The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-27
CROP AND FARM NOTES.

ed fifty dollars for the bushel of seed
that won the sweepstake prize at
the Lexington Corn show recently.
-Edsall May has purchased of Jack
Turner his farm of eighty acres near
Plum. Montgomery county, at Sl07.50
per acre. and Mr.. Turner bought the
ninety-acre farm of Rodger Cunch, in
the same neighborhood for $4,000.
Capt. H. T. Struther, of Winches-
ter, agent for j. A. Frazer. sold to G.
w. Donaldson a farm of 65 acres on
the Ruckerville pike, in Clark county,
at a private price.
"A pampb,,t On poultry has been
issued by the department of Agricul-
ture. under the direction OF M. &.
Rankin, Commissioner, that will be of
interest to poultry breeders. 1t will
also be of service to any person who
cOntemplates entering the poultry
business.
-'CYNTHIANA COURT.-A total
of 150 head of cattle were in the mar
ket. Six-hundred-pound cattle sold a.
S. to $3.50 per hundred; heavy cattle.
according to duality, at $3.50 to S5.75.
A number of mich cows sold fat SCI
to SIS per head. Sheep sold at $3.50 to
So. Medium quality hOrses sold at SIS
to SIPS per head. Several good horses
W re sold privately at $3.50 to $500.
Under an opinion of the Attorney
General. county live stock inspector
can be paid for his services only when
the. stock he inspects is suffering from
contagious disease. A live stock in
spector was called in to examine a
horse and found that it did not have
any contagious or infectious disease.
He wanted to know how he was to De
paid for his services. The attorney
General holds that the Inspector cannot
get any pay for his work.
The Danville Messenger says
Horses and mule buyers are thick in
Danville at present. John Frazer, of
Columbia. Tennessee. is here and will
stay until he has bought carload of
horses. He has already bought six or
seven. From South Carolina the
Workman family composed of the old
man and three sons are here to buy
mules especially. but will also take
horse or two if they can buy them
right. With the WOrkmans are G. A.
Browning and Il. M. Smith, all OF
Clinton, S. c They have already
bought several carloads of stock"
The Carlisle Advocate says: "Sec
rotary Joe Dalzell, of the Nicholas
Board of Control. was in Lexington
last Friday. and he says after he haG
attended to the business connected
with the Burley Society officers, hs
visited the various markets and saw
tobacco selling some very low ant
some bringing good prices. He wen
from there TO the Duroc sales wher'
60 gifts were sold averaging fgrom So,
to SIP so per head. The one tina
brought $112.50 weighed about III
pounds and was fine specimen of tina
breed. From there he visited tn,
Poultry show and saw white But
Orpington rooster which was sold a
$3.50. Moral-Cut out tobacco an,
commence raising chickens and hogs.
Kentucky viii: have an EXTENSIVE
exhibit at the National Corn Show a
Columbus. o., JaLu Try 30 to Februar.
II, through arrangements complete,
by the College of Agriculture of Stat
University at Lexington. Besides tn
exhibition of corn grow ing, the exhib
VIII dlSO luCIuuS VIC CultuE6
manufacture of tobacco and hemp. Tn
varied specimens have already bee
shipped to Columbus, to be put j
shape for the opening of the show
The fenp exhibit will include practi
cal demonstration of its handlein
from sowing the seed through all o
the processes of culture and manufac
turs to the finished products. The to
bacco exhibit will be along the sam
lines. but special reference will b
given Ut the plant breeding investiga
tIons. which are conducted by the Elk
pertinent Station at Lexington. Capt
Thos. F. Bryant, of the College o
] Agriculture. is in Columbus to insta
and take charge of the exhibit.
DANVILLE COURT.-The Advc
cate says: Monday was court day j
Danville and very large crowd wa