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The Central Record, Thursday, Sept 5 1918. Administratrix Dr. Wm. D. Pryor, Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. Ofllce at Kalneya Livery Stable. Lancaster. Kentucky INCREASE OF MUTTON SHEEP f CARDS. ''af statttaataBjaasBBasfBBaapatf saPSB'sapsi Vliivf vv Take Lead Held by Fine Wool Animals Ten Yeare Ago Ohio la Now Leading State. (Prepirnl tiy tl tinlled Elules Depart ment of Agrlculture.1 Sheep raMng primarily for mutton production nnil secondarily fur wool U steadily udviinclng In this country. At the present time -45 per cent of tin sheep belong to thine of the mtltlon blood, 35 M'r cent to those of fine wool, nml 13) per cent to the cm-.hreeiN Ten year ngo the mutton sheep were 33 per cent of nil sheep, line-wool sheep '11 per cent, anil crossbreeds 24 ier cent, nml consequently, during thin Iierloil one-teutli of the national floe) has changed fnmi wool to mutton iv the chief purpose. While mill Ion sheei. have thus Increased their percentile" of ull ttheep by 10 during us iminv yeors, flne-wiHiI sheep have lost ll' from this percentage nml the cross breeds a. This revolution of recent years lr the bht-ep Industry, which Is now pre sumably continuing. Is largely chnruc terlzeil In the national aierage liy the Western and Pacific Mie.s. In which Sheep Entering Sweating Pent of Bit ter Creek Shearing 8hed, Bitter Creek, Mont more than one-half of the sheep are found mostly on ranges. The fine wool sheep are 45 per cent of all sheep hi that group of states, h loss of 7 In Ihe iierceutnge In ten years; the t rossbred sheep are 22 per cent, a loss of 214: and these losses have gone to the mutton sheep, which are 32 per cent of all sheep, a gain of oeurly ten In the Mime number of years. The greatest advance In this move ment has been made In the North At lantic states. In which farmers' mar kets are near and the people have nn cthre taste for mutton and lamb. In these states 02 per cent of the sheep are of the mutton bloods, a gain of 20 In the percentage In ten years; only 17 per cent are fine-wool sheep, n loss of IT; and 21 per cent are crossbreeds, a loss of .1. The hint change In percentages has occurred in the South Atlantic states, where the mutton sheep were former ly a high fraction anil are now (IS per rent of all sheep In that region, u gain of 2H In ten years; the crossbreeds re 24 per cent, or tibout the same as ten years ago, while In all other groups f states they have relatively dimin ished ; and the fine-wool sheep are only 1 per cent, a loss of nearly 8 during (he ierlod. At the present time the South Atlan tic stntes have the lowest fraction of fine-wool sheep, 7 per cent, and the North Atlantic states nre next with IT er cent; the highest fraction, 4C per cent, la In the Western and Pacific group, and next below are the South Central states with SO per cent. Mutton sheep are as high as OS tier rent of the sheep In the South Atlantic tad West North Central states, ami as Joiv as 32 per cent In the Western and Pacific stntes, and 44 per cent In the South Central. Ohio la by fnr the lending t.heep elate outside of thfl Western and Pu rine group, and hns 3.000,(100 sheep, about one-half of which nre now mut ton bloods, while ten years ago the fraction was nearly two-fifths. CURE SCRATCHES IN HORSES Trouble la Caused by Mud, Wet or u. Filth Clean Affected Part and "N Apply Poultice. Scratches In horses are caused by mud, wet or filth. Clean the affected part, clip the hair close to the skin and put on a bread and milk poultice for 12 hours. A second poultice up plied for another 12 hours will do no harm. Then wash the skin, wipe It dry and remove all scabs. Paint the cracks with tincture of Iodine fit three days, then discontinue and use the vaseline. Do not wet the parts If avoidable. Keep the (table clean and dry and apply vaseline to the acratchra twice a day when the aul mat It worked. Top Prle for Lamba. rackera will not pay the top price for Iambi, no difference bow fat, It they welch over 80 pounds. The ret aou la became the bett cuts of meal can be obtained from the tmaller car- Stock and Farm IMPLEMENTS As Administratrix of the estate of S.J). Cochran, I will at his farm (Old Stephen Walker place) near Point Leavell, Ky., on y ' . Thursday, Sept. 12th, '18 Beginning at Nine A. consisting of the following-- . . 31 head of fat cattle, 1 pair of two year ole ihree year old work mules; 1 pair of six year old mules; 1 aged mule; 1 four year old mare mule; 20 eighty pound shoats; seventeen 135 pound shoats; 1 sow and seven pigs; 4 brood sows; 1 brood mare; 3 work horses, 1 milch cow, 1 pony and cart, 1 two-horse wagon, buckboard and harness, slightly used; rubber tired buggy, 1 Deering Ideal Binder, 1 Mower, 1 rake, 1 corn planter, 1 wheat drill, Wheat Fan, 3 cultivators, turning and Double shovel plows, 20 Hemp Brakes, Cutting and Drag Harrows, 5 sets of Work Gears, Corn Shelter, and other small implements such as hoes pitch forks, etc., 5& r!. J-v About 12 tons of baled clover hay, 6 or 8 tons of baled timothy hay and 12 tons of baled straw and oats, 1 Hupmobile, and quite a lot of household and kitchen furniture. TERMS: All sums of less than 15.00, cash in hand, over that amount, a bankable note due in three months without interest, Dora 2oehran, Admx. Optimistic Thought. It la more laborious to conquer one'a self than un enemy. Seratch Obliterated. A match on polished furniture may be almost obliterated by rubblnj vig orously with linseed oil. Cheerful Observer. WIuu the man above endeavors tc discredit you, be of good cheer, for It U pinbable that you nre getting neul enough to crowd him. Paytou News. Thrived Without Wheat. American Indians thrived and grew tall and muscular without uhent; but we can't tell whether that Is what made them red. St. Lout GloV-Dcm-ocrat. Facta About the Bloodhound. Illoodhounds were first knonu as sleuthhoundt owing: to tbelr ability to track the deer, wild boar or the wolf. When the wounded game broke away and waa lost, tbeae good noted dogt were used In trailing the quarry by the blond trail, and hence the . duullv culled bloodhouudt. OF M., sell the personalty of Dally Thought. Strong reasons muke strong action -Shakespeare. What It Your Pleasure! Wliiiti nminl. mn il.i i thai. ..tana.. ..,.. I'.wi'.l- ..... .... w . .. - ........II..I-. t I .ii.l u 1 1-1 riii'ii in.' m.iiic-(ii,va Kill '( their ideas of pleasure! Prevents Windows Sticking. To make a sliding screen ur u wlu low sash move easily, rub a pnmtlm cuiitlle nlong the edge which Is likely In bind, This Is an effective lubricant that I'ista a long tlino and Is easily replenished. Dry eonp may be used In this way. How the Herring Built the Navy. We derive the Idea of our defensive Ilrltlsh navy from King Alfred, the real fouuder of our licet," who believed In huvlng bigger, faster, better and more ships than your eueray, which Is always a sane policy to follow. Itut Oliver Cromwell really gave ut our herring navy when lie taw the necee alty of taking their tea-trade domi nance from the Dutch, which trade was mostly concerned with the herring fishery. Tlt-Ulta. said deceased, at public auction, said property mules; 1 mule colt; 1 Old Tin Can. Old tin cans, free from rust and dirt, are worth S12 a ton. There are about 8,000 cans In a ton. More Worthy of Respect. "I's got mo' respeck fob a mnn dat goes flshln' on Sunday," wild Untie Kben, "dan I has fob de one il.it hangs nround de bouse wlf a grouch an' ex-' liccts de whole family to wait on hlni. rnendtnlp. Friendship Is the transfiguration of service; Ihe creation of a new mo live; redeeming life from Its drudgery, and tending the pulse-bent of Joy Into the most trivial task. Donald Sage Mackay, . Ancestral Brains. Home folks live on the glory of their ancestors. They tell, of the great things they did and the greater things they thluk tbey did. Then whtn they get the ear of tome one eieelnlly sympathetic and creduloua, tbere la an eruption of boast of greatness that might bare been. These poor creatures live In the past, It'a no wouder they do In the present. yearling mule; 1 pair of Sponge Growth In Mediterranean. The best simge come from Ihe Le vant, In the eastern Medllerrhiienn, and are ohtulued by dlWng. The Le vantine kHuge divers often cut pieces from large sKngcH, replant the pieces, and tie them to stakes to keep tin in from being swept nwny by Ihe current. They soon grow ut an enormous rate. Foresight An Irusclhlti und not very Judicial person had been listening to a lengthy iirgumeul on whether Ireland should or should not huvy home rule. 1'lnully he (ould conlulu himself mi longer and burst out; "I with they'd gle Viu homo rule ami then give me the mutlou picture rights." Outlook, Secrets of tht 8almon. A tingle smle from a talmon will tell you lit owner's age, and whether his pickings have been slim or the op IMislle. When viewed through a micro acope. the acale will reveal tiny lines, which have developed at the rate of 10 a year. Lines crowded close prove that the salmon has beeu living high. Lines widely spread Indicate a acant diet. J. A. Beazlev FUNERAL DIRECTOR Ofllce Over National Hank. Kesidenee t'hone 3. Office Phone 27 LANCASTKIt, KY. H. J. PATRICK, Dentist. Paint Liok, Kentucky. Or. Printus Walker VETERINARIAN. Call. Antw.r.d Promptly Day or NilM. Phon. 317. LANCASTER. KENTUCKY. Honaker Fine Cut Flowers. John M. McRobertt. W. A. WHEELER DENTIST LANCASTEIt, KENTUCKY, Olllce over Storm's Drug Store. Hours S 12 a.m. 1 I p.m. 7:-9p.m. BOOKKEEPING Batltita.PkeiMraliy TYPEWRITING and TELEGRAPHY In rri,iiWmNrtMsit m - I. .-" "t.l.f Ulna WULai'tl B- SMiTII. UilaflM, BLr Have Varying Terma. Judge of the state supreme court are chnen for a Dim! term of yean, varying from two In Vermont to 2t In I'ennsylvanla. Klghteen states have a term of six years, seven atates of eight years. Five atatea of 12 year, one of fourteen year 'and one of fif teen. Indiana ha tlx years. In all the spates they are eligible for re election. Crimean War. The Crimean war occurred In 18S.V SO, between Ituasla nn one aide and tbe allied force of Turkey, France and flreat Itrltaln on the other. It grew out of dominating and aggressive claim by llussla. Tbe war took It name from that It wa mainly waged In a Itutslan peninsula on Ihe border of the Illark sea, a strip of country called Krlm or Crim by tbe Itustlans and Anglicised aa Crimea, pronounced Crlm-e-a, with the I short aa In crim inal and accent on the second syllable. It Helps! There can be no doubt as to the merit ol Cardui, the woman's tonic, in the treatment ol many troubles peculiar to women. The thousands ol women w ho have been helped by Cardui In the past 40 )rars, is conclu sive prool th.it it is a Rood medicine lor women who sutler. It should help you, too. Take CARDUI KjTtie Woman's Tonic m Mrs. N. C Varner, ol Itixson, Term., writes: "I was passing through the . . . 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