The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
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November is good month for prun
Jog the apple orchard. after the crop
5 in and the leaves are off. Do not
wait until springs to do this work. for
time is apt TO be too scarce 10 attend to
it properly.
The safe of 325 acres of land belong
ing TO the Estill estate in Bourbon coun-
ty was made to Mr. John Marshall. of
Lexington. last week, the purchaser
paying SIG, 625, or about sl25 an acre.
A tract containing o acres and adjoin-
ing the land sold, was leased 10 Mr..
Marshall for term Of years
AT tho B. F. Spencer sale nesr Spencer
Station, horses brought from $40 10 $40,
colts S35 to $50, feeding cattle Sc so to
So per hundred, sheep IS 10 to $40 a
head, silo containing $50 tons of feed
sold at Si>35 a ton. The sale totaled
ss, 253. This is the largest sale held in
Montgomery county for some time.
Mt. Sterling Advocate.
The safest kind of farming is thai
which makes it possible for the farmer
and his family 10 live well. Even if
large crops which must be turned inIo
cash are produced. unless large por-
ton of the food and feed be also grown
most of The cash must be used TO buy
the necessities which doubtless could
have been raised cheaper than the cash
crops. 1t is not the amount of cash we
handle that gives us profit, but amount
above the cost of production and mar
keting We enjoy that which gives US
the greatest comfort and convenience.
Mcintyre & Moffett bought of d. Mil
lS.rd Curry, of Blue Lick Springs. $50
head OF export cattle, averaging
1895 pounds, at IS a hundred. or total
of SIG TAO = Caywood & McClintock
shipped three car loads of fat hogs,
averaging 200 lbs. 10 Cincinnati. The
swine cost So a hundred - Caywood,
Smith 81 McClinIock bought IL head OF
aged mules at Nj Sterling. Monday, al
an average of $50 a head Thomas
McClintock, of MiIlersburg. sold to
eight mare mules at prices from $l65
to sI75 head-Paris Kentuckian-
Citizen.
The most beautiful poultry show in
Kentucky is held at the State Univer
sity each January during Farmers
Week. Beautiful silver cups and money
premiums are offered for the best ex-
hibits of chickens. turkeys, etc. Mr..
Theodore Whitman the greatest living
judge of poultry will tie the ribbons
and give talk. Over two thousand
dollars worth of coops are used in the
show room and they are supplied to eX-
hibitors free by the University. A
splendid lot of speakers will be present
TO address the poultry raisers and farm
ers on Wednesday of the wsek of the
show. A catalog will be ready for dis
tribulion in few days.
The department of Entomology and
Botany of the Kentucky Experiment
Iention to hemp varieties and the study
Of hemp diseases during the past fifteen
years. The variety known as Mime
sofa No. 8, which was introduced into
Kentucky some years ago is said 10 be
of superior productiveness and hardi-
ness. The department has sma sur
plus of seed on hand, and may be able
to furnish some of it to those who wish
TO engage in hemp growing next spring.
The present high prices paid for fiber
and seeds are likely to be surpassed
next year if The European supply con-
tinues cut off, and there is a prospect
for very exceptional demand for good
hemp seed in the spring OF 1916.