The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-05-13
Land, Stock, Crop.

r. L. Upton, of Owensville, sold to
Josh Wilson, of Owsley county, pair
of mules for 5000.
Lincoln and Garrard counties are the
largest hemp producing counties in the
State of Kentucky.
A. ID. Bradshaw, of McCreary, Gar
rard county, sold 10 Berea College a pair
of 5-year- old sorrel horses for $500.
J. L. Parsons, of Paint Lick, reports a
handsome stud colt by Bohemian King.
out of his Verdict mare, Catherine
H.
Plant some pumpkin seed; how else
can you have that pie ready for US when
we drop in on you about dinner time
next fall.
John Duncan, of LAGRANGE, sold a
pair OF extra horse and mare mules to
Charles Atchison, of Chestnut Grove,
for S465.
There are thousands of dyspeptics in
in city offices who would be glad to trade
appe:ites with a farmer and pay big
money to boot.
Tom Harston recently shipped from
Glasgow fine lot of cattle. They av-
eraged close to l,200 pounds and at the
current prices brought about 500 each.
The prospect for great wheat crop
in the United States is met with a bad
outlook in Argentina and Russia and
consequently there has been an advance
in prices.
The highest price for mules heard of
this season was paid TO ID. A. McCord,
of this county, when the Standard Oil
Co. purchased from him an extra pair
of gray mules for 5000.
until he had been in the stable an hour,
and has some hay. This is sane and
safe practice and much loss can be avoid
ed by enforcing it.
Col. E III. Taylor, Jr., OF Frankfort,
will not raise tobacco this year on his l.
30O-acre Woodford county farm, but is
putting it 10 grass and will raise Here
ford cattle and Duroc hogs.
A soil kept loose all the time by thor.
ough cultivation will enable corn tC
stand drought much better than it 9th
eiwise would. Cultivation takes the
place of rain for a time.
Monte Fox. of Boyle county, sold 55(
head of cattle, stopped at Lebanon
distillery, to the N. Y. Butchers Dress
ed Beef Co. The bunch averaged ], l5(
pounds and the sum involved in the deal
was over $4,000.
T. ID. Matlack, of Winchester, suffer
ed the loss OF his fine brood mare, Au
rora, by Bourbon King, from acute in
digestion. She was valued at 81, 500 ano
was in foal to All Peavine, son of Re,
Peavine.
1t is estimated that the asparagu.
growers of California Will realize close
to $500, 600 for the 1914 crop, which j.
declared to be of unusually fine size ant
texture. Millions of pounds will be can
ned by factories in the Madero river dis
trict.
Many hogs die in the cars in shipping
oftentimes because they are loaded in or
the old winter bedding. If the shipper
will go to the trouble of having his cars
thoroughly cleaned out before loading
ii find his losses from dead in thu
car very much reduced.
Horses and mules are dying in larg,
numbers in four different parts of lndi
ana of malady that is puzzling thu
State Veterinary. who is trying 10 checl
the trouble. The disease is said TO re
semble meningitis. but is believed to b,
caused by some fungus on the forag'
eaten.
The United States has the largest mum
Der of food animals of any country il
world. India has more cattle than W,
have, Australia, Argentina and Russis
more sheep, but we are far ahead il
hogs. In cattle. sheep and hogs we have
more than 1863, 900, 600 head, with de
mand for many more.
| At The present time the fruit crop II
the State is promising. The wheat crol
is the most promising in years. TIL
outlook for corn and tobacco makes tn
prospect for business good. 1t is proph
esied that if the corn crop for this yea
meess the average ten-year yield, th,
prices next year will be much lower OF
| that cereal
According TO government estimates
horses and mules in the United State
have increased IA per cent. over tn
numbers shown by the census OF 1910
The average price OF horses have in
creased during this same period from
slO8. O9 to sos 80. Mules have increas
| ed in value from sli9 81 in 1910 TO sl2s
| 81 al the present time. The total IN
crease in value Of horses and mules ovel
the value 10 1910 is SOL, 80, ooo.