Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-18
Some Stock
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Farm Notes

week in and week out. A couple OF
dsyslast week he let himself out a
notch and shucked and cribbed $50
bu. for ]. ". Smith.
John Burgess who farms ON the
old Robinson place, north d this
city. states Il the cold weather had
not set ia Just at this time. the
farmers would have been forced to
put their stock on the wheat as Il
was growing too rapidly in The
spring.iike weather. Mr. Burgess
adds he ' saw stock do better
than Il has the past few weeks and
all Of his are in tiptop condition.
Powell & Mundy. well known Au-
drain county. Mo, patrons were rep
resented on the ST. Louis market
with a consignment Of stock among
which we're l2 steers OF 1914 lbs.
average that commanded $685..
Al the sixth sale OF Shorthorns
from the Forest Grove herd. in Cal
Isway, owned by Judge Thos. F. Muir
ray, held Wednesday, there was a
good attendance and fair prizes re-
alizfd. L. w. Pnouty Of Council
Pluffs. Ia, was one Of the largest
buyers at the sale. The total amount
ea to $a7ee.
The Wabash railroad has notified
It's agent here that II viii take ex-
hibits from points along its line
to Omaha for the National Corn
Exposition, free of charge. The
exposition is to be held Decem-
Der 6 to IS, but all exhibits must
be in Omaha Nov. q. Accordingly
the Wabash viii carry a special
baggage car on its train, known
as No. 8, Wednesday, November "a
This train leaves st. Louis al
900 a. m. and viii pick up exhibits
from St. Louis, Mexico and othel
points to Omaha.
NJ. Z. Jones, a prominent city
farmer and shipper Of Audrain coun
ty, NO., was on Mondays marks
with TWO cars of heifers of his Owl
feeding, says the ST. Louis Liv'
Stock Reporter. While here Nj
Jones said to a representative o
this paper: I'VE have had consider
able rain in my vicinity Of lat
and it is beginning to look as thougl
we are going to have a typica
Missouri winter. l hardly thin,
there will be as much feedini
done With us this winter as tn
preceding one. Corn is very higl
selling at present at fifty cents pc
bu. Feeding stuff Is also high an
scarce and especially hogs as W
have had considerable hog choler
. lately and a great many of the feet
+ ers are afraid to buyhogs. TheI
was a great deal Of wheat SOW
, this year with us, which, thf
. present Is looking fine and II
prospects for a good crop are ver
favorable Just now. There will b
e a large acreage Of corn put In ne,
I spring. All things considered n
farmers are feeling very cheerfl
and prosperous, for with us the farm
ers are Of an optimistic dispositio
any way you hit them"
r. X. X. Euckner, n Of the mo-
prominent shippers and feeders
Galloway county. Mo, was in S
Louis Wednesday and bought tW
D loads OF Iice butcher stuff, whiC
} he intends feeding this winter. M
" Bnckner said to a reporter fl
the St. Louis Live Stock Reporte.
we have had fine rains up o.
way and the fall grass is better thu
y usual with us. Wheat is lookir
4 better than it has for years and Il
prospects for a good crop ne.
year look very %flattering. The
was more wheat sowed with us tn
year than in former years. The col
is turning ont much better tn;
expected and considering everythin
ID ! think we have had a very go,
. year. They are feeding a gre
" many mules in Galloway this Wi
ter, but not many cattle. Hogs a
he very high ard scare with us at Il
lie present and l feelsurre that they W
sr remain 50 for some time to come"