Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-12-09
DIRECT TO EUROPE.
A Solid Train of Monroe County Cat
tie Shipped From Paris to England.

EfOtu APPEAL.
The biggest sight seen at Paris in a
long time was the IA car loads OF fancy
cattle bought by Hathaway, the big
Boston exporter, and shipped out Sat-
urday morning. Men stood around the
pens for an hour at time feasting
their eyes on the great, blocky steers,
wishing that their stomachs could
feast on juicy steak or tender roast
from one of their fat carcasses, and
signing to think the ''blawsted" Brit
isher across the ocean would feast and
fatten on all this richness.
The first lot to arrive at the pens
was brought in by J. r. Showers &
Son. There were Ill head in the lot and
they averaged 1882 lbs. at the Nc
Kamey scales. The biggest steer in the
bunch weighed 1900 lbs, and several
more averaged over ton. Price paid
for the lot $5 per cwt. These cattle
were all fine, big fellows, well fatted
and attracted lots of complimentary
remarks from stockmen.
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Vaughn. There were Al of them, all
as fat as butter and as fine as silk.
They averaged 1889 lbs at McKamey's.
Every steer in the lot was O perfect
model, smooth, fat and fine-haired--
just the kind the best feeder In the
land would like to handle. They sold
at $5.10 per cwt.
The last lot was brought in by Clark
Vaughn-32 steers that averaged 1880
after a rough drive to the Mckinney
scales. Experienced stockmen have
been Dragging about this bunch Of
cattle for three months and nothing
too good has been said about them.
They were as fine as fidd,es and az
smooth and even lot as experience
and good judgment could get together.
The biggest steer in the lot weighed
1920 lbs. Price paid s5. 10 per cwt.
HOW THEY WERE HANDLED.
Speaking of his cattle, Mr.. Showers
said: "We bought the Ill head just
sold, last fall at 4c. They averaged
1900 lbs. On January we put them
on feed, allowing less than peck Of
corn per steer per day. We kept this
up until May 1, when we put them ON
grass and increased the corn to full
peck a day. We kept this up until
they were sold. They were never on
full feed. Mr.. Waltz, Hathaway's
buyer, said 1t was the fattest lot Of
cattle he ever saw for the amount Of
corn they were fed. think the gain
they made is a big tribute to the possi-
bilities of Moproe county grass. They
drifted 1880 lbs. per steer when de-
livered. This has been an extremely
unfavorable year for feeding. The
extreme changes in the weather dur
ing the winter and spring, the long
wet spell, the screw worms, the long
drouth and the extreme heat made
feeding an uphill business"
81 bought my bunch of steers last
fall at $685." said Bob Vaughn. "On
January they averaged about 1925
lbs. / fed them peck of corn q day
and plenty Of hay and grass up to the
middle of October, when / put them
on full feed. They consumed an av-
erage of 20 barrels of corn. Friday
was a terrific day for weighing and
the cattle fell good deal short Of
what they would on nice warm day.
As it was, they averaged 1891 pounds
drifted."
Clark Vaughn bought his cattle in
Galloway county last fall at 1885. 81
put them on full feed January 1, he
said, "and they averaged 1135 pounds.
run them through till the last OF
September on peck OF corn day,
then put them on full feed. When we
weighed last Friday they averaged
| 1880 pounds drifted.o