The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-23
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Texas watermelonS and cantaloupeS
are ripe.
Hemp in Kentucky is growing by leaps
and bounds.
The mules keep is reckoned at third
less than that of a horse.
One hedge row near Los Angeles con-
tains over 1000, 600 rose blooms
At Jersey sale held at Independence.
Ore, last month, 119 head averaged SAG
Texas growers in some sections are
storing their onions, refusing to ship at
present prices.
Connie Gaines, of Winchester, bought
pair Of work mules from Richmond
parties for 1915.
| Great shortage of wool is in store for
Australia next year as one result of the
continued drouth.
Forty Angus cattle made an average
of Sl47 at the sale of Briney & Son near
Central City. Iowa.
Henry S. Caywood, North Middletown,
sold five-year-old harness horse to
Chicago man for $500.
Florida melon crop is from two to
three weeks later than usual. Contin-
ued showers have been discouraging to
growers.
Tennessee strawberry season is over.
Growers are pleased over the crop. A
heavier acreage will be planted next
year.
The cary apple crop of Tennessee
sections only half crop will be har-
vested.
The outlook for the Arkansas peach
crop is bright throughout the State. and
the best yield since 1912 is practically
assured.
Cut worms did so much damage to
some beds in Woodford county that far
mers have been compelled 10 replant
them.
The McCracken County Growers As
ISOLATION is shipping berries by the car
load daily. The berries are of the Aroma
variety.
1t is claimed that the life of mule is
an average of five years longer than a
horse. and it will do work that much
longer.
Fourteen dollars and sixly-fve cents
is the top-notch price that was recent
ly paid by a Denver retail market for
milk lambs.
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from Ed Graves, Scott county, sixty six
ewes, with eighty lambs at their side,
at 80 per head.
On May 81 at South Omaha, Neb,
horns and made an average of $2lS on
the 4S head listed.
Domestic wool receipts in Boston in
April are this year only half what they
were in 1914, and foreign receipts are a
half more than last year.
The Cochran Brothers, of Angus
Land Stock farm, Spencer county, have
sold TO ]. Abel four baby steers of the
Angus breed for $500.
Hadden & Murphy, of Mt. Sterling,
are feeding carload of hogs for the
June market, bought of different par
ties at cents a pound.
Elose Thornton, the great saddle
mare, owned by the A. S. Burr estate,
Bement, ILL.,, has been entered in the
Sc, 600 stake at the Panama Pacific Elk
position by E. D. Moore, Colum bia, Mo.
Tennesse's crop of spring chickens,
while month later than usual, is one
of the largest ever produced-be
fully % per cent heavier than normal
The quality of stock is very fine.
The American Shropshire Registry
Association will offer 81, l42 and 6S4 rib
bons at fairs and exhibitions in 1915
Two thousand dollars of this sum will
be offered at the Panama-Pacific Inter
national Exposition.
Experts have estimated this seasons
peach crop in Georgia, Alabama. Mis-
sissippi, and Tennessee to aggregate
over 6,O00 cars. nearly half of which
will roll through the four Ohio River
gateways at Evansville. Louisville,
Mounds, ILL.,, and Cincinnati
The most successful sale ever held
in South Dakota was held at Hurleys on
May % by F. E. Jackson and e
Thompson. The IA head consigned by
Mr.. jackson averaged SS5, while Mr..
Thompson's consignment of % increas
ed 235, making general average of
S261 on the 4S head.
! The bluegrass seed crop at Carlisle,
harvesting of which will soon begin, is
reported to have developed into a good
one since the rains set in in May. or
fers for seed from the stripper are being
made from SO to 40 cents the bushel.
with offers of seventy-five cents for
August delivery.
About 200 bluegrass seed strippers
Were started Wednesday, morning 10