Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-02

nave Thompson recently sold chas
B,am two sows for $50.
Vase Cox. OF High Hill distinct
receptly had a fine barn burn on
his place.
\. y. Moore and Scott Kerr have
in 40 A. Of wheat. Mr.. Kerr says
wheat in Aadraan promises a 100
per cent crop at this time and that
more has been sown than for a mum
Der Of years.
Theo. Sch has won veT Sis IN
przes in the two years he has shown
his corn SeIb's Best IN local shows.
This corn Is a To-day variety. He
is working on two new varieties alaA
will be 90-day corn
Scott Kerr is feeding 20 head OF
hogs. He says his corn made a
good showing regardless Of the dry
weather during the GUNNER.
Mr.. Lndeumeyer bought a thor
oughbred Jersey calf from William
WIilngssm, recently, that was a
dandy. He paid him a nice prsoe
for the animal.
W. o. Smith who raises fine hogs
sold an extra good Duroc Jersey
boar, TO Geo. Forester, Of Westmore-
land, Kan, for better than half a
hundred and then sold him cheap.
]. G. West and n. L. Washburn'
IOs New York, Thursday, departed for
their homes, after spending ten
days with Lee Bros, Of this city,
while thew have been buy
ing horses for parties in New York
State. Messrs. West and washburn
purchased 10 head of horses and
mules.
The consignment consisted Of sad
do horses and work stuff. Two OF
the horses purchased we're for
Godfrey Preece Of New York Cay,
Mr.. Preece often comes to Mexico TO
buy horses and he will be familiar
lv remembered by many of our cit-
zens-
Tho remainder Of the consignment
was for a wealthy land owner who
has a fine farm up tho Hudson RH-
er and part of the consignment Of
the horses and mues purchased viii
be used for working purposes.
"We have an average number of
cattle on feed in our county but good
prime marketable steers are very
scarce, and / look for the present
high prices to hold up on good
cattle" said Mr.. A. J. Harrison. of
Audrain county. No, who was on
the market with a load OF yearling
steers that brought sS-25 per cwt-
They averaged 1898 pounds. This
is the highest price load OF yearliRgs
for the month and also for the
year. When questioned about con-
ditions in his county, Mr.. Harrison
stated: "As 70 crops, they we're
very light, with the exception OF
wheat which made about three
fOurths Of a crop. Hay and oats
were almost a complete failure. The
farmers in my neighborhood are US
ing kaffir corn and pea hay as a
roughness for their cattle. We
have a good crop Of pigs in our SEC
ton and am glad to say they are
in good healthy condition. The choI-
era is killing hundreds Of hogs In
adjoining counties. st Louis Live
Stock Reporter.
Andrew Tratchel, a wen known
farmer Of Benton City, has the rec
ord IN that section for raising pigs.
He has one SOW whose last two
filters had 20 pigs in each. In sew.
en- Filters Mr.. Tratchel reports I31
pigs. That is certainly going some.
Scott Kerr, who Is one Of Au.
drains most progressive farmers,
says that though the past summer
was rather disoouraging at the out,
set the farmer should be fairly pleas
ed with the crop outcome and have
nothing to kick about. He believes
IN smiling all the time and seeing
the bright side.
The price Of 5000 agreed upon
between W. H. Tichnor Of oconomo-
voc, Wis, and F. L. Ames Of North
Easton, Mass. for the purchase OF
a cali, is probably the highest on
record. The peculiar feature OF the
contract Is that the calf is yet IN
born, though the visit Of the stork
to the stai Of the famous Dolly Is
expected Ia the near future. Dolly
is considered the most valuable
Guernsey COW in the world and has
attracted much attention at The
international dairy SHOW. Well
posted dairymen declare that the
price Is a recordbreaker aside
from The conditions under which the
contract was made.
At the st. Louis horse show Mon.
day Tom Bass. with Berenice B..
won second in saddle horse flye-gak.
ed class and E D. Moore, With
Queen Of the Denmarks third. Ado,-
phus Busch and Miss Loula Long are
the principal winners and contend.
ers.