The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-08-19
STOCK AND FARM NOTES

DO not choose a poor boar to save
dollar or two.
-Sows that farrow while on pas
ture never are feverish nor eat their
pigs.
There is no best breed of hogs
but several of the breeds are very
near that mark.
Col Jones, Of Bourbon county,
recently sold to Sam Houston 140 hogs
averaging 60 pounds at cents.
Mr.. Will Robinson, of Mt. Ster-
ling, has bought splendid yearling
jack from Jas. B. Clark at private
price.
Several hundred head of mules
were in Carlisle during the past
week and offered for sale in the mule
market, but the prices were low,
ranging from $50 to $50 and only a
few were sold.
Fire Commissioner Geo. Land, of
Lexington, purchased of S. d. Rem
aker, of near Centerville, two extra
nice horses for $500. The animals
will be trained for service in the Lex
| ington fire department.
The Millersburg Coal and Lumber
| Co., of Millersburg, Ky, are we'll sup
piled with all kinds of rough and
dressed lumber, shingles and tobacco
sticke. Especially is this true of
barn timbers, suitable for both rack
barns and post barns. Call phone %
either phone, for prices. Deliveries
made any where at reasonable prices
(adv-19-2t)
Edward Lewis, of Boyle county
drove his family mare down Main
street in Danville, Monday, when a
large automobile, bearing Louisville
tourists, approached. The old mare
never before had seen horseless car
riage and she became so frightened
she dropped dead in her tracks.
.Achange has been made in the
dates of the Fall Race Meeting of the
Panama-Pacific international EXPOSE
ton. The meeting will begin October
80, 1915, instead of October %, as
heretofore announced, and close No
vember Is instead of November
This change is made to allow time
for shipping after the Lexington meet
ing. The circuit will include Phoenix
Arizona, and special arrangements viii
be made for transportation.
John X. Northcutt, of Cynthiana
who has a great herd of Shorthorn
reports a lucrative business. In I'D
dition to numerous sales in Kentucky
Mr.. Northcutt has sold six head tt
parties in Mississippi, several to Tenn
essee, Virginia and Indiana. His re
cent sales have amounted to Is heat
that were distributed among ten buy
ers in five States, which includ
Kentucky. There are few more en-
thusiastic breeders than Mr.. North
cutt and his herd shows his atten
ton and ability as a breeder.
Transactions in live stock hav
been brisk recently among Beurbol
. county stockmen. J. w. Ockermar
of near Cane Ridge, bought a bune
of calves in Nicholas county for 50
per head. j. D. Booth, of Bourbon
bought from j. C. Blount, of Nichola
county, 100 head of stock ewes, at
per head. w. D. Mcintyre, of MillerE
burg, bought from ]. w. Myers, G
Nicholas, car load of fat hogs, a
SA cents per pjound, and five year
ing steers from Jack Hunter, of Car
. Isle, at $3.50 per hundred pounds. 10
Penn Redmon, Of near Millersburs
sold to Monte Fox, Of Danville, 2
{ head of 1,400 cattle, at SS.25 per hul
: dred pounds. Albert Moffett, of Mi
lersburg, purchased a car load {
heifers at 6 cents per pound. NJ
Moffett also bought a double-deck ca
load of lambs at cents per pount
and few stock ewes at So per heaC