Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-02

letter to substantial farmers
all over the county:
My DEAR SIR--Please be so kind as to
answer, at your earliest possible conven-
fence, the questions herein asked and mail
to this Office at once.
What per cent. of a corn crop Will be
raised In your township?
In what township do you live?
What is the outlook for fall grass, and
how are other crops?
How are times generally in your neigh
uorhood7
How are the people pleased with the
county Democratic ticket2
r. NJ. WHITE,
Prop'r Ledger, Mexico, Mo.
Answers are coming in as follows:
SALT RIVER TOWNSHIP.
MoL1No, Aug. 26.-Fully fifty per
cent. of corn crop will be raised.
Wheat and oats are good; the late
rains will make good grazing. Times
are good. Not q murmur about the
county ticket. Phil REBMAN.
MEXICO, Aug. 26.-Forty per cent
OF corn crop will be raised. Outlook
for fall grass very poor; wheat and
oats made more than average crop.
Times very dull. Some are pleased
with the ticket, some are not; large
majority will vote the ticket.
r. H. DUDLEY.
YoUNGs CREEK, Aug. 28.-We have
about fifty per cent. of corn crop.
Fall grass is very short and dry; oats
very good; meadows good. Times
very good. The people are solid for
the Democratic ticket.
W. 81. McCUE.
Mexico, Aug. 26.-I think there
will be about sixty-five per cent. Of
corn crop. Grass Is very short. 1
don't see any change in the times.
The ticket is satisfactory to my neigh
borhood. o. G. RoBY.
YoUNGs CREEK, Aug. 27.-About
fifty per cent. of corn crop. Outlook
for fall grass poor; oats and mead
ows good. Times dull and nothing
doing. The people are pleased bully
with the county ticket.
j. w. SETTLE, NJ. d.
MEXICO, Aug. 26.-Fifty per cent.
of corn crop. Grass light and hay
good. Times dull. Only one dis
satisfsd Ean in my district.
T. r. YATES.
YoUNas CREEK, Aug. 25.-Fifty
per cent. of corn crop. Fall grass
poor at present; good wheat, oats
and hay. Times are hard and money
scarce. Well pleased with the tick
ct. Everybody for Carter.
THOMAS B. HENDRIX.
MEXICO, Aug. PIPER cent. of
corn crop raised is IS. Outlook for
fall grass poor; oats and wheat very
good; meadows poor. Times are
hard. The people generally r sat
isfied with the ticket.
MAJOR BYBEE.
MEXICO, Aug. 25.-Corn light ; be
about one-third crop. Fall grass moi
good; oats, hay and Irish potatoes
fair crop. Money scare and times
hard. The Clay men are all boilers
Locke men are satisfied.
r. A. BYRNs.
CUIvRE TOWNSHIP.
VANDALIA, Aug. 26.-About forty
per cent. of corn crop. Fall pasture
poor; potatoes good; oats very fair
Times rather hard. I am on tn,
other side of the fence and canno'
say about the ticket. j. H. BIRD.
LADDoNIA, Aug. 26.-Seventy pc
cent. OF corn crop. Poor oats ant
fax good. The people are pleased
first rate with the ticket, except Car
ter; Clay should be the candidate.
JAMES LYNCH.
LADpoNIA, Aug. 2S.-Fifty pc
cent. of corn crop. Fall grass ha'
started up nice but needs more rail
to make it good; oat crop good
Times are hard. No dissatisfaction
in this part of the county.
E. l.. GRIasBY.
FARBEE, Aug. 25.-Some fields one
half crop, others not one-fourth
Grass will be good with rains; oat
and meadows good. Times are dull
money scarce and hard to collect
People are pleased all right and vii
support the ticket generally.
M. r. X. BIGGs.
VANDALIA, Aug. 23.-Half to three
.fourths crop. Fall grass not good
too dry for 1t; oat crop good. TIL
times are generally fair. No com
plant about the ticket so far as l ca
learn. G. G.. DANIEL.
FARBER, Aug. 25.-Sixty-iye pc
cent. Of corn crop. Fall grass no
good; other crops good. Times ar
only moderate. Everybody in thi
section I have heard talk are yer
much pleased with the ticket.
j. j. ALEXANDER.
FARBER, Aug. 25.-About sevent
per cent. a corn crop. Grass shol
for want of rain other crops fine q
I ever saw. Times tolerable hare
The ticket gives general satisfactio
without any exception, and will r.
ceive the full strength in November
d. w. HARRINGTON.
PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP.
WORCESTER, Aug. 27.-One-tird
corn crop. No fall grass; half Gro
oats; hay average. Times hard an
money scarce. All Democrats we
:. pleased with the ticket.
j. f. whitley.
FARBER, Aug. 24.-Fifty per cen
Of corn crop. With another rain ia
grass will be good. Times general
fair. Ticket just splendid.
WILLIAM LAKE.
WORCESTER, Aug. 26.-About fift
per cent. of corr crop. Fall gra:
poor; wheat and oats normal; ha
fair yield; broom corn good. Time
generally considered very dull. I'll
people are we'll pleased with tickle,
only about two soreheads.
Isaac Hams.
WORCESTER, Aug. 25.-About thi
ty per cent. of corn crop. Fall graz
will be tolerably fair il it rains ; ha
an oat crop. Times generally yer