Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-08-10

city, took frs, prize in the class Z
saddle a Thursday. Mr. Moore
horse took the blue ribbon owe
Houchin & Anderson's Bride Of u
M~lstletoe and an unnamed brow
mare belonging to c. d. Turner {
jefferson City. Second and thir
prize we're awarded in the 0de
named.
In the class for geldiag the hors
Of Hook & Woods. Of PARKS, Tn
Gingerbread Man was winner owe
Honchln & Anderson. Bob Callawa.
while the Paris stables Texas JAG
was the third entry.
Hook & Woods' Bourbon Star wo
the saddle stallion class with w. J
Hawkins Missouri King, second.
In the championship class. the hal
ness horses, Joe Harris, of Columbis
won with his brown gelding. Pete
Pan. with Houchin & Anderson
Tasting Girl, second; Hook & Wood
Joe Reed, third. and Judge j.. A
Stewards old c~ampaigner, Colum
bia Girl, fourth.
Logan Kidd has a smallsized men
agerie IN the rear OF Kids mea
market, on West Promenade street
Friday morning the coon family be
came the proud parents Of a littlt
coon whose size Is similar to tina
Of a full grown mouse.
Mr.. Kidd loves pets and has
SQUIRREL, beautiful fox and tire
coons. S. n. Evans has a large dol
that is let In the cage frequently an,
all of the animals enjoy a frolie to
gether.
j. R, Paradies. residing on tn
old John Callahan farm. five mile.
cast Of this city on the Benton City
road, is making some substantial i'm
provements on his place. Mr.. Para.
dies came to Audrain county from.
Illinois last spring and purchased
this farm, u
Mr., ParadIes has built a large barn
on hts fine farm. The structure d
34x46 feet and Is one OF the neatcst
arranged barns In tho county.
Mr.. Paradies also will have his
house remodeled and when he has
completed his improvements. he will
have n Of the most up-to-date coun
try homes In the county.
Washington. D. c.. Aug. Z.
In ten years, 1900 to 1910, the six
teen states OF the South have more
than doubled in the value OF farm
lands and buildings. This valuation
has Increased from S4.O77, 29I. 900 10
$S,964, 7S2.000 a gain of s4,SS7, 491,.
600. The average increase for the
entire section is 125 per cent.
Tie facts given blow have been
prepared by Clarence j. Owens, Com
missioner of Agriculture of the South
ern Commercial Congress. and is has
ed on the reports of the Bureau of
the Census,
Total value OF Farm Lands and
and the increase in Mis-
souri,:
IN 1900. S4S,979. 900; in 1910, mo
sos 600; increase, sec. 52s, zoe; per
cent, 1913.
With the application Of the prin-
eiples of scientific agriculture. the
marvellous increase in wealth indicat.
ed above, is but the beginning Of a
period OF development that will make
he South preeminent as an agrlcul.
.ural section. The South holds nm.
leadership in the greatest av.
erage annual rainfall. and in the
lumber Of growing hours.
The rainfall Is reported throughout
almost all parts OF Missouri during
last few days of July, and al
general note of optimism is notloea-I
'le in the most complete reports
yer made to the State Board Of Az.
leulture, each one Of the ia ooun.
les of the State being we'll repre-.
ehted, says the latest Missouri crop
eport While more rain Is needed
? a majority Of the counties of the
tate except some in the southeast
nd southwest sections. conditional
ave greatly improved.
Corn Continued shallow Javol
Utilization is according 10 reports OIL
eYeral hundred correspondents
lrgely responsible for the showing
iade by Missouri corn, despite the
Streme heat and shortage Of r%aip-
III Tor approximately three months f,
lstead Of an average condition ofi
Tor the state, as was the case An.
lst J. 1901, the present condition is
oW 6l'2-northeast 81; northwest
central, So; southwest. 6s: south. :
asst 81. The lo.year August !, arcr.I
&c Tor the state is 7S9. Condition :
ne month ago was $50: n ~vear
go, S2.2.
Wheat and oats-Wheat thresh,.c
finished in many places. it belng G
'tlinated that 76 per cent Of mel a
DIX mas been completed. IndicatlonsI
e hat the final yield will be abou,
- bushel, or fourtentbs bottor
an the preliminary estimate ofa
% bushels. The straw is eIesnC
bright and IS per cen. has boena
VIII be baled. OF the 40 nors.
oil the oat acreage cut with hind.-
90 per cent has been tbresbea
aking an estimated yield Of 17yslr,
Ishels' Most of the oat erop WI
acked for hay or baled.
AeadoWs and Pastures.-Naodows,
d pastures have made a o a show.
but since recent rains pastures
9 showing up in fine shape and tboI,,
tiook for fall grazing is good. H,ne.
Is plentiful in Missouri and
Tar from a failure. Except in the