The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-13
FARM AND STOCK.

sold at 81 IS 10 u oO an average OF
81 81. Four shoats and a sow brought
$50; COW and calf at Sos and one COW at
$50; three heifers at $50. Farm imple-
ments and household goods brought
good prices. Chris Ali cried the sale.
Mr.. Oelze has moved to Cloverport.
n. B. Basham, who recently returned
from Oklahoma, has decided to remain
here and live with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe A. Bssham, who are old and
not able to look after the farm, so he
and his family will live with them and
care for them in their old age.
James Stilwell and son had four acres
of tobacco that brought them s709.30.
They sold to Milt Tate for s25 for Bur-
ley and SI6.2 IS for dark. They raised
400 bushels of corn, sold hogs and cattle
and cleared up around 81. 900 on 50
acres of ground.
Charlie Norman was down from
Versailles last week looking after the
Gross farm which he purchased few
weeks ago for $4,000. He is we'll
pleased and very enthusiastic over his
trade. He will let it out this year to
tenants, put it down in grass and i'm
prove it. Gabe Pierce, one of the best
farmers in the bottom, has leased the
greater portion of it and will put in
big crop of tobacco and corn.
J. ]. keenan, 81 Sons, of Tarfork,
have 10000 pounds of red tobacco.
Good crop and fine bright color. They
want buyer.
Uncle" Joe Askins has fine bunch
of ewes and lambs, and judging from
their appearance, they have had good
shepherd 10 look after them.
Faurest G. Stith's recent sale Of Du-
rocs was great success. The animals
were a. classy lot and brought fine
prices. Mr.. Faurest sold sixteen head
that averaged. 800, and Mr.. Slith sold
80 head at an average of $50. A year
old gilt topped the sale at Sal.
During the month of January $l1,-
7S7, 517 we're paid out to farmers of the
United States by the Federal Land
Banks on longtime frst-mortgage
loans, according to statement by the
Federal Farm Loan Board. On Feb
ruary /, the total amount of money
paid out to farmers since the establish
ment of the Federal Land Banks was
$50, 7S2. Aga, covering "a 020 loans closed.
The total amount of loans applied for
up to February l, was $500, 5s6,9SI,
representing ALAS applications.
"Over the top" is where J. w. Hen
bricks, con the pike" landed wit. his
crop of tobacco. He just sold it last
week. He will have around 5000
pounds of the prettiest Burley ever
raised in Breckenridge county. He got
$50 from the ground up and is feeling
as good as the American soldiers who
are now wiping up the Germans in
France. Beard Brothers were the buy
ers, and they are pleased with their
purchase.
A. T. Beard has sold since February
S, 15S. head of mules to farmers in this
county. Prices ranged from $l25 to
$275 per head.
Hon. H. A. Cannon and Mrs. Cannon,
of Madrid, were in HardinSburg Mon
day. Mr.. Cannon is a member of the
Board of Supervisors and an up-to date
farmer in the McDaniels neighbor hood
He says there is the best crop of wheat
in his section for number of years.
Says his crop will hide rabbit now.
ne tnlng TOT every FARMER 10 90 now
is to take his corn to the county agent
at Hardinsburg and have it tested. 1t
doesn't cost cent and will save plow-
ing and hoeing nothing but stalk.
Testing is the only way to get rid of
stalks that wont produce. Do it now.
Don't trust to your own judgment.
w. r. Norman, Sr., in speaking of
the prices of tobacco and other farm
products, now and twenty years ago
said: IL sold a crop of 1900 pounds
in 1898 to Joe L. Mattingly for 81, $3.50
and so cents. Sold so steers, 1000 lbs.
average at 2a4 cents, and hogs around
3 cents" ]. M. Withers, sapeaking
along the same line, said he sold crop
of tobacco to r. r. Pierce in 1879 at IS
and So, delivered in Cloverport. Both
of these gentlemen said they thought
then they were getting good price.
This year they sold for SIS to $I7 round.