Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-01-05

LOOl0 MsA0AGA
e~essful Farmers institute, as DE
tailed previously In the Ledger
and such a meeting I'm Ashiraln
should be productive Of good resalus.
If we are fortunate enough 70
have an Institute, a Corn Grower
Association should be organized.
Many of the farmers in the eoun-
tv are In favor OF such an orgaflzar
ton. Theo. selb, the man VINO
originated "Selb's Best" an Au-
drain prize-winning corn, says a
Corn Growers Association is one
means Of making Audrain a grea1er
and better corn county.
Columbia, Mo-, Jan. 2.
Missouri's poultry products TINS
year exceeds i'm value the enpre
mineral output OF the mining state OF
Colorado. George B. Ellis, former
secretary of the Missouri State
Board of Agriculture and editor OF
the Farmer and Breeder, says edl-
torially:
4Poultry raising is only a side
| line on most Missouri farms, yet
during 1909 the farmers wives OF
Missouri produced surplus pouE
try products to the amount of 49,
900, 900, .and this does not include
several million dollars worth con-
sumed at home and marketed locally.
! This is a greater value than all the
mineral products Of the great min
ing state Of Colorado.
ut is estimated by the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture that the
swine product alone, based ON re-
cent market prices OF $3.50 a hun
dred, ~inAcluding both the amount
shipped and that consumed on the
farm and marketed locally. would
equal 5000, 600 head annually. valued
at $685. OO, 900.
c. Il. Casper, the well known Rilsf
Hill stockman. had a load Of good
cattle on Thursdays st. Louis mar.
ket.
Oscar Settle, who lives south Of
this city, b feeding 5Oheadog good
hogs.
II. L. Pickett, of this cgy. sold c..
P Arnold, from his farm, near Row.
ena, 81 stock hogs at SOC cwt. They
averaged 1856 lbs.
r.. G. Harris has sold his fine 100
A, farm near C~entralia. 10 Ernest
Fagg for $95 an A. Mr.. Fagg recent
ly received 500 an A. from Mr..
LHutrell for his 40 x. farm.
w. +. Atkinson recently bought a
dandy pair Of 5 years old mare
mules from VIII Pryor for $500.
w. d. Lee was in Vandalia on
Thursday and purchased IS head of
horses and mules from 7. E. Moss.
and others at an average price Of
Sl25. One horse was brought from
Ed. Householder and three from DR..
SterrettI
Ed. Crooks had "a head of fatted
cattle on the Chicago market this
week.
Pryor Bros. bought 70 native ewes
from VIM. johnson, this week, at.
$3.50 each and 45 native lambs for
$3.50 each.
Jas. Ware, one of Audrains promi-
nent and hustling young farmers, has
entered some of ais fine White Dent
corn in the Corn Show at Columbia
Jan 10 to 10. His corn won third
in the Ferris & Cauthorn Show. He
has entered 10 ears for the best IN
Northeast Missouri and one ear IN
the single ear State contest. His
corn Is some Of the best grown IL
The county and his friends Join the
Ledger in wishing him the greatest
success.
Audrain County was well repre-
scented on Tuesdays st. Louis mar.
ket:
Louis Johnson & Co., and Powell
&Mundy, 81 steers, average 1416
lbs, at $6.40.
B. Fennewald & Son, 80 seera
average 1913 DDS, at $6.7O.
b. NJ. Crooks, 81 STEERS. average
l4l2 lbs, at $G.25.
D. j.. shobe. 76 steers, average
1927 lbs, at $500.
r.. H. Moo lintoc, 20 steens and
helfers, average 1925 lbs, nt $500.
:. l.. Evans. IA steers. average 1872
lbs, at $5.75.
A. 4. Merritts 40 steers and heR.
ers'a average 1885 IBIS, at $500.
j. r. Shohweti, 20 helfers. ayeraee
sos lbs, at $3.50.
shobe &Diggs, 30 helfers. average
663 lbs, at $3.50.
shobe 60 Digs SO hogs, averaea
Z36 lbs, at $S.17 IL.
me above cattle and hogs wore
an consigned to Woodson a. EennoI
waid Live Stock Com. Co., National
STOCK Yards, ILL.,, who started In brs.
ness Monday. Messrs. Woodson &
Fennewad We're both formerly An.
county boys and this certain.
y speaks well of their standing N
Audrah county by handling tbis
many cars i'm one day. There were
70 loads of stock arrived AT tho
ards ON the C. & A. R. r and
'Very a in the entire train IVA.
consigned to them.
Sam Gray Of centralia. sold civ
to Judy, the Illinois minis
nan, for $1,1OO. four to Hawortb ~
aooerly at SITS and $3.50 each ono
o J. 7. johnson for $165 and tbrao
earnings to VIM. Afflbck at s1150o
Mr.. Gray stlll has "a good
mes for sale. Oou
The largest turkey Harry storo
: Centralia ever bought weighed A.
.ounas' The owner took down ss.S7
o. the great old tom. Mr.. stone
got his biggest goose thts
ionth-a 10 pound bird for which no
ut UP $1.52.
! within 10 years approximately g..
10000 acres Of farm land in ahe