Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-09-23

q stronger Sneep market Oy ne cut
of the week.
Natl Live Stock Com. Co.
S. L. Riggs, Of Fiynt district, har
vested 2S4 bu. Of oats from s acres.
W. o. Smith, a graduate Of thu
} Missouri Military Academy, has re
turned to Cant and is now a full
Pledged ~auctioneer.
Dave Mcbride, of New Hope neigh
borhood, is feeding so head of good
hogs. He harvested 223 bu. Of whea
and 200 bu. of oats this year.
Dave Mcbride, OF New Hop.
Ia:ssSo-acoa, is feeding 60 head o
good hogs. He harvested 223 bu
of wheat and 200 bu. Of oats thii
year.
Andrew Kink, near Strother, hat
80 acres Of oats which averaged g.
bu. this year.
W. S. Ridgeway, of Harrison schoo
district, averaged 80 bu. OF oats t
the acre this years.
j. H. Long, OF near Sturgeon, has
been feeding a a load of goot
hogs.
L. E. VIM, one of Flynt districts
most prominent planters, harvested
40 bu. of oats to the acre from II
acres this year.
NJ. L. Sits. of near Cant, hat
40 aeers of oats in this season
which harvested 50 bu. to the acre.
Mrs. L. z. VIM, OF near Cant
raised $50 chickens this year. She
recently delivered 80 in this city.
rhreshing has just stopped on the
r. p. Hopkins farm neal this city.
Ten acres Of wheat averaged IS bu.
and 20 acres Of oats made a good av-
erage.
G. S. Ray, residing Z miles east
OF this city, averaged 26 bu. of wheat
to the acre when he threshed this
season. He had 80 acres OF oats
in which yielded as bu., one Of the
best averages in his section.
G. D. Massey, living just over the
Monroe county line, IA miles north
OF this city, had 30 acres of oats In
that averaged Is Blu. and brought 35
cents in this city. He had Z acres of
millet, when cut which made 6 good
stalks.
Elmer Dicus, one of Audrain's most
prosperous young planters, harvested
1900 bu. of oats off of 40 acres of
land this year. He sold it last week
for 35 cents.
Leslie Davis, of Audrain, was repre-
scented on the St. Louis market Tues
day with a load of stock including
hogs that averaged 25S lbs. and sold
at $3.50, the top of the market.
V. c. MCGOWAN, who farms near
Cant, spends part of his time selling
tightening rods and finds it a pay.
ing business. He had As acres of
good corn this year.
A. ]. Hall, of Wilson township, had
80 acres Of oats in which averaged
30 Blu. He says corn In his neigh.
oorhood averaged from Is Blu. to the
acre up to 60 Blu.
J. T. Douglass, residing 8 miles
north Of Centralia, had 80 acres oil
corn in that averaged 80 Blu. this
year. His oats averaged SO bu. and
he had % acre. in.
John Elsie, living near C~entralla,
had S. acres of pats in this year
that harvested rs bu. to the acre.
The United States Packing Co. will
likely establish a feeding station at
their plant here and expect that from
5000 to 10000 spring chickens will
be fed on buttermilk shipped here
from a Kansas creamery.
Galloway county, Mo, did herself
proud Tuesday when F. o. Link.
one of her most progressive young
feeders marketed a load of 1885,
pounds yearling steers at $S.5O,I
best price ever paid on this mar
ket for cattle of that weight and class
and as high as has ever been real
lied for full loads OF any weight
We have to go back to 1902
10 find the record price Of $3.50. u
Reporter.
Stock Notes
tt J. Vanlandingham, near Row.
ena, sold a pair of 8 year old mules
10 j. Z. Holloway for $475. Hel
them from H. r. Blades last
for $425. Holloway recently
sold a pair Of big ones to Joe Conf
iidine for $500.
d. F. Terrill, near Rowena, got
good idea Of how his corn would
urn out when he began feeding It
his hogs last week. He cut 12
each one ~ hills square, and
yield was 5 Blu. to the shock.
counting 120 ears to the bushel. Ter
Ill has 90 acres like this.
James Young, southwest Of Paris,
states the Appeal, sold 100 head Of
.3OO-lb. steers to A. d. Buford for Mr.I
3obbett, Of Lewis county, Monday,
It s5.S5. They were grass cattle. Mr..
paid A. G. Beaver $50 perl
lead for them in March. Mr.. Blu.
ord also bought 8 from Paul Bounds
II $3.50.
Some top-notch sales. as usual,
made at the Paris Fair, says
he Appeal. This time yearling mules
we're in the hmlight. olden and Guy,