Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-10-07

gooG one.
RE. Travis, Of near Iaddonia, has
sown 20 acres Of wheat this fall.
He says i Is pretty dry In his neigh
borhood.
Otto scbopp sold a 3 year old mare
to q Tennessee buyer last week for
ss5.
Among the Mexico horses at the
State Fair this week are: B. r.
MIddleton,s saddle mare. Minnie
King. and the fine pair Of harness
horses, Bonnie Maid and Latta Boy.
Tom Bass shipped twelve head, I'm
Guiding Princess Belle. Marshall
Chief, Rex Chief A. Jack o. Dla-
monds, Moko Star. Louis A. and
Orange. r. II. Cauthorn took Rex
Edmonston. B. R. Middleton took
the considlne and Middleton mule
that has proven the winner at all
OF the fairs in this part Of Mis-
sonri.
R. Z. Mayes. a young Andrain
countian who has recently moved To-
Phelps county and rented himself $50
acres OF good land. is much pleased
with his new home. He says the
crop was about the SAME as in Au-
drain this year. as the drouth cut in
to Il badly. Phelps county is al
great fruit growing district and he
has an excellent orchard on his
place. He states there were so many
summer apples in his section that
much of the fruit was neglected and
lay upon the ground rotting.
Henry D. Cant, a prominent farm
er and stockman, Of Audrain county,
Mo-, and a regular patron Of the st.
Louis market for more than quar-
ter OF a century, had in 12S head of
western sheep In yearlings that av-
eraged 1O1 lbs. and brought $500.
Live Stock Reporter.
Lots of wheat is being planted in
Galloway county this fall. In Cedar
township a third more than usual is
being sown.
Henry T. Painter, OF near Santa Fe.
had sale on January 2, 1902, at
which time he sold an extra good
span Of mares to John Dowell. In
September Of the same year he bough
the mares back for $3.50. since which
time these mares have raised 10 colts.
one and the other 7. He has on his
farm i6 horses and mules-7 mules
and 8 horses and mares--which are
either the increase from these mares
or their increase has paid for. In
other words as Mr.. Painter puts II.
they have paid for all the horse and
mule stock on his farm. He thinks
the 16 head would sell at an average
price Of S110. How does this strike
you as a paying proposition? si760l
In years on an investment OF $3.50, /
besides the mares paid their way In
work.-Perry Enterprise.
John spellman, in the western sec. |
non OF the county, sold a 3 year old
mare to Granville crump for s1s5 |
This Is the mare John TuesdaIeI
sold three weeks ago for $780,
Fountain and Bartee, of near Cen.
tralia, sold one car load of hogs atI
S1.65 to John Humans.
D. W. Robinson and Andrew Burk.
eye,' Of Western Audrain, sold onei
load of hogs to David schoop for anvil
nay in January at 7c.
James Thompson, of west Audrain.I
'old 20 hogs to Joel Stevens and 12Il
o N. Mallory for &c. L
VIM. Engle. of west Audrain .
bought 10 two year old steers for s40I '
'er head from parties near Wood. r
avn the other day. H.
selby Littrell, of Western An. r
rain, bought of ]. W. Robinson al
wo year old steers for s4.S5 Der cwt y
ast week.
Chas. Turner. in the western mart e
tne county, bought Of Henry Brv. Il
On mule colts for $3.50 each re-. C.
entity. In,
oscar Smith, of west Audrain paldI n
meon Winscott 500 for mule colt
{ got one from Robert Smith for
. last week
w. L. owings, in the western mart OF
'ne county, sold 16 yearling heif. a
! for t2O per head to Oscar Smith ~
is week. ' III
W. h. Pollard, of western Audrain =
"a silO'OO per head to D. willIamsII
~ yearling mules recently. III
Jhas. Dulaney, In the ,ou.I
= OF Audrain, paid Alex KniebtIi |
ID one. 70 aU
-A'sneriff Price Johnson has ,oIl
:" ., corn which Ia the bumperi
? IN his section. The stalks were
ut 10 feet high, as big around asli
nan arm and produced 80 nro IL
any the output was 80 bu onH
: several of the stalks are iii
'ent standing In front Of Eor
q, = oauthorn's store, where tbeU
eS J touch the second story wIn.f
, % On planted this 10 acresI
y, OF this year. The land is
GREGG bottom and some ~ az
% IN that section. The rooon.
y RAM ram flattened much of h ana H--
stretched on the ground % -
,ea . over rows. He is seoa ST-~'-
:" some Of his sheep at pres.
: Of the ears are so fine al
q u -. quality he will enterII III
yeek g 81, cauthorn corn sho, f..
he best aHe corn show will bring ~
sSIns ,Upnty this this year. Many ofII on II
LESS Of 'e,s ~" VIII exhibit, and III
.omo y :, 'ne {, drouth Audrain wln
some of the best ears in tbeIE