The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-09-24
FARM AND STOCK

Wick DeHaven's farm formerly the
old Crawford place near McGavock's.
Ii contains $40 acres. Mr.. DeHaven IS
making a model farm OF it. He has
built two new houses besides other
Improvements. Mr.. DeHaven is an up
to-date farmer, uses the best methods,
the best machinery and thoroughbred
stock His pride and ambition is to
make the Bon Haven Ranch" one of
the best ranches in the county.
We had the pleasure last week of
taking a drive through the Lewisport
bottom with our old friend L. Lebovitz
and his son Alex Lebovitz. We drove
from Lewisport to Hawesville. Mr..
Lebovitz is familiar with every acre
of land and every land owner in this
bottom, having had dealings with
them for the last twenty years in
selling them goods, buying their stock,
produce and timber. He says, mo
ss,eo!pW SuIql6IsAs puv ..molloq
better people live than here in this
that what he says is true. Their
farms are in high state of cultiva-
ton, crops look good, roads good. and
all that it takes to make prosperity
and happiness they seem to have. We
have heard much about this section
but it is the first time it has been our
pleasure to take look at it. We hope
when the Federal Highway is COM
pleted, we will get in CLOSER touch
with them.
Mr.. Jake Wilson, manager of The
Fordsville Planning Mill Co., Fords-
vile, was in Louisville, last week.
He reports business good in his line.
Mr.. J. B. Allgood, Mrs. Allgood
and their little son, Walter, Mr..
Amos Wallace and daughter, Mrs
Mirth, and Mr.. ]. B. Carter, all of
Big Spring, were in Hardinsburg, last
Monday on business. Mr.. Allgood
had his name entered as one of our
regular subscribers.
Taylor Tate was in Louisville, last
week and sold his old crop of one
sucker tobacco at $17.s9 average.
We met Mr.. John P. Haswell, Jr,
and Mrs. Haswell, in Louisville, dur
ing Fair week. Do you know
what we think, that John P. has
made no mistake in his choice of a
wife.
John T. Hoben has sold his stock
of goods to B. F. Beard & Co.
To crush the life out of disease
germs, of the kinds that inhabit milk
and other liquid foods, takes pres
sure of 10000 to 100000 h. to the
square inch The chemical expert of
West Virginia college, in discover
ing this fact, found also how to apply
such pressures to liquids, as described
and illustrated in the October Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Addison & Ball, real estate dealers
sold the w. T. Macy farm, known as
the Overton Basham place TO James
Cox, colored, for ST. 900 cash.
Beard Brothers bought last week
100000 pounds of dark tobacco from
farmers. Price $40 to $13 round.
County Engineer Bloomer is build
ing new iron bridge across Hardins
Creek on the Hardinsburg and Steph-
ensport road.
Master Commissioner Lee Walls,
sold at the Court House door in Har-
dinsburg, Monday, two acres of
ground and improvements, in Glen
Dean for $500. Jesse A, Matthews
was the purchaser.
w. c. Moorman has bought the Joe
Teaff farm near Hardinsburg, from
c. V. Robertson for $4,000. 1t has
a handsome home and other improve
ments made by Mr.. Robertson.
Again this season the boys and
girls in the Pig Clubs have taken high |
honors over veteran breeders at the !
State Fair which has just closed. The |
Junior Championship in Hampshire
classes went to VIM. ]. Mandy, Jr.,
of Lagrange, who is only eleven years |
old. In the Breeders Junior Sow
Pig Class for Durocs, the club mem
bers took first, second and third with
81 showing. Leona Downs, Cox's |
Creek, took first with her gilt Downs
Best. Chas. M. Wheeler, Buechel. |
got second place with Taxpayers |
Minnie. George Hayden, Springfield,
secured the third prize with Hayden's |
Cardinal Queen.
Standardization of poultry, which |
means one breed for each county, is !
now being put into operation in IS !
counties in Kentucky under the direc- |
ton of the Extension Division of the
College of Agriculture. This past
spring 100000 purebred eggs were
distributed in these s5 counties 1t is !
predicted that 100000 purebred eggs
of standard breeds will be sold for
setting next season.
Our philosopher says: A field is
like horse, it's got TO be fed an
handled an thouUht a houf a mood daaI