Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-03-02
Stock and .
- Farm News

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tinued unal the buyers beoane Green
Of bidding. IL was one OF tbs asFs
.snoeessfui sales ever hold by enes /.
Carter and everything brought
4 Fox Maid s5s5 Cor 81, guest
ct priced pair Of mules sold. MSS
Dews paid $3.50 for another rhAfa.
Pryor Bros, s565, and Chas. d
mold. $3.50. Judge Carter was
pleased with the results. ssx
miss Lckta Tucker, MeMR,
Fsrmer) Ms
The beginning OF improyemeB snefl{
sborthosu cattle, by man, va, Fei1ins
i7bo. There were then two tyn0. RIe,u
cattle with long horns. loose Goa, cemp.
hides and long hair, called la fnx rod
horns. These cattle existed On
Western Coast The animals : Tug
the shorter. finer hair, ao, 1919
hides and shorter horns existed "'s -
the Eastern and Northern Coasts atsv.
This latter branch of cattle acres.
listed In Durham, In the basin Paris 4
the River Tees. The Dutch "a, Mrs
were now imported into the van ant ,
OF the Tees and were crossed - res.,4n.
the native herd. giving rise IN a
Tees water Shorthorn, or Durt,
cattle. The cstle Ia Durham 'saassss
no" - sron, HI, "os day.
rise TO a new breed which rch Prof
the name Of Shorthorn. Sc \
This breed was very popular ko. "a
quickly spread and multiplied ~, Smith.
This time, 1854, the brothers q Fon
ling. Of Darlington, began to uss 4 Cana.
principle Of selection in breeding h do.sss
lShorthorn. This step was met vi d,als. d
large result. improving the t,ahs
and proportion Of the cattle and
Iveloping their fattening Qualtis. =
After the Colling brothers b 800
was dispersed, Thomas Booth ID
up the work, in about 1880. He Lage
his sons John and Richard rested
much to improve The ShorA was Fl
~caatle. They emphasized the court
TYNE Of cattle. f.o,a
Amos o~r'ackshank came next bias %
Scotland, in 1908. He developed DAYS /,
new type Of s%horthorn, called Sea- Monda'
They are broad, thick back, d
- "a, ~uaSno,n~ pt,A ~rallr0a'
tiles, early maturity. and are q ! !.
perior killing quality.
The different types and =
proyements by these men. q DO y
down to the present day. ,reYen'
Charles Houchins, Of A~u1yayough
/. sold a splendid six yeans old yl1ecoms
! Ing horse 10 John w. Brewer, Toupy
this city. last Friday. for s24O. tent Il
, brewer saddled the animal and h ura "a
: Il home. nova
FARM LAND NEAR
>, SANTA FE TRADE t-1
Sam Hoar traded 100 acres q
! - sss -. aadts.s ,s Ieneks
- reilly
: TRADED FOR BIG FARM
, IN cALLAWi
; Judge Thomas y and NJ D n WIN
z ray. Of Stephens Store. web mosnt 4,
here, last week acquired the ,aaBhl
4 sca"farm o. hose y bueA'F' Snd d
= Marshall, Mo, which IS situated "a
and one.haif miles northwest lent !
Readsville, for a consideration 3raina
a. $50. 900, giving as part payment D.
Z pieces Of Arkansas residence pro- EAGt
ty at $t2,S00.
q The Mexico Ledger Is making al Fran
fort to puli one OF the State pfnry
try shows to that city, says ]
! Vandalla Leader. The State has " oh
! divided into four districts, a 81. az
Ito behed an each. The entire prom
; pense, except that OF hall Fapae
e iigh fuel and drayaee will be Of
lbv the state this
T z ouismberry. state secreu ans
of Of The pouIrv hoard savs If Is / Tie
@Ilntention N th.e o,oard 10 make tEtendI
! shows educational and that lectuF Y
. win be present i all of them annl.s,
a To" Of the various phases Of F4d1A1l
try raising an
T. Y. McCarroh' Of VahdaiA ' aekaF
y" a member Of the State Dola rena
ar board says be would aike to see vi Il
a loo get the show. "Audraln Is nj Etlrb
ling such a reputation as the "a
o' fine chickens that it would
le fine thing for the county, to 81
er However, the show in each dsntsk =
q viii have to go to the city otia
the most money"
The change from one IN each sANl
! the four districts was made, said
McCarroll, in the interest Of a nd ias'n
q general education along poultry Is US
the one big show precludiDg a g Hah
erai advantage. The move Is We Z
= Experimental. g q
= LATE MATCHING OF yot
TURKEYS is RAISt7nday
Mrs. John Smithey, near RogeH ehe
had a brood Of turkeys to ha'ssoF
late In October and succeeded afon
= raising them The year before soWn
had a brood 20 come off Thanks ~
Ing Day. Wisl
nesl
Robert Muir, OF this city, has u
= lc0mDlnsad a iefuo catfla harm