Mexico Missouri message., 1910-12-15
MRS. wooDsoN's CHICKENS
The Lees Sell Their Dairy Inter
ests-Don't Burn The Corn
Stalks.

and eight days that dressed 235
pounds each. Pretty good
porkers, eh2
w. A. Willingham, south of
Mexico, bought a bull and heifer,
Jerseys, thoroughbreds, at Sap
pington's sale in Centralia. Mr.,
Willingham is sure getting
stocked up with some fine Jersey
cattle.
II. p. Warden, east of town,
is finishing up some fall plowing
he has 100 acres ready for next
spring planting.
The Journal of Agriculture
Audrain County, Mo-, is still keep
ing up its record of topping the
cattle market every week. Mon
day we sold three cars of steers,
fed and shipped by R. P. Brown;
one car choice heavy steers at
$6.75, averaging 1,517 lbs, brought
the extreme top. They were black
Muleys and Herefords. Two
cars Gf short-horns averaging
l ,540lbs. at $6.65, d, brought the
next best price for the day. The
condition all these cattle were in
reflects great credit to Mr.
Browns ability to "make then
good. -
John Bright, near Centralia, re-
ports a sale of Hereford cattle for
next August delivery at $3.50.
G. N. Ackeman was the purchaser.
The steers have been fed 6 months
and will weigh 1900 when de-
livered.
Oscar Lewis and his father,
Judge j. A. Lewis, has a drove Of
big fat hogs which, will be ready
for the market next month. The
Messrs. Lewis will put drove of
cattle on feed about the first of
January.
Farmers who burn corn stalks
and other refuse are being taught
that they are simply wasting and
destroying very valuable fertil-
izers. American farmers should
produce twice their present crops
with intelligent cultivation, says
an expert.
David FOuser, the saw-mill man
south Of Farber, hands us a dollar
for the Message. Mr.. Fouser lives
in section where they grow big
coIn-tall stalks and heavy ears.
His son had sample at the Van
dalia Corn Carnival that "Just
beat anything"
AuXvasSe Review: This week
w. F. Woodson bought 200 young
roosters and 67 ducks from Mrs
Ira Dow, of the Buff Wyandotte
variety, for $136. Don't tell us
Mrs. Dow won't have Christmas
money on the strength of such q
sale as that.
The large dairy farm and Hol,
stein herd of j. w. Lee & Sons, OF
Mexico, were sold to l. T. Van
Note of Columbia, who has
gained fame as a dairy man by be
ling the keeper of the famous
champion milk giver, Missour
Chief Josephine.
j. r. Bell sold to j. G. Muniy
two calves for $50. Il. S. Wood,
sold to the same party six calves
White & Son have completed ,
fine new grocery store building
just across the street south fror
the Shoe Factory. They will al
| so conduct a meat market in con
3 nection with the store.
: Morrison Lakeland has brough
: suit against the Wabash railroa,
= for $59.32 damages for killing
: steer in transit.
c. H. Dunlap last Monda
$ traded 81 acres, north of Wn
o Woods College, known as til
0 Henry Houf place, to r. e. Cabl'
e of Mexico, for so acres, Z mile
j east of Mexico, says the Fulto
Gazette. Mr. Dunlap placed tn
value ON his place at $7,500.00 an
a Mr.. Gable holds his place {
/ 81. $50. Possession to both place
a wlll be given the first of Januar.
!. 1911.
It r T. Byars, VIM. Mason, Ere
IS Killerhais and Emme Mund
Ie have been cutting and haaliT
y walnut logs to the market. II
,e said that many Of the best loI
lsold on the market in this eounli