Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-29

all the eggs and poultry they
can get.
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The Farmers Institute and Corn
Show has Just closed in Paris. Mon
roe county. 1t continued through two
days and resulted IN the formation Of
a local corn growers association. The
features Of the institute were the
talks on corn by ]. NJ. Jordon, Cur
tbs Hin. on good roads; Prof. Mey-
ers on hogs; Prof. Woodward on
d~airying; Miss Baily on household
economics.
Prof. Jordon, the Missouri Corn
Man. attracted the most attention at
the institute and went after the
farmers for allowing their land to
deteriorate Crop rotations and
seed breeding were the two things
urged and to bring the matter home
he gave the following interesting fis.
ures: MI =
Last year Monroe county had in
LOG, 191 acrres Of OIL and the aver
age yield was rs bushels to the
acre. Counting rent on land or In.
terest on the money invested the
cost per acre in producing corn in
this state is s12.26. Twenty,six bu.
at so cents a bu. gives a gross re
turn OF $40, which leaves a e profit
Of "A cents an acre to Mt. Aver.
age Farmer.
The yield in Monroe county is /
IA bushels per acre below the state
average the county would have rails
ed i4s, 900 more bushels Of corn than
1t did raise-enough at so cents a
bushel to build a new $74., 900 court
house, which he thought was sadly
needed. He said that We could
grow 40 bushels to the acre as cas-.
iy as we now raise 26, but not with
out awakening to the situation that
confronted us and abandoning meth
DDS that were yearly robbing u
soil and exhausting its fertility. For.
ty bushels to the acre would be
i $50, 900 more bushels than we o.
raise and would build seven rock
roads entirely across the county.
A special train for dhe distribution
Of seed corn and the methods of
growing corn 20 the best advantage
will be taken into all sections OF
Missorh by the officials of the State
Board Of Agriculture IN the early
spring. Every farmer who visits the
seed corn special viii have the
privilege Of buying a quart of the
very finest quality Of seed for ten
cents, the price that will be paid 10
the producer from whom It Is re-
ceived.
This Information was given by Prof.
Jordan, the State University corn
expert. The special train win be fur
nished by the Frisco railroad. Prof.
Jordan warned Missouri farmers
against buying alleged tested seed
corn at fancy prices. and expressed
the opinion that a large per cent of
ii was a rank fake. Prof. Jordan
insists that each community must
grow its own seed, and explained
that the lecture and distributing tour
now being planned was ito furnish
such seed and instructions as would
enable the people to do so.
e. Hughes, Of this city, has traded
his 1870 acre farm, 6 miles southeast
Of C~e1traIia, to B. II. Smith for
the clothing and dry goods stock Of
the Bargain Place. The stock was
invoked Tuesday.
Mr. Smith, we are glad TO say. win
remain in Mexico and continue in
the shoe business. Mr.. Hughes,
who is one Of our most substantial
citizens, will conduct his new store
a while. at least.
B. R. Middleton, this week, bought
from Price Bros, OF southwest Of
Mexico, 20 good mare mules at $3.50
each. These were stripped to the
National Stock Yards. MFR. Middle
ton bought Is mules from Judge
Carter paying $19s each for them.
He also bought 0 nice mules from
Clarence Guy. Of north Galloway coun
~ at $40 eaeh. These were
shipped to the National market. RI
]. NJ. Mills, a prominent planter
in the vicinity OF ~Laddonta, had 40
A. Of corn this year Of which 20 A.
averaged better than 60 bu. The re-
mainder, which was partially soft,
made about 20 Blu. His 40 A. of oats
averaged better than 81 bu. He re-
ports wheat in that section rs only
fair. He recently sold Fennewaid
Bros, 23 stock hogs averaging las
lbs. for $3.50.
7. c. Hicks, a we'll known farmer
near Benton City, states that they
gathered corn on his place for 3S
straight days without a miss.
Egbert Sims sold to Peter II.
Smith. OF AuxNasse, I08 A. Of his
South Wilson township farm. This
tract rs unimproyed and brought $685.
an acre. Mr.. Smith will begin to
build substantial improvements at
once and when completed will have
a very fine farm.
Mr.. and AIRS. @. H Culbertsm,
cast Ct this city, gave a family
Christmas entertainment on Sunday.
A big dinner, for which Mrs. Culbert--
son Is noted was served TO the
guests, after which a Christmas tree