Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-05-05
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foWeH a Mundy marketed In st.
Louis Monday from Audra4n county
a load of 222Ib hogs that brought
$945 which was 2 lie more than
the top OF the market In Chicago.
Joe consldlne bought from o. B..
Davis, of near Thompson, a bunch OF
stock hogs that averaged about 100
lbs, at 1926 a cwt. this week.
r. p. Johnson, of near Martinsburg,
is feeding four loads of t~hree-year.
old cattle that he expects to have
ready in July or August. Mr.. John.
son has 100 fat hogs that will be
ready IN about three weeks.
There is still some fruit left,
though another frost would likely
kil what little remains" This state
ment was made by C. NJ. Fox. one
of Audrain couuty's most prominent
young farmers. 81 went through
my orchard after the last freeze and
found the damage was not as bad
as | expected, There is some fruit
and we will have part of a
crop, at least"
An expert, reporting on the out
look for fruit, says:
Apple orchards situated on the
highlands and exposed to the strong
winds and snow. probably will pro
luce this year not to exceed half a
crop. In these on hillsides, sloping
TO the east and south, where there
was some protection from this condi-
lion, the yield will be fair.
RUINS promise a fair crop. Straw.
berries escaped almost entirely. on
account of there being no frost. The
Loudly weather and winds during the
cold snap saved them. The indi.
'atlons are that the cherry crop :
Will be a total loss. don't look ),
or enough of this fruit to feed the
'rds. OF peaches, raspberries and :
'iackberries we cannot expect more !,
nan a quarter of a crop. as these :
rults were injured before the last :
Old spell" !
mr. Fox says the corn. IN his !
cotton, will have to be replanted
Is IL IS the early corn, this will moi
Materially interfere with the crop II !
lure weather conditions are favor.
oie and nothing unforeseen comes ,
} XII II. For a while the oata !,
oked badly but after the last "
'h 1hey fave shown marked inn. :,
'o'ement. Mr.. Fox Is very optIm.
concerning the crop outlook !
~ seems to mirror the opinion Of
any Others in Audraln. y
Inc fruit In my orchard Is practi. y Y,
all dead sadi William Mason !
'e OF the most Interested borticul. "
r'sts In Audrain, and a man wbo %
q studied fruit for years. "The =
stil stick to the tree and =
Z pump and solid but thew arc :.
" n the seed seems dead
pect them to fall off about Tho
ne they reach the size of ! y
ms thumb
1 believe most of the frnlt around =
Is dead. There win be a fair =
Oh o~hckberries and strawber.
out that is about all. The ~
e]e Didn't hurt the wheat which ei'
No' any too promising. Most ~ D De
early corn that was above ground ul
en- the last freeze came viii bora as
" ~replanted, as it was killed.
lnere will be a few strav Wy
: raised here this year but M ma.
Hooton. ~ nod for
"ere may be some blackberrles ~ p
:. 1'poefnes. but the crop Il =
y managed. All of the paacbos
rs apples, plums and other fr,tt
that were OF q f9f
I. irom the
gardens which suffered bv A.,
.oSt a week ago. have MIA. AT
I'D the last few days. The ~. =
j peas. onions and radinheg.
IN went down ,,nd-
: nave put forth with renewed
:. ana m a few days local ear Il
market" on eau