Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-21


For Poultry and Egg Prices.
LEDGER SPECIAL
|Rayne q Becker Private Wire
caule-ssoe. including 400 South
s1rozg
Hogs 1900. 10 70 I5e higher
Med ard butch us a 7S5
Good heavy. 72o rs
Rough heasy 6.7s a zoe
Lssht 10 a 7.S5
Figs, 600 a 7-S5
bula s.Is q
sheep-s0oo. Strong
Wheat May l0i "a B July IS IL B
Con May II IS July II IS a -
Oats May s. IS July ~ rs
Pork Nay 1850
Lard May $50
RTis May SO.
John X Brown shipped two hors-
es 10 limos this week
The cattle that r. r. and Jake
Buckner had or the St Louis msr-
ket first part OF the week brought
the following prices: R. R. Buck
ner received s7.& for his. and
Jake Backner's brought s7.75.
B. +. Bah. a well known stock
man, Of Pike County, was 10 this
city Tuesday on his way to Iowa
J. c. CARPENTER. who married Miss
Carrie Moore. Of this city. has
moved from Rockville. No. 70 Men.
den, N the same county where be
lis ASSISTANT Cashier OF one Of the
eading banks.
The $40, the erection OF which IN
| Audrsin county has been urged By
the Ledger for a number Of years, is
coming into its own here and al prs
ent there wiz be at least bak q
hundred Of these valuable struc'
tures built within the next fes
months. All parts Of the county
are showing evzdences OF Increased
interest In sihage aud the CREST bsn-
efits sure to acerue from ths posses
sion Of \
Among those who have recently
elthsr erected or ordaned siIos an
the following. and this S but a par
lsA hs Of the many who ARE bald
lrg them IN de County: s. p Em
moas a. Son. On their Long Branel
fafns Claude Bybee. q near Mollnc.
Joe Mcngser, norh Of this CITY; Ash
by Bolts. Of rear santA re: Mfr
vedaer. north Of Mexhcos DID
Eosershal. norsh o. here; VIZ
schutte. north oF This city; Wailac'
DsWssi. Of near MoAno; w. W. Dow
FL Or the sarae zeighborhOod; Jnde
lc0ok Groves. west Of Mexico Bez
Erown. sonthwass OF here; W. a
emhh q rezr Cant
Many cnzane6e that much woull
have been szyesa IN the expense o
sees lax summer 4 ssocxnen Ia
possessed sE1e and that many hun
sraa bad 81 1ule. forced 70 MAJ
ke< neczuse Of the shortage Of feed
coala have been held for a high
Ter market ard the fssder enjoys
q profit rather ehan a loss.
aThxn IS no question % n
nina sAd sam McNasr recently :
The warreneburg sar. @that ssio
donBse the value Of I mans cor
crop. ena when questioned furthe
es 70 his opinion o. engIlage feeain
Mr. McNair talked IN what Il seen
LED 10 the 5zr was q most valuabl
veia 80 ne give his language on u
subject Of conservation bv means I
j the silo:
/. @H's not SO mach the amount I
corn a farmer raises that make
his pocket book heavy but st Is d
price or value he gets for that crop.
II Corn experts and Experiment 81
tions ten us how TO raise more an
Better Corn by proper selection 81
grading Of seed and better tillase {
leoil but they haven't gone Il
/. enough. They should ten Us how
1~save that which We have grown an
nlget the most value for Il we can
eIt's an estabAshed fact that WIKI
we gather our corn leaving Il
stalk ia the field we only ges GO n
csnf Of itr fun vaue. losing 20 ps
cent.
"Ten acres Of The average col
means 700 bushels or a value
$3.50. This ii only 90 per cent
It's full Yalne which should be 81
dropping fractions. this means a 10
Of s16e; II put in the shock we won
lgaln IA Of this which would ST
leave a loss Of s125 Or 1890 per
Now this Of itself means a pref
good profit ard We can't afford
pass It over.
when put in the slo erel
pound of this crop is greedny eats
by all kinds Of stock.
III COW peas are grown with "a
corn this win give a wenbalanOs
ration and the stockman win not ]
compelled to spend his hard earns
mones for highpriced min f'
which woEd otherwise be necessaI
40 balance the ration
.Dairyman, beef maker. pork ma
er get wise; build you a siIo; g
the full value of your crop and IN
few years buy AN automobile :
good silo is just as necessary as
good barn"
w. r. Hale, NJ. w. Lowry and 3
nest Anthony, seniors in the Sta
University College Of Agricultur
were in Mexico Tuesday 20 mai
arrangements for taking sbD
honscs to Columbia for the Farmer
Fair. Mr.. Hale said they were pAal
ring 10 have a regular horse sho