Madlsouville, Ky.—"Nineteen" sure
ly played a tragic role in the last days :
of Roscon Ashley, buried at Grapevine. ;
He enlisted September 19, 1917. was I
wounded September 19, 1918, died No- j
vemher 19 of the same year and his |
body arrived in the United States \
November 19, 1920.
What Little Brother Bagged.
Mndisonville. Ky.—Roy Oakley, aged
fifteen, will live, though 71 shot liar) to
lie picked from his body by a surgeon,
and Itis- little brother, Tommy.
Tommy shot Kov
n.'ui mid)!I hunting,
.••si i ,-td of I he Ic.tii'r
PRICES OF FARM
LAND INCREASE
■
Jump 65 Per Cent in Five Years,
According to Estimates of
Secretary Meredith.
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j FACTOR IN FARM OWNERSHIP
i
!.
I while Reflection of Upward Move
ment of Commodity Prices, It In
dicates Increasing Scarcity of
Farm Land.
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Washington.—During the last five
years the selling price of farm land
and Improvements in the United States
| increased 65 per cent, accotding to es
; t!mates made by the secretary of agri
culture in his annual report to the
Between March, 1919, and
: President.
Marcb ]920i the increase was 21.1.
Altb ' ,, tbe data for ^ 192 0 cen
mg are not yet availablei lt see ms
j p robnb ) ei t be secretary said, that
whlle tbe average price of farm land
and Improvements per acre increased
onIy 20 per cent during the 40 years
fro ; D 1860 t0 1900 prlce m 1920
, , s tw0 and one-half times that of 1910
; and nve tImes that of 2 0 years ago.
