The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-08-15
HIGH PRICES FOR
HOGS AND CATTLE
Farmers Around Glen Dean Are
Among the Best Stock Men in
the State and Are Doing Their
Bit Toward Licking Germany.
OTHER NOTES OF THE FARM.

in Glen Dean last Saturday. Farmers
were buying ewes for next years lamb
supply, and stocking up on fine Short
Horn cattle and Duroc hogs. Three
Short Horn cows sold for 5000 each, and
a fine Duroc boar brought $500. The
farmers in this section mean business.
They are erecting silos and buying the
best high. grade cattle and hogs. They
are sowing clover. alfalfa and wheat,
and preparing for one of the largest and
best crops next year they have ever
raised.
Col. E. L. Robertson has fiue herd
of Short Horn cattle, and has added to
1t three thoroug hbred cows at a cost of
5000, and fine Duroc boar, son of De
fender, purchased of Mckee Bros. of
Versailles, at cost of 5000. He is
planning to build up one of the best
herds of cattle and hogs in the State.
And there is the old reliable firm of
w. K. Norman & Son whose reputa-
ton FOR fine Short Horn cattle extends
through many States. They are build
ing silos and planning for bigger bust
ness aud extending their trade.
w. J. Owen & Son, breeders of fine
Poland China nogs; ]. NJ. Howard &
Son and C. W. Dean breeders of Angus
cattle are doing their might to build up
fine herds. So Glen Dean will in few
years be one of the best markets for
fine stock in the State. and will attract
buyers from all over the country.
+ L. Robertson sold 80 stock ewes to
d. Z. Norman g. Son at $l3 per head; ;
IS head to M. Howard at SI2 per
head; w. X. Moorman27 head at 81. so;
Everett Lewis 80 head at SI2 50; Robt.
Jones 10 head at $3.50; :. NJ. Howard
q Son I07 head at Sll.s0. and has 100
more cracker jacks to sell. He bought
of ]. M. Howard 3 Short Horn cows, as
good as the county affords, for 5000,
and will calve at once to Red Victor,
one of the best bulls in the State.
] NJ, Howard g. Son have put out
on the 5hares 40 ewes.
There were tour new silos unloaded
at Glen Dean Saturday. One for J. M.
Howard, one Coz E. l.. Robertson, one
for Sidney Owen and one for w. X.
Norman & Son.
Bob GARRISON. of Big Spring, was at
Webster Stone Co. plant Saturday with
six teams tor 40 tons of Oolite. Mr..
Clarkson Is one of the best farmers in
the Big Spring Leighborhood, and has
great faith in Oolite as fertilizer.
]. M. Howard & Son are feeding nd
raising 200 lad of hogs. They sold
100 head to Col. E. L. Robertson for
September delivery at SI5 rs.
Jesse A Matthews. hustling farmer
nd tobacco raiser of Glen Dean, has 10
acres of me tobacco which he has tend
ed by himself. lie expects to realize a
handsome price for his tobacco.
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Laws Moormau, of Elizabethtown,
who is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Jim Dean,
brought a tomato to Glen Dean that
weig he'd two pounds.
]. NJ Howard g. Son put in ten acres
of alfalfa last week.
w. X. Mooriuan ~ Son bought 100
tons of Oolite for wheat. They are
breaking 100 acres and will use ton Of
Oolite to the acre.
b. H. Withers, of Hardinsburg, was
in Dlviess county recently AID say S
that crops in that section are looking
fine. Farmers a.e jubilant, and one or
two good rains will assure a IRENE ndous
yield of corn and tobacco.
Willis Green. Of Falls of Rough, was
en- route to Louisville Monday. Mr..
Green reports the largest corn crop in
his section for many years. Green Bros.
he says, have 800 acres and are expect
ing to make $4,000 bushels.
A. b. Skillman says that prospects
are fine for crops in Skillman's bottom.