The Bourbon news., 1912-03-22
THE BOURBON NEWS PARIS, KENTUCKY, MARCH a. 1912
STOCK. CROP AND FARM NOTES

w. ". Blackford, os Scott, sold
his farm uf so acres in that county to
j. w. Southworth for $1,000.
Owing to the amount of tobacco
handled in Carlisle and the new loose
leaf warehouse that is planned for next
saeson stemmery is now proposed.
w. A. Thomason, of near North
MiddletOwn, bought from Mont
gomery county dealer Monday a pair
of mare mules at $3.50. Mr.. Thomason
also bought several other mules in
Montgomery county at prices ranging
from $3.50 to S225 per head.
-Stockmen are offering 6 and 6 1-2
cents for future lambs in Nicholas
county. More lambs have died this
year in that county than was ever
known. In some instances ss many as
S. bill to the farmers On each lamb.
-Caywood & McClintock, of Paris,
bought 20 head of mules, ranging in
age from three to 6 years old. On the
Mt. Sterling market Monday at prices
ranging from $3.50 to 5000 each. The
same firm sold ID mules out. of their
purchase to. different buyers ON the
same market at satisfactory prices.
There was no cattle market at,
Georgetown Monday. a few calves be-
ing offered. There was good trade in
horses and mules. Clarence Graves
sold to Chas. Thompson, OF Lexington.
8 nules for S700. Jos. Finley sold
twelve mules at from S160 to S235. Asa
Jewell, of Lexington, bought IL horses
at from Sl25 to SITS. Patterson 4
Rouse sold Is head of Hampshire gifts
at from S2l to S35 each.
Live farm boys under eighteen
years of age in Will county, ILL.,, made
records of over 100 bushels of corn
per acre the past year. The highest
yield was III bushels and 60 pounds,
counting Is pounds to the bushel.
These results were accomplished ir
connection with country-W ide boys
contest in which the corn of thirty -four
contestants was harvested. Tie ave:-
age yield of all the Boys in the contest
was over 81 bushels of grain per acre.
Monday at Mt. Sterling a large
crowd attended court Streets filled
with horses and mules and 1400 cattle
On the market, quality mostly common.
Prices were firm and high put the day
was the dullest i'll the trading line for
several years on account of scarcity of
feed. The best 1000 pound steers sold
at IL to cents per pL und yearlings
to IL cents; heifers l-2 to 5
cents, with the latter price for the fat
stuff. The mule market was firm and
strong and more than three hundred
head were on the market, with the de-
mand heavy and some extra good sales
made, some sales at $3.50 and $500 per
pair. A number of horses were on the
market but the demand was slow. as
most OF the stuff was very common.
The Messenger reports the Dan
vile court as follows: yesterday
was county court day and very good
crowd was in town. March court in
bygone years was rattling good one,
but of late the people seem to have
lost interest and none comes to town
except those having business. We say
have lost interest-but that's not it,
they simply stay at home and work
unless called to town on something i'm
portant.
There was good demand for
mules and cattle. and some sales were
made. High grade horses were in de-
mand as usual but there were none to
be had. Plugs and medium grades
brought Only fair prices. The princi-
pal topic discussed was the scarcity of
feed. THIS trouble caused the slowness
in stock sales. Feed is not only high
but very scarce.
Business with the merchants was
about up to the average for March.
Several candidates were on the streets
shaking hands with the Gear people,"