Mexico Missouri message., 1911-11-02
FARM AND LIVE STOCK.
w. A. Willingham and John s.
Bybee Interviewed-A Fine
Stallion Sold-Fred
Roberts Hogs.

" Uncle - John S. Bybee was
telling about farming a few days
ago. He says some of us never
learn certain things until it is too
late in life. If he had a farm Of
only 40 acres in Audrain county
he could make splendid living
upon it, He would raise black
face sheep. He would fence his
ground off into three pastures.
Run the sheep a week on one
pasture and then turn into the
second, and then a week later
turn into the third, and then go
back to the firSt--fresh, nice
grass all the time. The sheep
would keep rolling fat and always
be salable, and they'd make your
own manure Spreader, too. Take
care of your grass that's the
thing Bluegrass growing in the
pastures now around Mexico knee
high. Mr.. Bybee lived here &C
years ago. He thought Audrair
county then the prettiest country
in the world and he still thinks
it so. He says the farmers pros
poets thru this section are great.
and if we could just get that
electric railway finished thru to
Hannibal no telling the limits Of
our prosperity.
w. II. Elliott sold to Il. =.
Elliott a span Of two year old
geldings and a bay flley for
$3.50
j. b. Wisdom of this county
shipped in "a head of young cat
tie from Vernon county recently.
The National Live Stock Com
mission Co. of East st. Louis r.
ported Tuesday of this week thai
steers have advanced 10 to 15c
rpmpared with last Friday. They
would advise shipping grass cat
lc the next two weeks. The
bulk of all good hogs Tuesday was
$500 to S6.35. Outlook only
fair. Sheep % to 4Oc lower. Fat
ewes topping at $685..
Jacob Buckner, southeast Of
Mexico, bought 80 head of young
cattle in Camden and Miller
counties a short time since.
T. j. Gatewood of Skinner got
in 40 head of yearling bulls of
about $50 pounds average, from
the Kansas City market recently
The LaddOnia Herald says: w.
Il. Logan went to Mexico Friday
morning to unload 10 head of cat
tie and take them to his farm
near that place. He bought them
in Kansas City.
Fred Roberts of Rush Hill
bought "a hogs from c. NJ. North
land at 500. They averaged 21S
pounds each.
Walter Holloway of the Skin
ner community shipped in load
IF 900 pound steers recently,
bought for him on the Omaha
market by IL. Y. Cant.
}, Il. Bell, south Of Mexico,
raised 10 apples in one cluster
this season. That beats Il. Il,
Nlenefee' cluster Of nine pre-
>ented to him by the Perry Bank
last week.
Our Skinner correspondent tells
us that Sam Craighead weighed
Up John Spurling's cattle last
week, purchased at $3.50, and sold
at $500 They averaged 1875
pounds.
w. a. Willingham says many
farmers got scared recently for
fear the frost would get their
ate planted cane, which they put
nut broadcast for roughness. Mr.
Willingham made a couple OF
trips lately to Macon City and he
saw farmers in their fields with
mowers, corn cutters and corr
;nives-after that crop of cane
mo use hurrying about that Plen
ty of time for the crop to grow {
| little yet, if we have our usua
| beautiful autumn weather, anC
hen if the frost should "bite'
the cane "A little it would do no
| hurt.
Judge II. T. Squirting and sol
sold to Sam Craighead IS head o
1850 pound steers, to go by Nov
Is, at 7 cents.
j. f, Holloway of Skinner las