The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-14

farmers throughout the county with in
dications of n large acreage being put in.
Many tobacco beds were burned and
sown in Garrard county last month, and
ii is believed that the acreage will very
nearly approach that of 1914.
The market for all kinds of feed is eX
ceptionally high. and each wear corn has
been shipped Into the county, and il is
now selling al 81 80 to So per barrel
The war has stopped the importation
of breeding stock TO this country. but
America may be called upon TO supply
the horse and mule market of Europe
later.
The indications are that the acreage
OF the 1915 crop of tobacco in Nicholas
county will be larger than that of 1911.
AT least, most every grower is preparing
ground for tobacco.
L. p, Tarlton. of Frankfort. has sold
to J. f. Sk,dmore for SIT, 500 the Stock
land farm, three miles from Lexington,
on the Harrodsburg and Clays Mill roads.
containing 295 acres.
train consisting of 12O cars passed
over the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad AT
Newport News, Saturday night, contain
ing grain Tor Europe. Another train
load of horses passed over the road NJ on
day, their destination being the same.
Nearly every sheep raiser in Clark
county has had fine luck with his lambs,
Il n nd If M nj q.
crop will be large one, y few punches
of sheep have been sold AT IS TO 50 per
mead recently. Farmers are expecting
good price for their lambs this year.
w. H. Leach purchased from b. An
derson last week 1O2 ewes with los lambs
at a price of SIS. 80 per head, including
the lambs------A. Il. Marshall shipped
to Cincinnati, 20 head OF cattle averag-
ing in weight $50 pounds, for which he
received from $3.50 TO 81 10 per hundred
pounds. Times.
Bonita Brothers have lOI head of 100
pound cattle on their Shawnee Spring
farm. On Saturday Mr. George Kyle
offered them 30 cents a pound for these
cattle delivered in Germany, but the
offer was declined. a gentleman from
Chicago will be here to look at them
next week. -HarrodSburg Herald
On The Chicago market last week H.
best farm mares sold for $3.50 TO SPA;
SlS5 was paid for I.300 TO |. 800 pound
horses in the British inspection, while
the French inspection was taking l POO
to l, 400 pound horses of the same type
at Sl75, about the same money as these
horses were worth last year
c. Is. Shatrer, of Chicago. has pur-
chased from Pony lseasley and brother
the McGrathiana stock farm near Lex
ington. The place contains Sl4 acres
and the price was 1920 per acre. Beaz-
ley brothers are natives of Garrard coun-
ty, having moved to Fayette county a
few years ago.
Lawson II Brown, of Garrard county.
shipped TO Cincinnati, Saturday, car load
of hogs they had bought of various par
ties At & l-2 cents. They bought around
Lancaster n lot of two ear-old steers 1T
cents pound and a number of fat
COWS at cents pound, and engaged a
number of lambs for June delivery NJ :
cents pound.
Lorge sales of young. unbroken horses
10 the United States War Department
reporte :, are adding TO the activity Of
Kansas City stockmen, who are said TO
have supplied agents of belligerent ocu =
tries since Sepiemb Der LIST with 60 600
horses and mules, valued at Sl2. OOO. OOO,
and endeavoring to supply the French
government with an additional 26. 600
head. Belgian contract for 20. 600 an.
imals is pending, it is asserted.
Charles Rutherford has purchased
from William Braden his farm on the
Union Mills pike of l:,9 acres at 500 per
acre------R. NJ. Sparks conveyed Tues.
day TO Gertrude lsaacs firty-four acres of
land near Spears. the consideration being
| S2.s16 % -. Prof. g. f. Brock. VIII
recently sold his farm OF $50 acres on
the Tates Creek pike 10 Samuel and w
1. Crutcher, has purchased a farm in
| tayette county. near Avon containing
l3l acres and will take possession soon.
-Jessamine Journal
Additional Farm Notes on Page
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Drive in and hitch your horse with Ell
mer Tate. One price and courteous
treatment TO all-Irvine street. ar
A Cure For Sour Stomach.