Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-09-09
Some Stock
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Farm Notes
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET
CoTn-60to 81 cents.
Wheat SL.W
0ats-32 to 80


ina 81 lbs sold At Sae0. Nc
heavy seers here good eu1ugh 70 90
lsboYe 500. Looks Ike mo8eTats
receipts ard a strong msrkE the re
naiadey q this week.
Hog receipts 5000. Market opened
sronE 10 &c higher; top sEf5. Chs
ed weak, 9 20 1oc lower that the
opening. Packers bought ~sparngly.
aHi a good MANI hnGz remain IN
sold Bulk Of all the hogs sold at
$500 TO ss5s. Outlook weak.
Sheep receipts 300. N0hlng
choice here. Market steady. Best
lambs or sale s7.I5; best mutton
sheep s4-59. Good many euIl
lambs ceiling a. s425 TO $475. and
sock sheep al S9.00 70 $3.50. Out
look steady.
Natl Live Stock Commission Co.
Henry K1oz has traded Nike
Quinlan his 50 acre farm at RusseH's
Ford for the atters 20e-acne farm
near Ltuleby. Mr.. Quinlan received
some cash to boot.
Cbeevsr Day, Of Lsddonia, who has
sold his home in that city for 1890.
has been In Mexico booking at prop
srty.
Mrs. Bruce has sold her farm
north Of this city to c. N. Fox
J.. H. Toalson. Of Sailing township,
has raised II children, has one Of
the best kept farms In this section
and Is considered one Of the most
systematic planters in A1drain, and
is raising high grade cattle and
mules. His Shorthorns are said to
be hard TO beat He harvested 1900
bu. Of oats this year and from ii A.
Of wheat threshed 200 bu. Mr.. ToaL
son Is an ex-coniederate and win at.
tend the reunion in Mexico the last
Of September.
p. r. Middleton shipped a car load
|of good mules from HallsyiIle, last
week TO Tennessee.
Fritz Zumstag's Ortiz Rose colt
has been q winner at the fairs in
this section. The colt Is a beauty,
and has much promise.
Middleton and Carter sold r. r.
Buckner recently 4 five years old
mules at 1910 a head.
Alec Carter sold R. r. Buckner 4
aged mules last week for 5000.
z. r. Barnes. a brother Of jolly
jim Barnes, and residing near
Clark, had 40 acres Of oats in this
year. He threshed 30 acres which
averaged IS bu. He has cut a lit
tie corn and the crop promises 50
bu. to the acre.
W. G. Bailey. who farms near
Laddonia had % acres Of wheat in
this year that averaged Is 10 bu.
to the acre He had 50 acres Of oats
in, 40 of which averaged 81 bn.
and the other 40 acres ~ bu. His
corn rs in fine shape.
A. Pfitzer, living 5 miles south Of
Mexico, harvested 1900 bu. of oats
this year. He had 30 acres In which
averaged IS bu. He reports his
corn crop as good.
c. T. Howard. on route 5, Mex
leo, had 40 acres Of oats that aver
aged 30 bu. this year. He held them.
His cor crop will not be as heavy
as at first promised because Of the
drouth. He recently sold some last
years corn, 1900 bu., at 20 cents.
F. L. Crosby recently purchased
the William Newkirk farm, south
OF this city, for a fraction over $50
an acre. This farm Is composed Of
ga acres, part Of which at one time
produced so bu. oats to the acre. Mr..
Negkirk may move to Mexico.
The Shire boys are almost through
~threshing. Monday they threshed
for Cbas. Hubert, north Of town.
T. NJ. futile, north of Mexico.
on what Is known as the Russell
farm, has IS acres Of early corr in
that promises fine production.
T. w. Lambert, Of near Duly
school house, harvested Gal bu. Of
off Of 20 acres, an average OF
~ bu. that weighed 81 pounds
TO the bu. He has 20 acres of fine
corn IN.
T.. s. G. Miller, who occupies the
Ben Cauthorn place north Of Mex.
leo, has Is acres of corn in which
good. His hay harvest was al
20 fine.
Fennewad Bros. two husthng
young farmers down Mantlnsburg
say their corn is showing up
excellent shape. They say har-
vest Of grain in their section resulted
n fine yields.
J.. II. billiard, a leading planter Of
his county, had As acres OF oats in
his year which averaged IS blu. His
sheat of 20 acres yielded Is bu.
The corn crop in his section is
BADLY affected by the drouth.
John Dermody, pne of the best
armers in the vicinity Of Benton
Jtty, had 625 acres Of oats that av.
Taged rs bu. and which he is hold.
ng for the market later on. He &
old some Of last years corn re- =
emily for zoe. T,
VIM. Avis, who lives 4 miles :
outhwest of Mexico, has cut lots of 1
God hay this year and his orr is '
J fine condition. He had 20 y
ores of wheat in that averaged Is u
u. and rs acres Of oats which aver.
ged 81 bu. d
The rain, last Friday might, was 4
netty general throughout the coun- ,
:, but was by no means heavy it
n
J. Hord Davis, northeast Of this II
iy, Is feeding some good cattle he
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