The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-09-17
FARM AND STOCK NEWS

L
r. II. Crow, the popular Shelby
City farmer, sold a four-vear- old
horse mule, 16 hands in height, 20
W. II. Shanks for $l65. Mr.. Grow
also recently sold a fine Aberdeen
Angus bull calf to Robert Shearer.
of Garrard, at a fancy price.
There was quite q lot of stock on
the market Danville court day, but
not much trading. Danville is not
considered much of cattle market,
though some of the biggest buyers
in this part of the state are located
there. NJ. j. Farris, Jr., bought
three Jersey heifers from a Gravel
Switch party at 4 cents a pound.
Senator II. l.. Hubble got in last
week from Missouri points with a
couple of carloads of mighty fine
looking mules, ranging in age from
warnings to four year-olds. He
bought them right, and all who have
seen them have been impressed with
their looks. Senator Hubble will
feed them until late in November
and then ship them south.
The $1,000 stake at the State
Fair last week was Won by the grea,
mare Hazel Dawn which was sold bv
Dick Scudder, of this county to W.
G Shropshire, of Winchester. a few
months ago Bob Moreland's Nickle
Plate. a handsome grey gelding was
second with Mat Cohen's Mary Fox
third and Mrs. Lowndes' Kentucky's
Choice fourth and p. W. Rays Ma
jor Dare fifth. Bourbon Prince,
Princess V. and Bohemian Girl were
|Ainpiaced
Capt. 7. ID. English, of Danville.
reports the sale of the James L..
Neal farm in Mercer county to G..
NJ. Ballard Saturday at $3.50 an
acre. There are 10 acres in the
property, which is known as the old
Major Handy farm and is consider
ed one of the incest tracts in Mer-
Ger county. 1t lies four miles out
of Harrodsburg OH the Shakertown
pike. Rue Il Curry. the hustling
real estate men of Harrodsburg.
conducted the sale. Farm stock
also sold well at the sale. Work
mules brought from $40 to $225;
milk cows from $40 to 500 and
hogs ut IA cents a pound.
The Richmond Climax says: T. S.
Robertson, of Sharpsburg, one of
kentucky's most widely known mule
dealers, has made a sale recently
that Is q record breaker for prices
paid for sucking mule colts. He
sold TO S. s. Rails another mule
dealer of that place. three sucking
mule colts for $3.50. Mr.. W. c.
Massie, of Bourbon countv purchas-
ed last week three fine brood mares
in Madison for which he paid 81 900.
Mr.. Massie secured one each from
General Black. Alex Gibbs and Par
rish Bros. These animals were high
class brood mares, as the price paid
indicates.
The Lancaster Record says: Mr..
Jacob Y. Robinson left Tuesday for
Butler, Ca, where he will remain
until Jan. lst, when he will 90 to
Columbia, Ga, for the remainder of
the winter. He will engage extern
sively in the handling of mules. Mr..
Robinson will be followed shortly by
his brothers j. Fleece and George
d., who will endeavor to seek ont a
suitable location, in Georgia, and if
they succeed in finding u suitable
location, they too will srend their
winters in that state, and will also
be joined by their mother, Mrs. Jane
Robinson. We are clad to state that
all Of these gentlemen will continue
to retain their citizenship in and call |
Lancaster their homes.
DIR. Wiiey's noted "poison squad"
is TO be initiated in tests upon the |
horses and cattle of the Govern
ment's experimental farm, near Be-
thesda, Nd. "Sulphured oats" and |
other treated grains, the food value
Of which is causing a controversy
between the pure food authorities
and the grain men of the Middle
West will be fed TO the animals FOR a
short period and upon the result pro-