Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-10-26

n - AA4t&AN 80 ~
from his T-acre patch Of alfalfa
thfs year on his Monroe county farm,
md has a bunch Of hogs waxing fat
on the fourth crop He so~ed s
scres more In August and got q fine
stand. Kelly cuts the alfalfa. sieams
i. mixes It with shipstnff and gives
( 20 his brood SONS and pigs and
finds that It not only Is a great flesh
NICER but an ideal conditioner. He
has 30 sows.
II has been the custom Of 7. ].
Gatswood OF Thompson. No, to feed
heavy steers, but he came in this
"trip and bought q string Of yearling
bulls. They will be dehorned and
castrzted, and roaghed thrOush the
coming winter. and put on full feed
late next summer. This class OF cat
tie looks worth the money to me"
said Nj. GateEood Anyhow, II Is
a good plan to make a change once
in q while. The bulls l bought are
good stock, and have been well kept.
I'll keep them that way all the way
through till | put thsm on full feed"
kansas City DroYers' Journal
E. N. Crooks Of Rush Hill, No,
took out Yesterday so head Of steer
calves, weighing around $50 lbs,
which he viii turn right into a green
wheatfield to run a few weeks when
he will put them on full feed. Here
tofore Mr.. Crooks has been feeding
heavy steeFs but co2cluded to switch
this year TO lighter cattle. my
wheat field is a fine sight, with
wheat several inches long and rank
We never had a better show on
wheat at this time Of the year. It
win make a good feed nearly ell win
ter. / will give my steers a ration
Of corn and alfalfa meal. The start
they vii! get on the wheat ought to
"be q good help towards fattening
them."-Kansas City Droyers Jour
nal.
Herbert Patterson paid S. S. Rove
si75 for a pair OF toppy mules this
week and then sold them for $500
10 John Brewer.
Eighteen years ago columns Of
the vandalla Leader: VIII Lyons
sold IS head OF hogs 10 Dock Biggs
for s2.s5 and w. s. Bridweil Boid le
head TO Taylor & Latlmer for I I-2l
cents" Compare the prices OF to-
dav
J. g. Fuqua. OF Jasper Township,
took his jack. which he bought from
j. W. SeObee. TO the State Fair at
Sedalia.
Charles Poage. Of Santa Fe, sold
a sucking mare colt 10 James Dow
ell OF Long Branch for $l25.
Rudolph Fritche had &c A. Of corn
this year that made Is bu. He has
10 A. of wheat that Is In excellent
shape.
Some Of the best wheat in Au
drain county it said TO be on Price
Johnson's farm northwest of Mex
leo. There is 20 A. of it and no
prospect has been seen.
J.. B. Rutter sold Chas. Dean al
pair of mules recently for S475.
Levi VIM planted $3.50 Of COW
peas in his corn this year and says
1t yielded him fully SIS in feed. Fur
Their, he has become a great adYo-
cate of crop rotation and says it is
proper means OF getting re-
I
One of the finest herds of milk !,
stock that was ever shipped from Auy
Drain Co. was shipped by J.. w. Lee,
IT., OF Mexico, BIO, to A. H. Shep- T,
ierd of Columbia, Mo. This herd
consisted of "a heifers and 1 bull, anil :
thoroughbred Holstelns and descend :
ints OF one Of the finest families Of I
bis breed in the U. s. They were :
arge and beautifully marked and .
Fere a true type Of the breed. mi
he shipping ofthis herd Mr.. Leelt
hsposes of the remainder Of his origi I
herd Of the Rock Spring Dairy
iow owned by l. T. Van Note. q
William Vivhon harvested his SEQ
nd crop Of potatoes this week. They I
ere not large, but fairly plentiful.
Clyde Sharp, who lives on tae l
aWder place, east Of this city, kSIl. a
d a Wild crane, this week, which,
I'd one OF Philips advertising bells C
It's neck Not to be outdoue In ra
iVertasthg with animals, r. D. Wor. I"
n killed a fox. Monday, on hs oi
ace, striking 81 on The heed vim
SAX As Il rsA past hin. The fox IN
esEE1 fo0 william Lees houe pa
X r Ma@e q this city. : in 10
eel~ q tsg CT q "a spp,e
ee bearing abae sEp Il vas ureo u
.nted HIN b. S C GsR, Of Pe1v oe.
ar where Il EsS RAISED. Mr.. Mene. tr'
9 says there are uany sueh 90
o"ths in the great orchards 81 ha
at section.
PRIME sULLocKs AT ss.so is
ihe hneS drove Of prime steers ma
On this market ys this YEAR
sre shipped from Audrasu county
p by the Fennewald Brothers Tri
steers we've full fed. for elrbt VII
'nths. On corn and cottopNe-d the
a. They we're very fat and vsB Mr.
axe prime finished beef. One drcvoC Civ
erased 1850 pounds and broupbt No
tho top for this year. Nubng the
3 Drought this price since Ippe a
1910 when a top $500 was paid ~
o'her drove of Angus Aberdeans
eraged 1865 brUugh. $500. Tboeali
= uro'es were bought by Armur
oo' Tor $500. The Fonnewala
O'ners age large feeders and baveI
iaiied to top the market with
~ finished steers.--st. Louis Lvol
ck Reporter.
AIoert B. j. Harrison. Of Audrainl
may. Mo, marketed 10 well flntsb, 4