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8 THE1ADAIR COUNTY NEWS KT7H - :ir - - Mlh For the Season of 1 9 1 6 I will Offer For Public Service ;KOBLE PEACOCK No. 6828 A. S. H. R,. 'I' . .. 77W . v- . ? - -! - -Ml "' , , tr-T - t o n ,JfK r n ,m roTT . rOtO.OO to Insure a Living Colt . N ; 1916 . fX I . r 1916 :n DESCRIPTION: Noble is a Beautiful Bay with star and hind feet white. Is 15 34 hands high, has fine head and a Beautiful, long goose neck that comes of his weathers in the Peacock style. He is extremely fine from end to end. He carries a wonderful waterspout tail, goes the five gaites correctly, fast and in Brilliant form, everything considered, is the most attractive horse of the present time. Those owning good mares and want to breed to a very fine horse -4 should not overlook this fine horse. His colts are evidence of his breeding, the .best colts of any Iforse in Southern Ken tucky. Last year his colts wore the Blue Tie from sucklings to 2yearalds:' They were shown at Columbia., Horse Cave, Glasgow, Tompkinsville, and at the State Fair, at Edmonton, Cy. They were always in" the money. His colts are large and fine and about one.Jiali ofcthem are chestnut color. He marks them nicely and puts on 3 coats of paint, Noble Peacockr6828, by "Jordan" Peacock, No. 1L48, he by Peacock .f9,s he-by Blue Jeans, No. 3. Jordan's dam, Lena Rivers,No. 760 sHe hJCabbeirs Lexington, 3234, he by Gist's Blackhawk. Noble's dam by Artist Jewel, 882, he by,2hd Jewel, 84, he byjeweh Denmark; 70. Noble's 2nd dam by Artist, -75he by King William, 67; Artist's dam, Lucy, No. 50. -Noble's 3rd dam by Counselor", yduxan see froni the pedigree there is no better bred horse than Noble Peacock. -'v Eight Big Mammoth Jacks I-have 8 Jacks and will stand, just as many of them as will take to accommodate all that come. to wait, or go. home and come back some other time. You witt not have JACK NO. ONE. 1 At the head of this great herd of Jacks is Highway, 8 years old last October, 15 hands 'high and has sired more first-class mules than any Jack that was ever in Adair county. A number of his colts has sold as high as $125.00 at weaning time and $440 a pair at 2 years old and he is the surest Jack I have ever seen. ' He was aired by L. ,W. Preston's fine Jack Highway at Glas gow, Ky., and he by Napoleon a 16 hand Jack at Lexington that sold for $1,500.00. Highway's dam was by Gov. St. John, a 161 hand Blue-Grass Jack and he was by-Gov. Wood, one of the best Jacks that is living or dead. Highways 2nd dam was by Hubbies Brignolia a $1,500. JACK NO. TWO. Is Kentucky's choice. A black Jack 16 hands. 4 yearsold and the Jack that won the Blue Ribbon at the Columbia Fair last Au gust. Choice is Black with white points. 1 61 hands high, 4 years. Ears 36 inches from tip to" tip of ear. 118 inches from tip to root of tail. 72 inches round girth, 22 inches round the arm. 16 inch knee. 28 inches at stifled-joint. 2.2 inches round the hock and wears a No. 3 shoe. Choice was sired by Highway dam by the Sam Akens Jack, 4 miles west of Greensburg, Ky., a Jack that sold for $900.00. Choice 2nd dam by Terry's Liberty, a Jack that sold for $1,200. I JACK NO, THREE. - Is Kentucky's bsst 3 years old, 15 hands high. Sired by High way and first dam by Gov. St. John; 2nd dam by Imp Leon, 15 hands, 3rd dam by Terry's Liberty. JACK NO. FOUR. Is George Washington, 3 years old, 15J hands by Black Diamond he by Gov. Wood, Dam by Imp Leon. JACK NO. FIVE. Is Happie Jack 15 hands, 4 year old, and as fine as split silk. This Jack won the Red Ribbon at the Columbia Fair last August, show-v ed some first-class mules last year. JACK NO. SIX. Is Jack O 'Diamonds 5 years old, sired by G. Y. Thompson's 16 hand Jack and Dam by Gov. St. John, a 14 hand Jack. This Jack has shown some Extra mules, some of them 14 hands at weaning time. JACKS NO. SEVEN AND EIGHT. Is 2 years old, by Highway and Black-Diamond. My Jacks are all well broken and under gQod control. I have been in the breed ing business 38 years,, and know how to handle them. If you want the best come to my place and you will get it. Fee $10. for mare mule and $8 for horse mule, due when colt is foaled or mare traded. Pasture at 50 cents per week or fed at cost of feed. All care will be taken, but not responsible for any accidents. Stock Kami. Grady ville, Ky 1 .- "Nw fj n "n - (n n p f p v m n m n . m n T in