The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-03-14
CROP AND FARM NOTES

Monday will be county court day
in Carlisle.
H. N. Rankin, of Carlisle. bought
10 mules in Paris Monday. which cost
him from 500 to 1926 each.
lone of the most noted saddle stall
lions, Kentucky Squirrel. was sold last
week by his owners, Frank Shropshire
and son, of Georgetown. KY. Roswell
Eldridge, of New York, was the pur
chaser.
The Garrard acreage in hemp will
be greatly increased this year, and
many who have been raising tobacco
extensively will again turn their at
tention to the leading staple. Carr ard
| for years has held first rank as a pro-
Queer of hemp, and it is likely large
acreage will be grown this season.
The Fleming Gazette says: Dur
ing the week past farmers of this psrt
of Kentucky have been blowing and in
many instances preparing for tobacco
beds. In some sections of the state
beds have beens sown. In MontgCm-
cry it is said a number of tenants have
decided not to grow tobacco, while
some of the landlords have reduced the
rental price on their farms. Indica-
tions are good for large crop of corn.
! Wheat and rye are in good shape. and
excellent grazing is promised. A good
crup Of lambs is promised.
L. r. Wright, of near Mt. Vernon.
one of PenGleton's NEST Thrifty young
farmers, has a Poland China brood
SOW that has a record that is hard to
beat. On April 3rd last she farrow ed
il pigs. on September 2Sth, 10, and
February &c, Is. This is total of 80
pigs in less than eleven months. Mr..
Wright raised all of these with the ex-
ception of 4, which died. This sow is
five years old and weighs about 400
pounds. Mr.. Wright devotes the must
of his time in raising hogs and says
there is "A great deal more money in it
than raising tobacco. He is an IN
trinsic stock raiser and obtains splen-
did results with any kind of stock.
This shows that the farmers can do
something else other than raise tobac-
co.
Total receipts of live stock at the
Chicago market for week ending March
a, were 46, 900 cattle, l36, 800 hogs. and
81, 500 sheep. The weeks receipts as
compared with the previous week in
round numbers decreased II, 800 cattle,
%, 900 hogs and 900 sheep. Com
pared with the corresponding week
a year ago cattle decreased IL, 100
hogs increased 20, 800 and sheep II, 300
The average prices of live stock on tho
Chicago market as compiled by the
Drovers' Journal were, cattle $3.50
hogs, $7.O4 and sheep S4,35 and lamb:
3d. 80. The1average for the correspond
ing week of last year were. cattle
Sc. Is, hogs seas. sheep :S7.35 ant
) lambs S8.95. The general average
from 1901 to 1910 were, cattle S54.c
hogs S6.32, sheep S5.25 and lambs
S6.70.
RICHMOND COURT eli
max reports the Richmond Court a!
follows: Monday was a corker cour
day in point of attendance, but in {;
business way it fell a little short
There were plenty of horses and mule!
on the market but only two buyer:
from out of town. Joe Jordan. the wei
known buyer from Wilmore. purchased
, two large mules for $3.50 each for city
purposes. Several changed hands be
tween local buyers at prices ranging
from $3.50 to Sl95. J. K. Johnson. o.
Berea, sold to w. w. Bales pair fo
1855 and James Rnwlet purchased /;
pair for $500. AT the Madison STOCK
yards there were 1000 cattle on thu
market and Manager Embry said i
was the best March court day he hat
ever known and one of the best in TIL
history of the yards. Cattle sold al
the way from 4 to cents and but Isl
left over. Mr.. Embry stated tina
never before was the same quality @
cattle purchased so readily at the pric
: asked. Hogs went as high as cent
Z with few buyers, everybody beini
afarid of the tottering market at pres
7 ent. One bunch Of sheep offered fail
I ed 10 sell. Two carloads of cattl
!. were purchased by Virginia partie
and shipped out Tuesday,"