The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-10

Addison & Seaton, real estate deal
ers, sold the Earnest DeJarnette farm
containing las acres near McQuady, to
James Smith. of Stanley, Daviess coun'
ty, for $1,000. possession to be given
February I. ie1S. Mr.. Smith sold his
farm of so acres In Daviess- county for
$500 He Is getting practically as
good a farm as he sold for one.third
the price. We congratulate Mr.. Smith
and welcome him to one of the best
counties In the State.
w. P. Stinnett, living near Harmed,
has sample corn stalk on exhibition at
Ps M. Tucker g. Sons store. 1t meas
ures IS feet and inches with two ears
of corn. Mr.. Stinnett has Is acres, not
all of 1t so high as the sample, that will
make SO bushels to the acre. He has
four acres of Burnley all cut and housed,
that will make 5000 pounds. He re.
fused $50 round for 1t.
Vic Pile Is smiling over his crop of
tobacco. He says he has cut and
housed AZ acres; Is of Burlev and II Of
dark. He estimates 1t to make 45, 600
pornds and Is holding II at $40 from
the ground up. This crop will bring
him more than he paid for his farm.
Jonas Lyons sold last week IS head OF
hogs for S2,950. Mr.. Lyons raised the
hogs and the corn on his place. He Is
now sowing Ito acres In wheat.
Steve Davis, the produce man at
Harmed. Is at Mud Springs. Ind, being
treated for rheumatism.
Flowing In the fall for next springs
crops distributes labor mere evenly
throughout the year, favors earlier
seeding, improves soils and kills many
insects. Where soils are subject to
washing or catch crops are seeded tall
blowing is not recommended.
600
]. N. Teaff, of Hardinsburg No 1,
has a badly bruised arm from being
thrown from his buggy.
The sorghum crop in this county Is
good and the mills are busy making 1t
up into syrup. 1t is selling from IS
cents to 81 per gallon in tin pals.
The sweet potato crop Is fine. They
are selling for 81. 80 per bushel. w H
Hardwood, of Glen Dean, raised 40
bushels.
Sweet potatoes keep we'll in a good
well ventilated dry cellar above freezing
point. Don't put them in large piles,
as they will heat and rot. II you havn't
a cellar use barrels with the top open
and put them where they won't freeze.
The Farm and Ranch says: 1--WE
need more men and women who can do
farming. The world needs more doors.
Farmers need more neighbors who can
farm profitably and fewer advisers who
cannot farm and do not know how to
do what they tell others to do"
1t Is reported that fat foods are now
SO scarce in Germany that fat for frying
costs more than four dollars pound.
Fowls bring oner one dollar pound
and geese eleven to eighteen dollars.
Prices for all meats, eggs and cheese
are correspondinsly exhorbitant.
Green Bros, of Falls of Rough,
shipped four loads of cattle Saturday
September ~. AMI three loads Satur-
day, October 6. They averaged 600
pounds each and brought 0 cents con
tract price. These cattle were bought
at cents as feeders and averaged
around $50 pounds. They will ship a
car load of hogs some time this month
aud are expecting 1t to round up o.. 900.
They have cut and shocked 100 acres of
corn and have $50 acres more to cut.
They are now building large stock |
barn. Preston Green Is manager of the
farm department and is feeling good |
over this years work.
Jesse Herndon was In Hardinsburs
Saturday on business. Hs says he sold
200 gallons of gasoline Saturday, the
big day of the Country Fair.