The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-04-13
FARM AND STOCK

Beard Brothers bought over $4,000
pounds of tobacco last Saturday.
While the prices are low it is all the
market justihes A great many farm
ers are selling realizing it is the best
they can do. They are very fortunate
10 have a market at home at price
as good as they can get by shipping
The Beard Brothers are busy men,
not afraid of work and are willing to
take care of the farmers crops even at
small margin
Work on the Highway is now at
full speed on the branch line. A crew
of men and teams are at work near
Hawkins Smiths place and another
crew are lining up the old grade be-
tween Garfield and Harmed Beard
Brothers have a contract beginning
at the Hardinsburg line and running
to Harmed. They will put on crew
of men and teams next week.
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Direct appeal to every banker in
the state for aid in the better bred
livestock movement of The Kentucky
Pure Bred Livestock Association and
The Louisville Livestock Exchange
has been made by w. 5. Bell, presi-
dent of the Exchange and chairman
of the committee in charge of the
campaign. The bankers were asked to
give their direct aid to the Farmers
Better Sire Sale, June 2nd, Bourbon
Stock Yards. when 200 pure bred re-
gistered bulls will be auctoncd to the
farmers of the state.
The bankers were asked to encour-
age individual purchases wherever
possible. to assist in the formation of
clubs and support groups contemplate
ing buying pure bred registered bulls
to be sold at the auction Financial
aid to worthy farmers in these pur-
chases also was invited.
MANN
The United States Department of
Agriculture. has just announced that
the full resources or the bureau of
animal industry will be brought to
bear in the state to aid in publicity
for the sales and in support of the
immediate campaign.
Remember My Old Kentucky
Home" week beginning, May S, to II.
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Agriculture has made great advan-
ces in modern times, but the advice
OF Pliny the Elder who lived 20
centuries ago. is still good for gard
ners; Dig deep. manure well, work
often"
The same kind of vegetables should
not be grown twice in succession in
the same part of the garden. if this (
can be avoided. If radically differ !
ent kind is grown disease spores and
insects. though present in the soil /
are not so liable to attack the second
crop.
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The work of Cultivating a garden
will be greatly reduced if special at
tention is given to the preparation of /
the soil before the seeds are planted. |
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Jonas Lyons has a fine bunch of |
hogs on his farm. They are very at
tractive to passengers on the train.
Mr.. Johnson's new orchard near |
lrvington is looking good The trees
are all living and growing fast Mr..
Johnson is an expert in the growing |
OF fruit He has faith and work to !,
back him. We are looking at you Mr..
Johnson and believe in YOU Your
orchard will open the eyes of some of
these pesimists yet
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Don't attempt to grow garden
under or near large trees that will not
only shade the crops but in addition
draw most OF the moisture and plant
food from the soil
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Commercial fertilizer give good re-
suits Tor growing potatoes, especially
II the fertilizer contains potash. as
potatoes require more potash than is
usually present in the soil. Fertilizer