The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-01-28

the field hoeing or blowing, at p. m.
putting il in the barn The mechanics
day, in bed sleeping at 5 a. m. at
1910 a. m. going to his work in an
automobile and returning the same
way at 4 p. m. AT 1880 p. m. taking
in the picture shows with his family.
This is the difference. II the farmer
didn't put in any more hours than the
mechanic we would all starve.
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January or winter eggs are the re-
suit Of good housing, variety in feed
ing, proper care and selected females.
Eggs are selling in this market at soc
cents New York, at SIC and Boston
for rec
Nobe Pate, an old friend, sub
scriber for 30 years or more, told us
Monday that he had recently joined
the Baptist church, was baptised by
Rev E. B. English in old Clover creek
the coolest day in December. He said
he came out of the water feeling bet
ter than he ever felt in his life and
has been feeling better ever since
for taking the step. He is around the
sixty mark. Enjoys his home, his
family, his friends and his music on
his grafanola which he had just pur-
chased from B. F. Beard & Co.
Good saddle horses are scarce and
high and are selling at fancy prices
This state is the only state in the
union that produces good saddle
horses. When those Eastern buyers
want a good saddle horse they start
at once for Kentucky. Breckenridge
county produces few fine steppers
and they are proving good.
Mules are active and in good de-
mand at high prices. 1t keeps Vic
Robertson and Arthur Beard hustling
to supply the demand. More mules
have been sold in Hardinsburg this
season than ever before in the history
of the county.
Forty Poland Chinas averaged $206
at the sale held by o. L. Garrett and
Ernest Deal. Rea, Mo. Many of the
sows in the sale weighed 700 pounds
and not too fat, while the gifts were
a splendid lot of outstanding young,
well-bred sows, $50 was the top for
daughter of Big Bob.
Following is a record of the num-
Der of pigs in filters narrowed by the
Oh. c. sow, White Lilly, from Sept
ember, 1915; to September, 1919: IL,
10, II, 10, ~, 8, Is. OF the seven filters
her owners have sold 80 head, mostly
all at the age of eight or ten weeks,
for $49S, and all for breeding purpos-
es. She only lost a few of her pigs
and her owners are using the remain
der in their herd.-Farmers Home.
Journal.
T. B. Basham sold Nelse Quiggins
a big bone Poland China hog, weigh
ed 46s pounds net, 20 months old,
price IA cents.
Mrs. Morris Boards garden crop,
14O hills of tobacco netted her $178.
She did all the work except the plant
ing and housing. This is pretty good
work for one woman, but she had a
husband back of her.
Beard Brothers sold last week a
load of 90 head of mules to Robert
Crow of jacksonville. Prices $140 to
$3.50 They also sold 1 pair to John
GULL for $40, Joe Sands pair $3.50,
Ed Maston, / pair, SAILS. One to John
Hinton, 5000. Elijah Wells one 5000.
900
Herbert Hall advertised an incu-
bator in our classified column last
week and sold it just after the paper
got out. These ads do their work quick
Try one. They will do the work for
you.
Mrs. Frank Mattingly, of The
Castle, Cloverport, made fine sale OF
White Plymouth Rock chickens last
week. To Mrs. T. S. Ford, of Fords-
vile, Mrs. Mattingly shipped a fine
two year old cockeril for which she
received $500; and to Mrs. Edwin
Bell at her country place in Neshaba,
Tenn, she expressed two pens con-
tanning a cockeril and is pullets at
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