Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-07-26
IS CORN YET I N
Strong Chances that the Old Lead
er May Lose its Place IN
Missouri.

and binders have been placed on
Audrain county farms this season.
1t would begin to look from this
that the cry, "corn is king" is dying
out in this section, and before many
seasons will not be heard at all.
Though for years corn has been the
mainstay of the Missouri farmer,
he is beginning to see that smaller
grain is a surer crop. In the
minds of a great many the truth of
this last statement is yet unproven,
but the midsummer drouths of a
few seasons past have strengthened
the belief of most farmers that
corn will ultimately give way to
the small grain. Properly planted,
wheat and oats never fail and finer
crops of these staples are raised
no where in the world than right
here in Central Missouri.
With rains late in July and early
in August, corn would be the crop
in this section-but of late years
these rains have never come. The
Germans of Audrain county raise
much small grain and their native
brothers are rapidly dropping into
line, leaving corn to be raised in
the sections better suited to it. 1t
is only hoped that the prognostica-
tons of those interested in the cul-
ture of small grain will prove
amiss for the present season and
that abundant rains will make the
corn now planted produce abounti-
full harvest. But sooner or later
even If rains should chance to
come in eason this year-corn
must give way to the grains that
are harvested before our annual
August drouths begin.
Local dealers in harvesting ma
chimes were approached this morn
ing on this subject. They were
unanimous in the opinion that a
very few years will witness the
utter displacement of corn by
wheat and oats, in this section.
In the past four years they esti-
mate that the acreage of small
grain has increased from rs to 100
per cent. They all seem of the
idea hat Central Missouri was
intended as q small grain country
and hat time will evidence the
truth of their belief.
The sale of binders and harvest
ing machines from this city was
comparatively small, owing to the
fact that the immediate country
about Mexico has not yet been
gwen up to the raising of wheat
and oats. A great many machines
were sold from Laddonia, Wanda
liza and Centralia, for, as q dealer
said this morning, "a man can
start out the main streets of any
of those towns and from the cor
porate limits encounter nothing but
fields of small grain, for miles and
miles"
Democratic Central Committee.
The members of the Democratic
Central Committee, elected by the
County Convention held June 8,
1888. are hereby requested to meet
at the Court House in the City o.
Mexico on Saturday, August 4.
1888, at II o'clock a. M, for the
purpose of organization and the
transaction of such other business
as may properly come before said
committee. G.. G.. DANIEL.
S. NJ. LOCKE.
JOE E. MOORE.
Members of Committee.
The following r members o.
the committee:
C. A. Sans and Thos. Wisdom.
Sailing Township.
J. H. Potts and C. III. Bruce,
Wilson Township.
E. P. French and Walter Tratch'
ell, Loutre Township.
c. G. Daniel and NJ. r. X. Biggs:
Cuivre Township.
Hardy Doolin and Henry Web
Der, Linn Township.
J. w. Bolts and NJ. L. Raftery
Prairie Township.
j. E. Moore, S. NJ. Locke, join
B. Harrison, w. T. Winant, T. C
Henderson and DIR. Blankenship
Salt River Township.