The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-07
Kentucky and Tennessee
Farmers Endorse Pro
posed Trip.
PLAN PROGRAM
OF ENTERTAINMENT
Journal Representative Com
pletes Details For Cattle
mems Special.

During the past few weeks rep
resentative Of The Journal has been
visiting some of the famous farms IN
the Blue Grass regions Of Tenneases
and Kentucky, arranging the details
for the West Florida Cattlemen's
special, which The Journal proposes
to run in July.
With characteristic hospitality the
Kentucky and Tennessee farmers
have endorsed the proposed trip of
The Journal as splendid idea and
are eagerly awaiting the opportunity
of extending fraternal courtesies to
their brother farmers from the coun-
ties in West Florida.
TIE special train win leave PEN
sacola about noon on Saturday, July
10, arriving in Nashville late Satlm-
day night. The Sabbath win be
quietly spent in the Tennessee capital
and early Monday morning the first
stop will be at Shelbyville, Ky, the
county seat Of Shelby county, Ky.
Shelby county is acknowledged by all
dairy cattle breeders to contain more
pure-bred Jerseys than any similar
area of earth, not excepting the Is
land of Jersey, whersN. this famous
breed of cattle originated. Immediate-
" after breakfast, the Shelby county
farmers viii put the Florida cattle
men into their automobiles and take
them for a tour of the splendid farms
in this locality.
KENTUCKY BARBECUE.
About noon, the special will make
a short run Of an hour to Frankfort
fhe state capital, where an oldlfitsh
toned Kentaeky barbecue viii BE-
served the visitors and trips made o.
the traction cars or automobiles t6
the famous Woodford Stock Farm
owned by Col. r. r. Taylor. This
farm is unique in that it is the pres
ent home of the two most famous
Hereford bulls ever produced In
America and England, besides being
the home of many other famous
Herefords, which have been carefully
gathered together by Col. Taylor,
during many years.
A short distance away is one Of
the famous Kentucky pixies, the mag
nificent estate of Senator Johnson
Camden will be thrown open to the
visitors and then an extended STAY
will be made at the hog farm Of
Mckee Bros, one of the most fam
Gus establishments for the breeding
of pure-bred Duroc Jersey hogs IN
the country. The night viii be spent
at Lexington, where the citizens are
arranging suitable entertainment FOR
the visitors and early Wednesday
morning automobiles will be provid-
ed by the Madison county farmers
and thirty mile trip through the
Blue Grass section to some Of the
I splendid farms near Lexington end
Richmond, win be made.
In this vicinity viii be found many
examples of what is possible to do
with the crossing of pure-bred sf1es
upon scrub cattle. The cattle are
driven across the mountains into
Madison county and by paying a
tention to the modern methods Of
ed grades that are to the average OBJ
ed grades that are to the avrage OBJ
server almost as good as pure breds
There are many famous hog farms
also in this locality.
VISIT BIG ESTATES.
On Wednesday, the visitors will be-
taken on an inspection tour of the
experiment station at Lexington and
some Of the million dollar estates
maintained by eastern capitalists
such as Walnut Hall and the El.
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