The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-15
FARM AND STOCK.
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The splendid rain of last Satur
day and Sunday came just at tim
when it was badly needed. 500
ground that had been plowed wa
getting hard and crusty. 1t is nov
in a good condition to harrow ant
put in good order for planting.
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The tobacco crop promises to b.
one of the largest in years. Grow
ers are increasing their acreage a
bout two-thirds as compared will
last years planting. In some sec
tons of the county complaints are
made of a shortage OF plants. early
in the season But since the rain:
and sunshine, this fear has all ceased
and the plant scare is thing of the
past. There are plenty of plants now
for setting and the farmers will be
on the firing line this week sticking
plants with vim.
Tobacco is selling now away above
what was anticipated. The market
is strong and active with prices soar
ing. The present crop in this county
is nearly all sold and very few crops
are in the hands of producers.
Recent sales of Burley on the
Louisville market went as high as
$50. so; IL hogsheads of Oldham CO.
unity averagedS44.5o and dark sold
up to SI825.
Beard Bros, made a purchase al
Glen Dean of $4,000 pounds of dark
at $40 round, cleaning up all thee rops
in the hands OF the farmers. They
have rented the Moorman & Howard
warehouse at Glen Dean where they
will redry this purchase. They sold
their entire holdings to NJ. J. Rey-
nolds & Co., Winston Salem, N. C..
where this tobacco will all be ship
ped. This is the first entry of this
large firm in this market which
means much for our market. Glen
Moorman has charge OF the hand
ling of this purchase.
Oscar Haynes, OF Union Star, made
good sale of his crop of 1900 TBS
of Burley to w. J. Schopp, Stephens
port, at S33 round. Rev. H. S. En-
glish sold his crop OF 5000 pounds
of Burley to Mr.. Schopp at $50 and
John B. Gibson 5000 pounds at $50
\. NJ. Mccoy, Union Star, sold By
ron Parks three Io-months-old steers
for SI47.5o.
Proctor Roberts has II ewes and
10 lambs. He thinks they will round
him up over $500.
Glen Moorman, Glen Dean, has
bought several fleeces of wool at 6o
cents per pound.
The largest source of profits for
European farmers is from sheep
raised on land valued from 5000 to
$3.50 per acre. Here in Breckenridge
county we have land valued at from
$40 to $40 per acre that will produce
just as good sheep. Thousands OF
acres are absolutely idle, doing no.
thing, not even paying taxes, when
they could be brought into a profit
able paying business. Wake up far
mers and go to it, Take a lesson
from across the seas and help win
the war.
Sheep are noted scavengers. They
rid the fields of pests and fertilize
and build up the soil and fit it for
corn and other products. Frank
Carter tells us that he is not going
o sell a eve from his flock this
Spring That he will keep them for
breeding next year. Mr.. Carter
knows that it pays to raise sheep.
He has built up an old run down
farm with sheep, cattle and hogs,
made a good living, paid for his
his farm and his land is now worth
double what he gave for it.
A sheep sale that set the record
for Canada was recently held at Blu
ford, Ontario. Most of the sheep
were bought by buyers from the
United States. Ninety-seven head of
Shropshires were sold for 10000
The highest priced ram lamb sold
for $500; the top price for ram was
S3Is, the highest price ever paid for
Shropshire ram in Canada at auc-
ton. The top price for a pair OF