The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-16
FARM AND STOCK.

The past week will 60 down in his
tory as a record breaker for SHOWS and
zero weather. 1t showed every day fol
lowed BY zero nights until Friday and
Saturday it ranged anywhere from ten
to twenty degrees below. So there has
been very little doing in farm work or
in stock.
There has been very little doing In
tobacco. The cold weather aud bad
roads swamped its movements. The
Hardins burg Loose Leaf House had to
postpone its sale again on account OF
weather conditions Farmers are not
pressing sales owing to prices which
have been little off for the last two
weeks.
| With more favorable weather con-
ditions it is expected that offerings will
increase and prices will be better. A
we'll posted tobacco man says there is
no reason why the market should weak
en-, but on the contrary, good reasons
| why it should advance, as there is not
enough TO 20 around.
The October government reports
showed that over 10000, 600 pounds of
leaf tobacco had been exported the pre-
vious three months and the stocks of
Great Britain, that are usually ~ to 3
years supply on December /, show that
Kentucky tobacco to be only 3 months,
shows our 1917 crop will be needed
There is nothing alarming about the
price conditions in tobacco. Prices are
bound to get back and go even higher
The crop is short, especially on good
types and farmers need not be alarmed.
Just sit steady in the boat and say no If
the price don't suit you.
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To increase Frances crops and to
tighten the burden of toll on her old
men, women and children, the United
STATES Food Administration will ship
500 farm tractors to that country.
| The first hundred are already on the
way, and the whole number will be In
France by March, in time for the spring
blowing. They are expected not only
to be of immense service to France, but
to release added tonnage for the Allies
and American troops by increasing the
amount of food produced there, thus
decreasing the amount of food that
must be shipped from America.
The interest of every pure bred live
stock breeder and every farmer will tie
focused upon the first sale of the Ken
lucky Pure Bred Live Stock Assoca-
ton, which will be held in Louisville,
KY, February II.
L. b. Shropshire, OF the Kentucky
State Fair, is the secretary of this as
ISOLATION and together with w. X.
Moorman, IT,, and r. T. Judy, make
up the sales committee. Mr.. Shropshire
or Mr.. Norman would be glad to write
you full information in reference to
sale and consignmeuts.
Every farmer who produces butter,
milk or cream should remember that
there will be large exhibit of these
products at Lexington January 80, du-
ring Farmers Week. Several hundred
dollars In premiums will be given for
the best samples sent to the show.
The samples of butter are to be sent
In the shape of two pounds and an ex
hibit of milk and cream consists of four
pints. II any one does not have milk
bottles in which to send the exhibits
the State University will be glad to lend
bottles for the purpose,
A very interesting program has been
provided for this meeting. The speak
ers are Mr.. Julius Kahn. of Chicago;
Prof. Roy c. Potts, Of Washington, d.
c., and Mr.. L. c. Bailey. of Tacoma,
Ohio. Farmers should send now to
Mr.. ]. j. Hooper, Lexington, for en-
try blanks for the dairy show and for
the printed program.
There are number of farmers In this
county who are making a business OF
shipping cream and have dairy herds of
cows. It will pay every one Of them to