The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-08
STOCK, CROP AND FARM NOTES

crop down one third in Shelby county.
-Fifty-two boys have been enrolled
in the boys corn growing club by
county Superintendent of Schools
Lanter. of Clark county. This is thu
largest enrolment ever mace in the
State for the first year of organization.
Monday was regular county court
day in Maysville. The day was not as
attractive as it might have been, yet
there were good number of country
people IN the city shopping and there
were good number of horses and
cattle on the streets for sale.
Howard Lewis, who for number
of years has represented j. r. Widen
err, the wealthy Eastern sportsman,
bought the stallion Garry Hermann,
sire of Governor Gray and ten brood
mares from the widow of Dietrich
MeschendOrf, who owned the Waldeck
Stud and farm near Louisville.
Many horses i'm Scott county are
dying from a peculiar malady, which
| takes them off suddenly, and which
they last but few hours. They ap-
pear to grow wild for a short time,
when they lose their sight and their
limbs then become paralyzed. The
experienced veterinarians are unable
to even benefit them. Some very valu-
able animals have taken this strange
disease whiting the last several days.
1t is thougnht it is caused from es ting
corn that was rotten at the core. the
long drouths of last fall causing
trouble with this grain.
The Climax reports the Richmond
court as follows: notwithstanding
the inclemet weather a large crowd
came to town Monday to attend county
court. The Madison Stock Yards re-
ports about 700 cattle on the market,
with prices ranging from 1-2 cents to
12 cents. The demand was very
good. The mule and horse market was
considerably improved over the past
court day. The highest price paid for
single mule was $3.50. Good mules
were greedily sought and prices were
satisfactory.
The worlds record for butter pro-
duction in a single year, long held by
Colanthia, Wisconsin Holstein COW,
has been broken by Clothilde IL, an
Eastern cow of the same breed, says
the Christian Herald. The new
champion has just completed her
years test, and according to the offici-
al figures produced in 365 days, 1,277
pounds Uf butter from $4,000 pounds
of milk. This is an average of LOG
pounds of butter each month in the
year. This new record appears at a
time when the price of butter is soar
ing sky high to fifty cents with the
promise of sixty in the near future.
The State of Kentucky offers the
following prizes to the Girls Tomato
Club:
/. To the girl in each county who
cans the greatest quantity of tomatoes
from one-tenth acre, diploma signed
by the Governor, the, Commissioner of
Agriculture, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction and the County
Superintendent will be given.
2. To the girls who cans the great
est quantity of tomatoes from one
tenth acre in the section a 4 year
scholarship in State University or the
Normal Schools will be given.
3. To the girl who cans the greatest
quantity of tomatoes from one tenth
acre in State trophy valued at S25
will be given.
a. To the girl who exhibits the
finest quality of canned tomatoes in
each county to be shown at the corn
show in Lexington the first week in
January 1913, canning outfit valued
at $40 will be given.
With thirty out of the forty-six
counties of the district represented the
District: Board of the Burley Tobacco
Society met at the court house in Lex
ington Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
in regular quarterly session. The pur-
pose of the meeting was to canvass
the returns from the recent pooling
campaign. and ascertain Just how
much of the acreage had been signed,
and to take steps towards selecting
suitable site for the proposed co-ope-
rative tobacco factory. President
Clarence Lebus presided. The roll of
the Burey Tobacco Comany was then
called and showed thirty present.
constituting quorum. The question
then came up as TO whether the board
should go into executive session upon
motion OF Mr.. l.. H. Willis, and was
discussed. Mr.. Witherspoon opposed an
executive session. Mr.. A. c. King, of
Irlmble county, also opposed a private
session.
The official report of the acreage
pooled shows l65, 285 acres This does
not include fifteen counties unrepre-
sented, and unofficial reprots from
these will increase the acreage to over
IT'S, 600 acres.