county than for many years.
1t is stated by good authority that
horses are bringing 25 per cent. more at
the present time than they have for many
years past.
The highest fee for the service of a
stallion is that of the English thorough
bred, Flying Fox, who stands at three
thousand dollars.
Potatoes will likely be as "high as
cats back in the spring One-third of
England's crop last year was total fail
ure.
w. A. Thomasson, of North Middle
town, sold to Aylette Buckner, 3 pairs of
work mules, and 1 pair to Jesse Booth, of
Little Rock. Prices from $3.50 to $500
per pair.
DIR. w. c. Ussery and ]. B. Wood
sold their crop of tobacco to the Cont
mental for $2,544.3O. There was %, 1870
pounds raised on 1OH acres, and sold at
II cents straight.
"A car load of canners-the poorest of
all beef animals sold in Chicago recently
for only just enough to pay the freight
charges. They had better have been kept
for chicken feed at home.
Two million pounds of tobacco have
beeu purchased in Grant county at price
ranging from 81 to 10 cents, and the buy
ers have pronounced the crop the best
produced in the county for years.
Samuel Coombs slaughtered hog last
week that weighed 700 lbs gross, out of
which he rendered 81 gallons of lard-211
lbs.-and did not trim his meat close. 1t
was Poland Characterization News.
Frozen combs stop the supply of eggs.
Rub few drops of glycerine on the comb
and wattles to heal them, for until thew
are healed you will get no eggs, and eggs
are money these days, says an exchange.
w. T. OVERLY bought of VIM. B
Griffith, of Jacksonville, crop of 1925
pounds of tobacco, at II cents straight.
1t was raised on five acres, averaging
| 2,O43 pounds, and brought $22475 per
acre.
How to raise chickens will be taught
at the University of Missouri. The cura-
tors have decided to offer a full course in
poultry raising. The poultry business
has become one of the leading industries
in Missouri, the annual income being esti-
mated at over $1O,OOO,OOO.
The following sales were made to
local parties at the Tranter-Kenney horse
sales, at Lexington, Tuesday:
Ida Stevens, b m, IL, by Speed, dam
Pearl by Hambletonian. w. R. Hukill,
$50.
Harry Herr, b c, 1, by Charley Herr
2:O7, dam Miss Pryor by Harry Almont.
F. E. Nelson, $50
Betty Boca, br..m, 6 by Wilkes Boy 2:241l
dam Boca by Stranger. S. D. Burbridge,
5000.
Princess Undine, br m, 6, by Scarlet
Wilkes, 2:2215, dam by Standard Bearer.
J. w. Ferguson, $3.50.
The following local sales were reported
for Wednesdays sales:
Nuna Lyle, b m, 5, by Earlmont, 2:O9H
dam Chestnut Belle by Post Boy. R. E.
BEDFORD, 1925.
Dorothy Manners, b f, 3, by Virgins,
2:19H, dam Isis by Harrison Chief, Doug
las Thomas, $3.50.
Bondmaiden, b f. 3, by The Bondsman
dam Celerrima, 2:1414, by Happy Medium.
Douglas Thomas, $40.
Ragland, b g, 3, by Earlmont, 2:O9K,
dam Zilla by Tojan, Jr. James E. Clay,
$3.50.
Bow Lace, CHI m, 6, by Bow Dean, 2:3O
dam Valecia by Vasee. P. P. James, $21O.
Marion A, b 2 by Virgins, 2:19H, dam
Chestnut Belle by Post Boy, 2:23. w. H.
Whaley, IT,, $40.