The Bourbon news., 1913-07-29
STOCK AND FARM NOTES

-Daville Messenger: "Mr. W. G.. |
Crpeuter, the Peryville frmer nd stock
man, bought of Elder w. T. May and
son, bunch of hogs to be delivered
in September at eight cents"
The State Insurance Board will be
in session in Louisville this week, to
take up the question of fixing the in
surance rates on tobacco risks in loose
leaf warehouses.
-Danville Messenger: "Mr Monte
Fox has received from McMekin and
Worthington eighty-two 1850 pound
cattle bought at $3.50 per hundred and
oftry bought of Mr. ]. B. Honaker, of
Hustonville, bought at eight cents"
The large stock barn belonging to
was struck by lightning during storm
Friday night, and was destroyed by the
fire which followed. The loss is esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $4,000.
-Sharpsburg World: "Elgin and
Waller Sharp have sold to c. G. Nc
Donald about 100 big cttle for August
delivey. The price poid was So per
cwt., with the exception of two car
loads, which were taken at $7.75 per
cwt."
Hardin county farmers have ship
ped out 5000 lambs this year and have
about an equal number in the pas
lures ready for shipment whenever a
hungry world sends forth a call for
them. This industry has distribut-
ed thousands of dollars in that vicir-
ity.
Livestock Inspector William
Mitchell, of Mason county, Saturday
quarantined a carload of Western
horses that arrived in Maysville Sat
urday from Cynthiana for sale at pub
lie auction. The inspector declared
that the horses were diseased and re-
fused to allow them to be sold. The
owner telegraphed for State Inspec-
tor Graham to come and make an in
spection, claiming that the animals
were all right.
The best tobacco crop of Scott
county ist hat of Alvin Dickey, of the
White Sulphur neighborhood, and
which is considered by experts to lie
perfect patch of ten acres, now ready
| to cut, although there has been no rain
| in that vicinity for the past for or five
weeks There are not one hundred
missing plants in the entire tract,
W hich looks like block of wheat. It
i is estimated it will yield 1900 pounds
to the acre.
| Articles of incorporation were
! filed with County Clerk Dillon, in Gov
| ington, Thursday, by the New Process
Hemp Manufacturing Co., of Coving.
| ton, KY, to develop the Kentucky
hemp industry. The capital stock is
to be 2$5, ZOO, divided as follows: TO-
900 shares at 500 each, 500 shares
prefrre "Class AZ at 800 each and
! 1000 shares "Class B" preferred at
$100each. The incorporators are Geo
| w. Schofield, of Covington; H. j
Yuong, of Cincinnati, and w. w. Row
ladn, of Norwood, o.
Mt. Sterling Court-Monday was
county court day at Mt. Sterling
| There were 1,500 cattle on the mar
ket of medium quality. The best
! 1,000-tb steers sold at cents, bulk of
sales at from 612 to 6% cents, but
| there ws no heavy cattle on the mar
ket Yearlings brought from 61a to
! cents; heifers from 512 cents to $6.40;
COWS at from to 51a cents; bulls
from to 5A cents. Trade was only
fair May Golf, of Bourbon, bought
"a 400-fb steers at 61a cents from Sam
Cole, and 19 400-fb heifers at $25 per
head; Mr. Clark, of Bourbon, bought
% 53O-fb steers from Capt. Hurst al
81; w. T. Treadway sold 20 650-fb
heifers to w. F. Brooks, of Bourbon
county, at 6 cents. The mule market
was very light, but market good.