Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-05-11
AUDRAIN FARMERS ALL Z
PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY
LEDGER STAFF CORRESPONDENT
VISITS SEVERAL NEAR RUSH
HILL AND TELLS OF THEIR
SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF PLANT
ING AND THE GOOD RESULTS.
LEDGER SPECIAL.

/ -@R1-h 0E 6OtfNGs
Rush Hill. Mo-, May 9.-On a r,
cent trip North and East we had the
pleasure Of consulting with some O
Missouri's true and most prosperous
farmers.
-Four or five miles north Of Ladde
MIA We tlHrDed East, passed the old
John Dye farm. now owned by John
Coil fine farmer and up to date ag
rieulturalIst. He has remodeled the
dwelling house and barn and every
thing painted up. So all his building
show to best advantage.
J Northeast of Coils we came to the
farm owned for many years by rhom
as Evans, father in law of ]. Coil
Evans is spoken of by all who know
him as being a successful and sclen
tifie farmer In fact he is a splen
did citizen. the right kind of a man
to build up country, progressive
and always up to date His farm
shows careful management.
Just north of his farm is the
farm owned by a brother, familiarly
called Dick Evans, who owns a. fine
place. No loving wife to call him to
dinner or tie up a bruised finger.
No prattling children to run and get
papa's slippers-yet he has all the
modern improvements and everything
heart could wish to make life happy
except loving, sympathizing com
panion and house full of children.
He enjoys life, and is one of the
most hospitable men we ever knew
A good farmer, judge Of stock,
and man of superior intelligence
ON all subjects pertaining to agricul
ture and stock raising His beautiful
farm and well arranged buildings viii
attract the eye Of any one passing
the farm.
Still going north we came to what
Is still known as the Spencer ranch.
A Mr.. Spencer came from Illinois i'm
IN early day, and bought altogether
about 1900 acres of land, erected a
fine brick house. large barns. Then
he employed william Wood to take
entire charge OF the ranch. Mr.. Wood
was Canadian by birth and a
shrewd fine trader. Spencer furnish
d the money and Wood managed tn
farm and he managed It SO success
fllly that at the expiration of about
twelve years William Wood owned
800 acres OF the ranch with all the
improvements.
He dealt pretty extensively In i'm
rorted stock, both horses and cattle,
and annually handled hundreds OF
cattle. Many times we have walk
cd out with him over his fine farm
to look at his herds of cattle-horses
sheep and hogs. At one time he
shipped more stock from Vandalia
every year than any other half doz
en- farmers. One could always see
registered bulls and heifers on his
farm. He showed us two black mul
ley heifers that cost him $500 each
and an imported percheron stallion
thai cost him 81 800 He was
+first class financier, fine judge OF
stock and one of the best and most
successful farmers we ever knew.
The farm now belongs to MI
Fletcher of Illinois. He also has an
overseer Mr. Tucker managing
the farm and he is a successful farm
er, ana is making the whole farm
bring IN a large revenue. There is
an orchard Of 40 acres on the farm
which is as pretty sight now as
man ever looked at. The trees are
we'll grown and all in full bloom. Mr.
Tucker is a splendid business man
and a fine farmer. A half mile
north of Fern Chapple, which stands
On the Wood ranch we strike the
road running east and west. just
across the road is the fine farm
owned BY Peter Johnson a Swede
but we will give him round up in
oar next.
]. L. Carnes,
Staff CnrresDondont