Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-08-11

Joe Mongler says the corn in HE
section Is thriving in fine shape.
William schutte's oats averaged %
bu. and might have averaged 81 IN,
but were threshed too early. uls
wheat averaged 7 1-2 Blu.
Conrad Schultz, Jr.. has 27 acres Of
wheat that promise 10 bu. to the
acre. His IS acres Of oats will make
a good yield. He has so acres Of
corn that is doing well.
G. Douchsnt. the popular postmaster
Of Mt Carmel, was in Mexico Wed.
nesday. He says the wheat in his
section viii average between 7 and :
bu. and oats about 40 bu. Corn looks
good except on the flat land.
olivet Church will start a pro.
tracted meeting the second Sunday
In August.
The botanical department Of the
Kansas State Agricultural College is
experimenting In the production Of
drought-resisting varieties of corn.
About a dozen varieties of Western
cora which have originated in varI.
Gus places ia the dry western coun-
ties Of Kansas are used as stock
for the experiment. These are now
being closely ~pcllenated to insure
their purity . future breeding work.
In addition. crosses are to be
made this summer between the West.
ern Dent varieties and an |extraordi.
nary variety OF Chinese corn obtained
by Professor Roberts from the United
States Department of Agriculture.
This orn has singular drought re.
sis'an' characters which enable il to
srow and make a crop where all 9th.
err varieties fan.
The grain Of tho Chinese corn IS
lrfetior, but the effort is being
made TO combine thedrought resistant
characters OF the Chinese corn with
the grain quality of the Western Dent
varieties by crossing.
Leslie Davis. q progressive young
farmer and cattle feeder OF Martins.
burg, Mo-. Is here buying a string
Of heavy feeders, says the Kansas
City Drovers Telegram. Mr.. Davis
belongs down la the east half of the
state. in Andraln county, where a
great many cattle are fed. III now
looks very much as If we would be
better than ever prepared to feed
next winter" said Mr.. Davis. 1--WE
never had a better hay crop, and it
has been harvested In good shape.
Then the oats crop was a big one,
and that, too went up in the best of
condition. After the oats was harvest
ed there came up an after growth in
the oats field that is just the very
best Of feed for cattle. This feed
will last till frost comes. They will
furnish good feed till after the holi-
days, and perhaps till along towards
spring. unless there is heavy
snow. The corn is now caring out
and the ground Is moist and nice. We
had rains all along, and this kept
the corn growing very fast. a few
more showers viii put the finish %
it. The acreage is large, and we
ought to have a whole lot of corn
are short on cattle. We do not
raise any cattle down that way. We
simply buy them on the open mar
according to our needs, and &C.
cording to the amount Of feed We
nave. If the corn natures right We
can feed a great many, as We will
have the forage feed as well as
the corn. Recently a good deal Of
corn has been sold and moved
out Of the community. We have been
pretty fair corr crops down
that way for several years"
John Burgess Large Acreage
John Burgess. residing north of
this city, says his oats averaged %
to the acre. Mr.. BURGESS had
N so acres Of oats. He SAYS he has
$40 acres OF corn this year
hat promises to be the best he ever
He Gays the general pros.
for corn in his section Of the
are most flatterlng.
Mr.. Burgess will plant some wheat