Jefferson Had a Drill The 1808 Letter on Early Farm Machinery
A passage from 1808 shows Thomas Jefferson's deep interest in better farming. He sought an advanced drill by Mr Martin to send to the Agricultural Society of Paris and requested careful packing for shipment to Fredericksburg. The note, wired to John Taylor, reflects early innovation in agricultural implements.
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Tury
Thomas Jefferson
John Taylor
Martin
Agricultural Society of Paris
Wakefield-Davis Firms Plans Big Greene Property Sale
J M Wakefield and John F Davis of the Wakefield Davis Company Shelbyville completed the deal for the L B Greene place on the Grassy Lick pike. A subdivision sale was held at Smithfield last Tuesday and another big lot sale is planned for North Middletown this Tuesday. They will then subdivide the Greene property for public sale in Mt Sterling during late April or early May.
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Messrs
J. M. Wakefield
John F. Davis
Wakefield-Davis Company
Shelbyville
L. B. Greene
Grassy Lick Pike
Smithfield
North Middletown
Mt. Sterling
Greene
Wakefield- Davis Company
Victory Loan call for subscriptions in Montgomery County
The county quota is 279100 dollars, about three quarters of the Fourth Liberty Loan. Bonds mature in four years at 434 percent, with limited amount. Banks will handle subscriptions through depositors. The drive closes Saturday May 10. John G Winn, Chairman.
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Montgomery Co
Montgomery County
Secretary of the Treasury
John G, Winn
BUILD LIME SHED
Farmers near Lewisport Kentucky push for a ground lime shed to haul lime stone to farms. Each farmer may take only five dollars worth to share access. County Agent notes funds in bank plus freight for two carloads of limestone and credits 18 progressive farmers. The crossroads oracle says buying fertilizers is fine but not those that can be produced on the farm.
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Lewisport
Cross Roads Oracle
Bourbon Chief
Bessie Lee
Forrest Denmark
Blue Jeans
J. Thornton Woodford
Pig in Ditch Sparks Church Row in Kentucky Farmland
A Kentucky county agent reports a pig in a ditch causing costly trouble for a rural church. He was asked to influence a farmer to stop being expelled for buying a pair of Joe Orion 2nd pigs on Sunday for about two hundred dollars. Hartman Wardrobe trunks advertised at Walsh's.
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Kentucky
Joe Orion
1919 Woodford Stock Farm Insurance Sale Ad
Auction notices list a sale at Woodford Stock Farm one mile south of Mt. Sterling Kentucky in the season of 1919 with a bid price set at 15 dollars to insure a ...
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Woodford Stock Farm
Mt. Sterling, Ky
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Settles CO
F.C. Duerson
W. S.lloyd Land & Priest
M. R. Hainline
Jefferson
Tion
Manhattan
Walsh’s
Cross Roads
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine CO
J. H. Brown
F.f.dalley Corporations Ltd
Buffalony
BUICK
Main
Tank Eyee
College of Agriculture
Case Corn Planter
Chenault
Orear
J. A. Scobee
John G. Roberts
Sterling
Colt
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