Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-09

housht one steer and one hefer
from John Beck Harrison, near BeaV-
@ Dam church, at s42 for the two;
bought a steer calf from Mr.. Ben
nett. on the Potts place, at s22.5O;
bought three small steer calves from
Walter Gilmor for $50; bought a span
OF comiag four year old mare mules
from Jas. Sims, near Cant, at S42O.
B. r. Middleton, last Saturday, pur-
chased from Tilford Murry, of Boone
county. is head of mules, big ones
and cottonens. They ranged in price
from $3.50 to $240. JIe also got nine
from S. p. Keene which cost him
an average Of $3.50.
The oldest mule in Missouri died
near Putnam in Clay county recent
ly. The mule was sifty years old,
and had been used In the Civil War
He was branded with the army
brand. His mate, which was forty
seven years old died two years ago.
This is one Of the faithful animals
that have helped TO make Missouri
what the state is to-day.
Lute Diggs unloaded 154 head OF
choice 525 Ib. Kansas City heifers
on Thursday to be fed ON the far'm
ne recently purchased msle east Of
Martinsburg. Lutte had Roosevelt
luck" with two loads OF Arkansas
hogs he landed last year. Having
sold the original parchase for $4,000
more thNtN the first coast. He Tasaad
24O head Of stock hogs besides do
mating some of the wild ones to his
nelghbors .--Laddonia Herald.
w. l.. Green and sons, the mule
men Of Centralia, during the month
of January, 1911, sold 31S head Of
mules for $7l, 800
VIM. e. Worthman will hold bic
sale ON his farm Feb. 16. Look else
where in the Ledger for his advF
tisement.
f. Il. Weatherford, who residel
near Thompson, has rented the 100
acre farm of E. S. Greed. near Ben
ton City, and will move March l.
Chas. Bledsoe is feeding so hea
: of Texas cattle on his farm nea
] Thompson, known as Grasslands
E They average 100 lbs. and hav
/ 120 hogs following them. Mr.. Bledso
should be very proud ot his farm a
j. produced 1885 bu- Of corn.
Lutte Digs has = lzfgs number d
! his cattle slck with something thal
appears to be pneumonia. Mr. DiggI
!, is afraid he viii lose numbTe d
/, them.
X. d. Wilperson, one of Andrain'i
most progressive farmers, says that
a few years ago be purchased son'
!, thoroughbred seed corn ofthe Boom
county White variety IN Columbia
The results, Mr.. Wilkinson says
were enough In one year 10 pay BIZ
! wife's and his expenses to Farmers
! Week for ten years time. Mr.. VII
= kerson says he bought the seed wbel
he attended the first Farmers Weel
, and thinks all farmers should aten
, these events.
!. w. T.. McCann, ofWellsyille,
$ well known farmer Of that section
5 has SS head Of hogs onfeed. 81
' says the wheat IN his section look
. very common.
r John lilingle, wen knowr
r planter near Martlnsburg, Mo.
/ raises Relds Yellow Dent See
/ corn and is an advocate OF drainage
{ Mr.. Kllngle says the state shoult
pass law allowing farmers Ia
drain across the land of their neigh
) bor as al would favor 1t wheI
k they found tl'lage would double AM
Z cfcp,
e Joe Mongler this week bought fror
n Bob Byars three shorthoEus for sit
I n head. ~
J. Milt Householder has bought iron
; Albert burgess S5 shoats for 10 cent
r on April delivery,
+; MIR. Hessenberg sold Joe Mongler
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