The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-08-12
Land, Stock, Crop

A machine that cures grass, turning it
into hay in the course of 30 minutes, is
the latest step III up-to-date farming.
The department of agriculture has
been studying the results of horse breed
ing in the United States, based on the
reports from 10000 breeders, and finds
that there is profit of about 40 per
cent. in a 3-year colt above the cost of
raising.
Net cost of producing and growing colt
TO the age of 3 years, allowing for work
done, averages ,$96 "a. and the selling
price averages Sl36 II. The leading cost
is feeding, 81 per cent; cost of care and
shelter, 16 per cent; and the remainder
is covered by breaking to halter, by vet
Urinary service and sundry other items
1t takes some inspiration and lot of
perspiration to make good on the
farm.
Hogs more than 6 months old make
less rapid gains when fed on corn alone
than when fed on corn and a supplement
in connection with bluegrass and timo-
thy, but the gains made from the for
mer ration are usually as cheap as from
the latter.
Hogs fatten best when not disturbed or
excited.
Some pigs require more food than 90
others, and it is not easy to average the
daily ration TO each. One-third pound
OF oats and two-thirds pound OF ground
corn is good proportion, and a little
bran or middlings may be added with
little oilmeal of either kind.
The great value of sheep on the farm
lies in their ability to utilize the rough
ages to advantage, their consumption of
woods and other waste products and the
return they make to the soil in the shape
oil manure. Every farmer should have
upon his farm as many sheep as he can
care for.
NV i0oi oOSt Vi value IN NOISE is L
strength, lively action and endurance.
combined in the lightest weight posi-
Bile. In the makeup of a first-class
draft horse, quality counts for more than
bulk.
A Marion county man sold Is head of
cattle for S2,074.25. They weighed "a
'oo pounds and sold at lac. This is
'ald TO have been the best and highest
priced lot of cattle ever sold in Marion
county. They were bought by Monte
FOX, OF Danville, for shipment to New
York.
w. 5. Beasley, of Fayette, sold to M.
FOX, agent for Armour g. Co., $50 export
'attle, averaging 1;5lO pounds. A rec.
'rd price of sl32.l2 2 per head, or a
otal of 1923, 1882 so for the lot.
In Kansas it will take 17s, 600 cars to
move this years wheat crop. This
means 1906 trains of 60 cars each.
PN'"oo OiOP III heuIuCky is fall
Ire, out In many other States it was a
'iooming success. California potatoes
old last Saturday in Chicago at 9oc to
DC per oushel, while Kansas farmers
we're selling fine stock on the same mar.
let at SOC to 60c bushel.
according to reports received by the
'urley Tobacco Society in Lexington
My 80 per cent. of the average acreage
+ White Burnley was planted this sea.
On and the growing crop is very thin on :
ne ground, due TO the fact that there
,as only one season for setting out the
lants and the long-continued drouths
ave killed large per cent. of what was
et out. 1t is stated by the Burley Off
Ials that it is yet impossible to estimate
he probable size of the crop as compar-
l with former years, as the recent rains
ave In many sections greatly improved
'nditions.
Harry Weissinger & Son, of Shelby
'unty, sold last week to r. A. Long
lie Kansas City millionaire lumberman.
imported Jersey cattle for $50. 900.
his is said to be the largest transaction
tho bind quar- |