The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-10

"AiGaA L. IL T.. -O0Ulc6 r ulCZ SeeC
wheat, also seed rye for sale.
r. B. HUTCHCRAFT.
Two light frosts have not injured
the tobacco crop in Mason but the far
mers sare begging fur men to help
them get the crop cut and housed.
Should a slight freeze come now it
would mean the loss of four-ffths of
this years crop.
The district meeting of the Ameri-
can Society of Equity and Home Ware
house Company was held last week in
Owenbsoro and fixed the price of the
1911 crop of tobacco as follows: Maxi
mum. Sl5; minimum, SIS.
AT meeting last Tweek of the
Board OF Directors of the Blue Grass
FAIR, Secretary Jouett Shouse an
nounced that the fair had made about
81. 200 on the exhibition held this year.
Of this profit 81, 500 was used to take
up debt incurred by last years fair.
Mr.. Shouse also announced his resign
alton as secretary, to take effect at
once.
-Elemendorf Farm, Lexington, Ky,
has recently imported Is Belgian and
Clydesdale mares which they purpose
using thoroughbred stations on. 1t is
an enterprise that will be watched
with great deal of interest by breed
ers. Though the resorting to such ex-
tremes may not produce the very best
class OF market horse. we look foi the
crop to produce a very excellent work
horse and great mule mares.
-
Commissioner of AgricuIture
Rankin has issued the crop report for
September and there is very little
difference between it and the one for
August. The report shows an eight
per cent increase in the corn crop.
The ralnsEduring the month have been
of great benefit to the pastures and
they are in fairly good condition. The
wheat aera for next year is about l
per cent over that for 1911. About 60
per cent of the dark tobacco has been
gathered. and about 81 per cent of the
Bulley. ArEH@ Ezs
. Irving H. Wheacroft, millionaire
owner of the st. James stud at Lex
fngxton and at Victoria. B. c., will
today begin transportation of mis- en-
tire American stud, valued at $3.50. 900
to Australia. One hundred and fifty
nine horses, including the famous
sires, st. Savin, English stake winner.
and American crack, Cesarion. Don
Royal and others, brood mares and
young horses will be shipped on special
train OF ten palace cars. while in pri
vate cars will follow Wheatcroft and
his family. They ale even taking their
automobiles and garage equipment.
Receipts of live stock at the
Chicago market last Monday. October
2 were. in round numbers 80. 600 cat
tie. 1900 hogs, and $4,000 sheep.
Mondays receipts, compared with
Monday Of last week, in round num-
bers deci eased 1900 cattle, $500 hogs
and increased 1000 sheep. Comnared
with the spending day a wear aoo
CATTLE decreased 800, hogs 500 and
sheep Is, 200 The average pricps
were, cattle $3.50, hogs Sc so. sheen
So 80 and lambs $5.8 On the CORE
spending week of last year the aver.
ages were. cattle $6.45, hogs S8.78.
sheep S4.05 and lambs Sc. 65 the
general averages on the correspondino
weeks from 1901 to 1911 were cattle
$5.78, hogs $6.73 sheep 81. IL and lambs
SIS. sc.
Secretary Perry M. Shy, of the
Kentucky State Fair has returned to
Louisville from visit to the Illinois
State Fair. Mr.. Shy said that if the
Kentucky State Fair haG one-half the
money to spend which the Illinois hoard
has that this state would be given the
best show in the country. The horse
show at the Kentucky fair. Mr.. Shy
says, far excelIed that of Illinois. witt
the possible exception of draft horses
The shows on "ths Pike" here were
much better and more moral than thu 81
at Springfield. When it is taken int
consideration that the Illinois fair i,
one of the oldest in the country. anc
has ''money to burn," Mr.. Shv saw,
that there is every reason to fee
gratihed over the exhibiting liver
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