Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-06-29
Stock and ~
X Farm News

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Mrs. j. L. Smith, who conducts
one of the best general stores in
Audrain county at Cant whose stock
invoices near $4,000, has n of the
best chicken ranches in the county
and when not busy behind her coun-
tiers is occupied with the poultry.
She is said to be the busiest wom-
an in this part of the State.
Mrs. Smith has 700 chickens al
ready, and has 26O about 20 hatch.
She is an expert in poultry mat
ters and, though there is much work
connected with raising chickens,
she finds much pleasure in it.
I, r. McCue, whose handsome sub
urban home is juts east of this city,
found a number of tin cans along
the creek which passes through his
place and. with the true ingenuity
of a genius, has utilized them to
save his fine garden from the
drouth.
Beside each plant in his garden
he sank a can into the ground.
Then he punched a hole in the one
time receptacle for fruits and veg
etables. and filled It with water
from a fine spring on his place. AS
a result, the garden is showing no
Ill effects Of the dry period.
Father ]. J. Glennon, Archbishop,
of ST. Louis, has written a letter to
all OF the priests of the Roman
Catholic Church in Missouri asking
them to include prayers for rain in
their daily mass.
This is the dryest June to date
oa record and the prayers will be
said until July 10. 1t is quite likely
the Professionals will also say prayers
for rain in this section.
L. A. Ford writes TO have his
weekly Ledger changed from Seattle,
Washington, to Spokane. Washing
ton, where he is now located. Mr..
Ford says the wheat crop is fine in
that country and the fruit crop is
good.
William Hildebrand, one OF Au-
drains well known farmers, sold
'95 fine walnut logs to A. M. Mes
NTH, buyer for a large lumber firm,
this week. This is one of the larg-
est single sales of walnut logs closed
I'M this section for sometime.
The logs were hauled to this city
from Mr.. Hildebrand's farm on the
Electric Line between regular trips
of the passeger car. Four trips
were required to bring the logs in.
Had teams been used. a week, at
least, would have been necessary for
the work.
Friday, johnson & Romans, of
Benton City, shipped out a car load
Of this years wheat to st. Louis.
There were t,10O bushels in the car
and wheat is bringing from rs to II
cents.
The shipping of wheat this early
is said to be unusual, Generally, 1t
is July before wheat is shipped to
rarket from Audrain.
Washington, d. c., June 20.
GtafiatIaz uoiotIva 20 tha dop,aotin
animals, poultry, and bees reported
on farms and ranges for the State
of Missouri at the Thirteenth De
cennial Census, April Is, 1910, are
contained In an official statement
issued to-day by Acting Census Di
rector Falkner. 1t is based on tab
ular summaries prepared under the
direction Of DR.. LIE Grand Powers
chief statistician for agriculture il
the Bureau of the Census.
An Aggregate increase Of $124,719,oo
The aggregate value of all domesti
animals, poultry, and bees in 1911
was reported as $2S5,24 900, as com
pared with $16O, $4,000 in 1900
the amount of increase being III
, per cent.
The total value Of the domestic
animals was reported as $272,7S7,O 900
I in 1910, as against 1854, 1850 IL
: 1900, the increase amounting to 76.'
per cent.
The poultry were valued at $11,
81, 900 in 1910, as compared witt
: SIS, 720, 900 in 1900, the gain being So,
Isl, 900, or 1915 per cent.
} The bees were valued at $5S4,50
: in 1910 and $5OS, 200 in 1900 the in
crease amounting to 76,3OO, or l
per cent.
Increases and Decreases Of Domestl
Y Animals by Glasses.
t In 1910 horses and colts had
t greater value than any other elias
r of domestic animals, whereas catti
e had the greater value in 1900. TIL
total value Of horses and colts
1910 was $113, 7OS, 900, as against $42
O95, 200 in 1900, an increase of ITO.
. per cent. The total value reporte
. for the cattle in 1910 was $72,732
: 900, while in 1900 It was $75,657,0O
Ia decrease of 3,9 per cent. NeH
: in order with a total value Of $4S
u S62, 900, as compared with $15,4S2,0O
!, in 1900, the increase amounting [
: 1901 per cent. Swine in 1910 wer
valued at $751; $4,000, as compare
u with SIG, $4,000 in 1900, an ii
u crease of 92.S per cent, The toti
- value Of sheep and lambs in 1910 WI
- S7,S75, 900, while in 1900 it was W
II 351, 900, the increase amounting
u 1876 per cent. Asses and burros
1910 were reported as valued
ar 3,045, 600, as against ~$1,112,000
If 1900, the increase amounting
n 1888 per cent. Goats and kids
AZ 1910 were valued at $780, 300,
,e compared with $64,SOO in 1900, {
increase of 1885 per cent.
8. Horses and mules in 1910 cons
a. tuted 55.1 per cent of the value
n all live stock; cattle, 25.5 per cen
[r. swine, 11.2 per cent; poultry, AZ p
nv cent; sheep and lambs, 2.S per cen
and bees, OF per cent.
Number of Farms Reporting Ea
" Glass.