The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-02-09
STOCK. CROP AND FARM NOTES

There is said to be movement to
establish enother loose leaf Tobacco o
warehouse in Carlisle
The Boys Corn Growing Club at
Winchester is attracting a great deal
of attention in Clark. 1t is said that
Superintendent Lanter expects 100
contestants. More than half century,
ago Clark county took the prize in
competition with the whole State.
Howard Gibson, of Scott. sold his
farm on the Lexington pike near
Georgetown. containing 1876 acres to
Mr.. VIM. Preston, of Lexington, and
purchased of his father, j. S. Gibson,
88l acres. The price was private.
The famous show hog, ArtfIl Mas
ter, belonging to Logan Bryan. OF
North Middletown, has pneumonia.
The hog was undefeated in the show
ring last season and Mr.. Bryan has re-
fused handsome price for him. He
is being treated by DR.. Frank 2. Camp
bell, of Paris.
David Prewitt sold publicly at the
court house door in Paris Monday the
farm of Mrs. l.. H. Prewitt. contain
ing 243 acres, lying near Cane Ridge.
to Mr.. Calvert Meng, of near North
Middletown. Price $50. so per acre.
Mr.. Raimey. of Mt. Sterling, was the
contending bidder. Harris & Speakes
conducted the sale.
-Matlack & Shropshire, of Winches-
ter, sold to Col C.L. Railey, the four
year-old bay mare, Juriata, by Bour-
bon Chief, dam by Red Cloud. The
price is private but known to be q
good one. She was member of the
show stable of that firm last year and
took a number of premiums, being ex-
hibited at the Bourbon Fair last Sep
TENDER. This is the first saddle animal
this firm has sold in the past few weeks
at high prices.
Acting uron the suggestion of Col.
w. Showalter, of Scott county, one Of
the most prominent and influential
breeders and thoroughbred owners in
the South, the breeders. owners and
trainers of thoroughbreds in Kentucky
are preparing a petition, to be pre-
scented at an early date, to the officials
and Charleston, where racing is now
in progress, urging that the number
of races for two-year-olds at those
or more each racing day.
Arrangements are being made at
Carlisle for the annual corn show of
the Boys Corn Club and Rural School
Fair, of Nicholas county, to be held
March 2. There will be large gather
ing of educators there on that occasitn
and someof the leading men of the
State will deliver addresses. Samples
of the corn raised last season by the
boys will be exhibited and prizes
awarded. The corn club for 1912 will
be organized and seed distributed. A
boys fruit growing contest will be in
augurated and a poultry or flower
growing contest for the girls of the
rural districts.
The Mt. Sterling Advocate says:
"A sale of finely bred horse stock was
held here Thursday by Greene Bros.
The best prices were $500 for Greepe's
Bourbon. by Bourbon Chief Miss Mag
gard, by Wilson's King, for S2l2. so;
Pearl. by Cecil Wilkes, for $l87. so.
Inc OCner prices ranged lTOIn 500 u
$I45. Twelve head were sold for to-
tai of 81, $40, or an average of $136 per
head. A pair of aged mules sold for
$3.50. The sale was we'll attended by
local buyers, but no foreign buyers
were present.
On the theory that ministers in
rural districts will be better able to
perform their duties and get into clos-
er touch with the farmers if they un-
derstand modern farm methods. j. W.
Newman. Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, will establish special agrcultu
raj school for ministers at the State
University in Lexington during July
and August next. Each minister will
be entitled to a two weeks course
free, and Mr. Newman thinks he will
he able to arrange it so that the min
listers will not have to pay any board
during the time they are in Lexington.
Mr. Newman says he has talked to
many ministers of the rural districts
and the suggestion for course in
agriculture has met with favor.