The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-01-26
Land, Stock, Crop


Wool growers are organizing all over
Kentucky, for the purpose of pooling
their crops
Ernest Dunlap sold mules at 5000
Zach, to Thomas E. Herndon, of Lex
ington.
There are 100 horses quartered at the
Kentucky Association race track at Lex
ington.
G. W. Wilder, of Paris, sold TO New
to Taylor, of near Paris, nine head o.
farm mules, for 1890.
A hive which contains 10000 bees in
February. has in March 5000 in April 40,
100 and in May from 60, 600 to $4,000.
James H. Hopkins sold to Baldwin
Bros. of Paris, five head of fat cattle,
averaging 1000 pounds. for which he re-
;eived 4 IA cents per pound.
Over l, 900 quails belonging to the Hotel
Sinton at Cincinnati were seized by Game
Warden Action, and if the fines are all
)aid the defendants will have to cough
up s25, 600.
Germany forbids the use of boric acid
n curing meats, and requires that all
neat pickeled in salt or brine must con-
ain at least 6 per cent salt in its inner
most part.
Nellie said to be the oldest sheep in
England is at present to be seen grazing
1t AyleStone park, Leicestershire. She
IS 30 years old, and has been the mother
Of no fewer than % lambs.
From the published report of the Unit
I'd States Government the total number of
sheep in Kentucky is, in round numbers
5000, 900, and the average clip is pounds
per head, giving total wool clip for tn,
State of three million instead of ten t.
fifteen million.
The Harding County Dairy Association
,sks the Legislatuse to prevent the tuber
;ulin test of dairy cattle. At a meeting
the association uttered strong protest,
saying that the test works great hard
ship on the owners, since there is no com
pensation for the cattle killed.
With eggs at 40 cents dozen it i,
plain enough why it is penitentiary
)ffenSe to steal chickens in Kentucky
hen in Maryland lays three eggs
lay To steal her would be a capita.
offense.-Cynthiana Democrat.
The bleached flour investigation by the
Department of Agriculture promises t,
levelop strenuous fight, according tC
authoritative reports. 1t is said that the
'eal fight will be made by the makers o
he bleaching machinery, who have rails
ID fund of 800, 600 for that purpose,
md not by the millers.
Aimee & MuSsinon, of Paris, bought
number of tobacco crops the past weeL
taking 10000 pounds of tobacco from
j. w. Wagner at Is cents per pounC
straight, and II, 500 pounds from Calvin
Jones at 141-2 cents per pound straight
Messrs. Aimee & MusSinon have alread,
shipped 1900 hogsheads of Tobacco,
which is about one half of their present
purchase.
The Cynthiana Democrat says: Il
he United States Government proceed,
against the farmers who pooled thei
4ohaaco &c hoe hoo, CO IT., tL.oo+o-
ed, it is only reasonable to suppose thai
our great Government will next proceed
against the women who pooled theil
turkeys. Then there will be war sure
enough.
An Arkansas land owner offers to give
1000 acres of rich bottom land in tina,
State to the unemployed" without res
ervation or conditions. He made the
ofer at a meeting largely attended by
what is termed as the Officially unen.-
ployed," otherwise ''hoboes," who
drank the free coffee and cheered the
speeches.
An exchange says: IF the dispatches
to the daily papers are to be believed. |
which they very frequently are not, tn, |
United States Government will brin.
suit in a few days to dissolve the Burley
Tobacco Society as in violation of tn,
sherman antitrust law. The Govern |
ment is always going to do so mucl |
against the trusts, and always does $, |
little, that there is not much chance OF |
Of its doing anything to the Burnley So |
ciety, although as the Society is com |
posed of farmers and comparatively |
poor men, the strong arm of she govern |
ment may really try to crush them. |
The clap trap the dailies print about the
Burnley Society makes ono very tired |
They never did understand the organi
.ation, never sympathized with its OBJ
lects and are now, as they always have
been, entirely under the influence of the
interests.
Itching Eczema Washed