Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-08-15

leo SAYS b. has 50 acres Of good
cats % rhresh next week. He also
has Ile acres OF good cora
NJ W Pssmer Of the MoMno neigh
borhood. has 20 acres Of excellent
com
Issued By S. n. Jordan. Aanzger.
gPettis County Buresu Of Agrienl.
tare.l
The use TO Be made Of the crop an
where & Is to be grown and how it is
TO be harvested ara al matters that
must Be considered
The time Of planting may BE- from
late corn planting time UP to the mid
de Of July. When planted as late
- &C middle Of July. seed cannot be
mKhEred. but when the weather s
seasouabse and the soil good. a fair
hay crop or crop to be p,owed under
for green MANURE may be secured.
When planted for hay. they should bt
soEn BY the frs days OF June. Cow
peas are wam-weather plants and
~eannos endure cold. wet weather.
cowpeas In Corn.
Two methods are employed-one
paneing in the hills or driIl row with
the corn. This Is best done with a
eowpea attachment TO the planter
When planted In this manner it Is
not safe 10 plant too early for the
reaseRs above stated.
The amount Of seed per acre fol
this method will vary from a gallon
to two gallons, depending On the
variety and the quality Of the seed.
The whippoorwiils are mostly used
for this mathod. but where the corn
Is to be cut for fodder. or especially
when put In the silo. tho Little Hack
may be better. These latter two arr
rather LATE and very heavy vlners TIL.
peas Of the Little Black arc very
small. hence not so much weight OF
Measure OF seed per acre would be
required as che larger kinds.
This method is perhaps best when
The crop 10 to be harvested and stor-
ed. when the crop is to be pastured
OFF with lambs or pigs. a popular way
Is to % the peas between the corn
rows when the corn Is laid by. 1t
win be best 70 lay by the corn a IL
lie earlier than might otherwise be q
sired. so the peas a get a start be-
fore the ground is shaded too
much.
The best method TO plant IN this
way Is with a one-horse grain drill.
When the seed are broadcasted
ahead OF the cultivator many Of
them do not get well covered and are
thus waser, and the price of seed Is
so high that we must avoid the waste
III possible. Some drill three, and
some five rows between the corn row
New Era is the best sort for this
method OF seeding.
Harry Farrell. of Madison, NO., car
ried off three premiums on his fine
four-months old colt. "Maybelle," al
The Mexico Fair, as follows.
Sweepstakes for best colt
either sex, under ! year old. saddle =
harnss bred. best saddle colt. eithei
sex. foal Of 1912, owned in Audrair
or adjoining counties; elegant siIvei
cup. presented by R. D. worrell jew
elry Co, Mexico, Mo-, and one sec
end premium. Mr.. Farrell has beer
offered $500 for the colt, but refuses
the offer. The mother of the col
is Nelly Bly," a noted Monro.
county mare.
Friday. a high wind and heavy hal
did much damage south OF this city
ia H. Throckmorton says his corr
was practically ruined. He state
Henry Albus and others in that neigl
: borhood suffered a loss also. Tn
hail was the size OF quail eggs.
H. b. Thornberry. a we'll know
horse and stock man of Los Angeles
Cal, who is in this city buying horse
and jacks, Is trying to buy Rex Nc
Donald. He offered B. II. Middleton
owner OF the worlds champion, $500,
As vet no deal has been made and &
Is probable that Mr.. Middleton vii
not part with Rex.
r.Thornberry bought a weanlins
colt from Sam Yager Of Rowena fol
5000. The colt is by Rex Mcdonald
and was shown here at the Fair. Tn.
colt will be delivered al Columbia
where Mr.. ~Thornbrry has severa
horses and jacks to ship to hi
ranch in California. The wager col
was named Royal Rex and registered
No. $3.50. His dam was Lily Taylor
1859. The colt was 4 months old and
a dandy. iii
VIM. Zimmerman, OF Manning
Ia, bought a Rex Mcdonald colt from
C. Todd and Son. OF Fayette, Fri
day, for $3.50. The colt Will be de
iivered Sept. /.
Prof. Doane, Of the Farm Manage
ment Department Of Missouri Uni
yersity College Of Agriculture, was IN
this county Thursday and visited the
farms Of Messrs Spar. Lindenmeyei
and Locke, southwest OF this city
These fatuns are being handled along
the same lines as II we had an ex.
pert County Farm Advisor In charge
Of them.
ia speaking Of what is being nc.
complished onthese places, Mr.. Doane
sad they each had crops Of soy
beans that would average Is bushels
to the acre. Soy beans wiz bring
rom 81 10 1850 a bushal this year.
You can figure Just what The profit