Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-26
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n LOCAL GRAIN MARKET
q corn-se TO CO cents.
s wheat-e5 cents.
n oats-s0 to 30 cents a
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A1nezon Collins, northwest OF
Mexico, soia Ed. Hamilton. Of near
Benton City. q mule colt that
brought $40. The dam Of this
colt was purchased 4 years ago and
each year she has brought him a
COX. The first colt brought Si40.
second $50. third $3.50; total *
$3.50. BESIDES these the colts have
brought hin ti50 IN premiums.
II. T. spAar, residing = niles
north Of this city, had 50 acres Of
oats IN this year that averaged Sc
bushsl He has 45 acres o corn
that looks fine and promises = large
acreage. HIS parertss Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Spar, OF ulinols are
visiting him Mr.. Spar says Au-
drain land looks as good as 500 an
acre Illinois Land and he Is greatly
pleased with IL
FennewaM & Co, Of Audrzin. are
among the well known and extensive
feeders shipping TO the St. Louis
market were represented with two
loads OF good butcher cattle to-day.
Their sale was represented with 81
head Of hehers averaging 735 lbs.
that sold straight at se.S5.
The Hazeldne orchard, compris-
ing 2.000 acres west Of Springfield,
Mo-, Is expected 10 yield between
$4,000 and 10000 barrels Of apples
valued at more than $4,000. Much
Of the output Of this orchard goes
to England and Germany.
W. C. Berry Of Audrain, states to
the Live Stock Reporter: 1T would
be a severe blow 10 the farmers
to have the corn crop damaged now
after such glowing prospects. There
viii be considerable feeding . tae
con crop turns out as favorable as
reported by the different farmers.
However, If the price of feed is
rendered as high as last year very
few farmers viii try and feed ex.
tensively."
s. P. Sutton, a prominent farmer
and stockman Of Audrain county,
Mo-. marketed a load Of nice,
smooth butcher hogs that averaged
225 lbs. and sold at 1910 the top Of
the market in St, Louis Monday.
g. II. Fennewah, a well known
feeder Of Andrain county, Mo, mar
keted 2 steers Of 1861 lbs aver.
age at 800 in 81 Louis.
McGee Bros. have delivered 1856
bushels OF wheat to Mexico dealers
getting 95 cents.
j. @. CrIwford harvested 1900
bushels wlsat this year that brought
80 cents.
Jacob and Henry siegel, residing
10 miles northeast OF Mexico have
been delivering a fine crop of yell
low corn to Hathaway at 90 cents
bu.
Robert Grange. Of near Laddo-
mia. has Fl two year old mules that
are good ones.
Blum Bros, northeast Of this city,
disposed Of ESQ bu. Of old corn in
Mexico at 60 cents. They have sew
era hundred bushels left.
w. Z. Sims. on the c. w. Lewis
place, had an average Of wheat that
made % 1.2 bu. He lis feeding 81
head OF good siyear-old cattle.
Geo. Kellerhals. Of Eureka neigh
borhood, had 100 acres Of cats aver
aging 35 bu.
Mlt Householder has disposed of
145 hogs part Of which brought ST.
and part $3.50, bringing in all s2S65.
Under q lnew arrangement to syg-
tematically improve the roads Of
Atchison county, Kansas, each trus-
tee will be required to ha We bis town
ship Of road dragged after every hard
rain. It is estimated that a mile Of
road can be dragged once at a cost Of
fifty cents, and that the cost OF keep.
ing each mile In good condition dur
ing a year will be s5. The new Law
calls for a special tax levy to create a
road fund.
]. q. Toalson, 3 miles north Of
Sturgeon, has one of the best farms
Ia bis section that harvested a good
crop Of cats and wheat.
Grant Fickllh, north OF Sturgeon,
one Of the best known planters in Au-
drain county, says oats in his section
averaged between 20 and IS bu. and
the corn Is badly In need Of rain.
Hiram Hartley, north OF Sturgeon,
bad 40 acres Of oats in that averaged
"a bui corn crop Is In good shape.
@. Il. LittreIl, OF northwest Au:
drain, one Of the best known farmers