The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-09-16

ia had TO send to other States for laborers
10 gather their peach crops.
Center Bros, of Point Leavell. ship
ped 43 head Of 700-lb cattle TO Cincinna
Ii for which they paid &c to &c.
- Lamar, Col, has established $780,
OOC condensed milk factory, which will
use the milk of 5000 Holstein cows.
Chas. ". Baldwin, of Boyle county,
has ripe fall strawberries Of fine size and
quality; making the third crop for this
year.
Backlog is reported to have broken
out among cattle in Pulaski county and
precautions are being taken TO prevent
its spread.
Don't forget to read the sale ad. in
this paper of NJ F. Enright, who offers
his fine Madison county farm, 294 acres,
all in grass, for sale.
The Warren county, KY, peach crop
amounted TO G, l46 bushels, which netted
growers 50, 1852. A general average of
So 2-3c per bushel.
The total amount of prize money for
the first week of the Lexington trots is
s53. 500 and includes some of the richest
stakes of the trotting world.
There have been shipped from Vine
Grove, Hardin county, 81 cars of lambs
this season. Each car contained 100
head, at SO each amounted to S24, $50.
j. Fleece Robinson, of Garrard, pur-
chased a pair of horse mules of G. A.
Kern. of Boyle, for 1865 and pair OF G.
year-olds from James Hunt, of Lincoln
county, for 1925,
Kentucky will produce about l-l3th
OF the total apple yield of the country,
or Z, 100, 900 bushels; Tennessee, $500,
600; Alabama, 100000; Arkansas, A.
O00, 900; North Carolina, 1900, 900.
The hogs at Chicago reached 50 40 as
against 30 90 the previous week. The
estimated average weight for hogs on
that market last week was 224 lbs, the
heaviest since October, 1910.
Little wheat is going out of Kansas,
according TO records of G. B. Ross, State
grain inspector. Farmers are not anx-
ious TO sell. They figure that as soon as
wheat can be shipped to Europe the
price will soar.
The average prices of live stock on the
Chicago market last week were: Cattle
o 20, hogs 900, sheep $50 and lambs
7.65. On the corresponding week of
last year the averages were: Cattle s 40,
hogs $50, sheep 40 and lambs 7.S0
Beef prices continue TO climb In 1912
IL Ia was paid for prime beef. This
seas on the price has reached 1000 and
the tendency is still upward. Prime cat
tie are growing scarcer and scarcer and
the wise ones are predicting lie or even
l2c beef.
Jos. E. Wright, of Lincoln county,
sold to II. B. Thornberry, Los Angeles
multi-millionaire, fine jack for s., 600
This is the highest price ever paid for a
Kentucky jack. He has been shipped
to California and will be exhibited at the
Panama Exposition.
When you cut your corn it is pretty
good time 10 look for seed ears. Then
you can see just how the ears grow,
what kind of stalk and all about it.
When you come to good ear, pull it off
and save it, especially if it grew 1.-TWO on
a stalk"
b. G. Fox bought from Evans & Dur
ham, of Boyle county, for Jos. Kinder,
of York, Pa, los yearling mules for &c.
600. Fox also bought Car load, 80
head, from JAS NJ. Cover, of Lincoln, at
500 each, which went to the same Penn
sylvania party.
The Government contract recently let
at Kansas City and ST. Louis for 1850
horses and SIS mules added a stimulus
TO market not weakened by an over
supply of good sound animals. Prices
ranged from SAG to 1927 50 per head
and mules were higher than the horses
More than LOCO 600 bushels of Ameri-
can wheat are on their way to Switzer-
land. The shipment of three cargoes
was arranged for by DIR. Paul Charles
Hubscher, charge of the legation at
Washington. Arrangements have been
made for passage through France and
Italy of food stuffS intended for Swift
erland.
Total receipts of live stock on the
Chicago market last week were in round
numbers, 43, 700 cattle, l14.900 hogs and
49, sheep. The total receipts of last
week, compared with the previous week
were, in round mum bers, increased $500
cattle, increased %, 100 hogs, and de-
creased So, 200 sheep. Compared with |
the corresponding period year ago, cat
tie decreased 5000, hogs decreased 3S,-
200 and sheep increased IL, 800.
A farmer near Paducah has 200 acres
in cucumbers this year. which viii net
him handsome income. IL our farm |
ers would pay more attention to raising |
cucumbers, fruits of all kinds, hay,
stock, etc, and stop worrying them |
selves to death over tobacco, they would |
be much better off and have much more |
money left after all debts are paid
Cadiz Record.
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't simply |
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