Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-20

Every farmer and ranchman In the
country ownes the quail and the prairie
chicken the e Of a livelihood
through the winter season when the
ground is covered with snow and feed
scarce and hard for them to get. A
little corn scattered in places where
they are known to frequent will be a
good investment and one which you
will appreciate when they commence
to pay you back next Summer, with
interest by the determination of grass
hoppers and other insects injurious to
grain and grass crops.
B. Bertels of this county had cattle
in St. Louis Wednesday morning, his
sales embracing 5 choice steers aver
aging AGO lbs at SO 25,5 head weighing
l120 lbs and one SOO-lb yearling steer
at IS 90 per cwt.
George A. Wells, secretary OF the
Iowa Grain Dealers association, has
made an estimate Of. 1881, 900, 900 bushels
as the Iowa CORE crop for 1906. Last
years crop was 345, DOC, 900 or 6O,0oO,O 600
less than Wells estimate for this
years.
G. T. Faddis, a well known stock
man Of this county, was in st. Louis
Thursday with 221 steers of 12l7 lbs
average that commanded 1915. They
we're of his own feeding and were a
nice lot,
G.. r. Faddis was among the Aud
rain county, Mo-, farmers and feeders
who had good steers on Thursday St
Louis market q head Of steers OF his
own raising and feeding averaging
1877 pounds and selling at 1918.
f. Ii. Roberts, of Audraln county
was among those who had cattle or
Thursdays late st. Louis market p
head of steers and heifers and feeding
averaging 1861 lbs and selling at s5.7I
per cwt.
The Department Of Agriculture has
been testing alfalfa seed for the pur
pose of ascertaining whether samples
submitted are adulterated. The re
suits Of tests made Of 1852 samples OBJ
tained showed that 160 or nearly one
half the total number, were adulter
ated with the destructive plant dod
der, nine samples with yellow trefol
and nine with bur clover.
The first car load of new broom corr
crop in Charleston, ILL.,, was shipped
east Thursday by Harryman Bros
local brokers. The brush was a fin
article, being in the pink Of condition
known as "pea green" The pric
paid was 800 a ton, and the grower
are much pleased over the prospect 10
high prices this year.
Powell & Mundy marketed ia hea
of 6e-lb lambs that brought S7.65 Tus'
day in st, Louis.
Il ]. D. Llewelyn had hogs on the 81
Louis market Tuesday.
John W Stephens had a load
. sheep on Tuesdays st. Louis markeI
Coontz s. Helm with cattle AM
; hogs and Powell s. Mundy with hog
were shippers who marketed stock
st. Louis Tuesday.
n wv Llewellen had 4 car loads {
stock on Mondays st. Louis market.
} Last week in st. Louis 2549 sa'
= horses we're recorded and 1901 mul'
: were received for disposal, with d
through horse and 46S through null
A making a total of 1896 head 7
ceived for the period.
] d Lewellen was a well know
shipper having a three car consignmel
Of hogs on Saturdays st. Louis ma
ket.
Powell & Mundy, regular shippe
from this county, marketed II hei
of hogs that weighed 2l3 pounds al
sold at the. top of the Market $3.50,
list. Louis Saturday.
Scatter a generous quantity of So
and wood ashes for the horse on {
ground and see how clean he will Gle
it up. 1t is good for pin worms.
The small breeder who Is ov'
stocked with horses should never
fuse a fair offer for such animals
he has decided to sell. Cost OF keepi
and risk of injury from accident
items that should not be overlook
by the man who desires to make {
hraadino of horses prOfitable.