The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
LAND, STOCK And CROP.
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Messrs. Taylor & Romines, of Basil,
have bought large amount of tobacco
in this section paying from 81 to $6 90
per hundred owing to the quality. Mr..
j. F. Pendleton one of our noted stock
dealers informed your reporter that
he gave S. D. Caldwell very fine span
of mules last week for plug horse and
$13O in cash. We have this to say Mr..
Pendleton you possibly could not of
helped better man than our old friend
S. d. Caldwell, of Portland in a deal of
this kind. L. G. Hindman bought last
week nice bunch of cattle from Sam
Baker at q cents; Rev. G. Y. Wilson
sold one Jersey mich cow to Nanny
Kemp for $50; w. L. Grady sold two
jacks to Lincoln county stockman for
$3.50. Corn is selling at $3.50 per bar
rel in this locality Gradyville Cor.
Monte Fox, of Danville, bought one
hundred and nine head of steers in
Adair county last week paying to 81
cents. The cattle were purchased from
the following named gentlemen: j. P.
Dohoney, 20 steers; w. B. Rowe, Ia
steers; Jno. G. Dohoney, 16 steers; B.
E. Rowe, u steers; w. A Garrett, 7
steers, Leslie Johnson, and R. K.
Young1.
/ Lydia Perkins sold head of two
year old steers to G. G.. Russell for 1914
and one cow to Linday Fair for SIS: w.
E. Bryant bought several young calves
in the Purdy neighborhood last week
Gowdy Bros, of Campbellsville, bought
all the tobacco in this section last week,
paying fair prices Knifey Correspond
ent.
We note with pleasure that the farms
in this county are developing to high
er state of cultivation. The farmers
of the present day have certainly i'm
proved on the old fogy methods of their
forefathers. and the more modern way
of farming is causing Mother Earth to
produce her largest and best crops.
Mr. G.. C. Russell, of Watson, weigh
ed to J. C. Durham and Bro, of Camp
bellsville, last Monday, Is head of cat
tie at 81 and head at cents. The
bunch brought him $589.65. The sale
was made in August and since the adj
vance in price is worth SIS. to the pur-
chasers.
Hardesty & Dearen, of Taylor coun-
ty, bought last week "a head of steers
; from John N. Conover at an average
of from to 81; head of heifers from
James Naylor at % cents; one steer
from R. K. Young for $3.50; and one
heifer from R. B. Logan at q cents.
S. H. Workman sold A. M. Work.
man colt for $50; o. c. Pelly bought
horse from j. C. Pelly for $I25; corn
: is selling at 50. nov ha~~ol in this sec.
tion-Pellyton Correspondent.
Pemberton Bros, shipped carload
of saddle and harness horses to Ha-
vana, Cuba, Sunday. They were solo
at about 5000 head, and were high,
grade horses. -E-town News.
J. M. Stephenson bought of Clayton
Bros, 26 head of hogs at 53 cents; j.
D. Irwin, Jr., bought the farm at lower
Greensboro landing from McClellen Bar
ger for So, 5000.
Regular feeding and good care other
wise are essential to success in stock
raising. The careless man should be
debarred from owning stock.-Farm-
ers Journal.
Bennett & Wilson bought fat hogs
from Frank Waggener, of Glensfork,
for S.. 80 per hundred.
Every farmer in Adair county should
attend the Institute November II and
18th.
600
Rollin Willis bought cow from Mr..
Sparks for $25.-Joppa Correspondent
J. d. Jones bought mare and mule
colt from j. S. Ellis for $11O.
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