The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-02-20
LAND, STOCK and CROP

w. w. dCeS DOuSnC last week ITOm
C S. Walkup his house and lot in this
place for 500. This is very desirable
piece of properly and we are glad to
know that Mr.. Yates is the purchaser
and trust he will move his family here
in the near future. Mr.. G. Gowen one
of the tobacco men of Cool Spring COM
munity, bought few days ago, the
purchase of tobacco bought by Coomer
and Taylor, of Basil amount to 20, 900
lbs. We have not learned the consider
ation.-Gradyville Cor.
w. R. James bought one yoke of OK
ems from Lucian Bardin for $32; Ole
Breeding bought one tract Of land from
J. F. Gilpin price $275; R. L. Rowe
bought head of cattle one day last
week, price unknown; Curt Yarberry
sole one horse for SIPS; Lucian Bardin
sold one horse for $125; Nell & Nell, our
hustling merchants at this place, sold
J. P. Hutchinson 345 dozen of eggs and
large amount of chickens last Thurs
day. -Sparksville cor.
Investigation of the capacity of hens
to lay eggs resulted in the discovery
that the egg production of hens de-
creases considerably after the age of
four years. Thus hen lays at the age
of one year, about twenty eggs; at the
age of two years about 12O; at the age
of three years, 1876; at the age of four
years, about lis; at the age of five
years, about 80, and at the age of six
years, 60.
in. Karnes sold trees to MIR. Bar
den at Greensburg for $3.50. S. E.
Squires sold to same party 5000 slaves
to be delivered at Greenburg at 80 dol
lars per thousand. J. P. Cundiff sold
to same party 5000 slaves at 80 dol
lars per thousand. Mr.. Barden will
move his equilizer mill to S. E. Squires
farm as soon as the roads will permit.
Pelham Correspondent.
Hudson & Kelsay bought one sow and
pigs from Grant Collins for $14; from
N. B. Kelsay one hog at 81 cents; j.
A. Turner one hog 81 cents; j. c. Shir-
ley 2 shoats, Sc; Thomas Pulliam four
cattle $40. so; j. A. Hoover II hogs at
81 cents; w. H. Hammonds hog $12;
one heifer from Alec Turner for SIS.
l. G. William sold a yoke of oxen to
R. T. Baker for $47.50 ]. w. McClis-
ter bought cow from Lee Burbride
for $27.5O; Landy Stotts sold.a cow and
calf to Willie Yarberry for $3.50; j.
M. Wilson, of Gradyville, bought one
mule from Ed Stotts for $95, and one
heifer from G w. Stotts for $15.-Dir-
igo Cor.
Mr.. RUDE Lavender bought a COM
bined work mare from Bascom Bur-
bridge for $82. so. B. G. Louis sold six
hogs to Bennett & Co, for $3.50 per
hundred weight Marcus 10y sold two
shoats to Harmon White for ST. He
also bought sow and eight pigs from
Lee Bsrbridge for $12.-Fairplay Cor.
An acre of rich clover will pasture
eight shoats from Spring to Autumn.
If good stock these should gain 100
pounds each. Can pork be made as
cheaply in any other way, or is there
any other means by which an acre of
clover can be made to pay so well?
Mr.. James Simpson bought nice
yoke of cattle from Jeff Page at 81
cents; Mr.. Robert Royse, of Rugby,
bought four hogs from Rev. r. A. En-
glish at SIS. 75.-Breeding cor.
Mr.. H. A. Buchanan sold pair of
medium sized mare mules to Yves Ed
monds for $375; j. f. Campbell sold
two year mule to Charles Parrot for
75.-Hatcher cor.
600
Alfalfa meal is new agricultural
product coming into the Eastern mark
cts from the West. 1t is alfalfa hay,
ground fine and is valuable feed for
horses, cows and poultry.
Harris Bros. bought two thorough
bred Aberdeen Angus heifers from w.
ID Gil for e50 and two calves for 500