Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-28

July Ribs esq
CattlZasea. laelnding 400 South
ems Natives strong.
H~ogs-sse0o. Toe higher.
Med and butch 40 a 7.e5
Good heavy 7.S6 a 7.s5
Rough 7.f5 a TICS
Light T.65 a 7.S5
Pigs 5.25 7.2s
Bulk IT'S a7.s0
Sheep-1,50o steady.
The AudraiR County Farmers In
stitutcs win be held next week. Be
ginning On MONDAY. at Martinsburg,
the first institute will be held; on
Tuesday, it will be at vandalia;
on Wednesday at Laddonsa and on
Thursday at Mexico.
These institutes win be conducted
under the charge OF the State Board
of Agriculture and the lecturers at
each OF these sessions will be
Is. NJ. Jordan. The Corn Man."
and Professor Kelly Wright. 1t is
probable that Professor J. c, Trow-
bridge of the Department of Animal
Husbandry and Prof. J. C. Written
OF the Horticultural Department, both
Of the College Of Agriculture. viii
be on the program at Mexico meet
ing.
The program win be filled With an
~tarest and instructiveness and every
one who a possibly be here should
strain q point to come
Because Of the terrible condition
Of the roads the farmers in all parts
on the county. whose feed pens are
almost empty. are becoming fearful
Of the Consequences II something can
not be done shortly to hetter condi-
lions. The farmer with a allo is
fortunate. or with little or no stock
TO feed, hut the man who has much
cattle on hand end no feed Is IN a
critical condition The wabash are
sending out excellent advice concern!
Ing the testing Of seed corn. You
! can have ono Of the slips with the
method explained by seeing the
local agent.
John Brayton Of the Monroe cotrn-
r ~ Corn Growers Association. wants
40 members OF the Association to
+ agree to raise pure bred corn and
contribute 3 bushels . year to a cen.
trail seed corn supply. This, when
selected and tested, can be sold
a to farmers at a reasonable price and
the proceeds used to establish a
farmers club and provide for a tree
seed testing labratory at Paris.
i Jim Smizer of the same Associa
ton asked 10 make the first day q
al the paris fair "Corn Growers Day
and agricultural day IN general
Among other things to lend interes'
II to the day will be the awards i
h The Monroe eouny boys corn grow
Is ing contest. already arranged for.
is Fully fifty percent. Of the lamb
dropped in Monroe county this win
ye ter have been lost. according to re
OF ports from farmers. the severe an
ID 'onv continued cold weather hayin'
s. rendered it Impossible to save then
Of in a majority Of cases.
Ned Holt sold Chas. Dunn a pal
L. of mules this week for $3.50. He ais
to sold Lee Bros. 4 head Of horses 70
of the same price.
ne Jas. J.. Rives. near Goss. ha
demonstrated to his own satisfactio
"a THAI a combination Of silage an
ed Jersey cows win produce creal
and coin beyond the expectations {
M the average man. He has M sll
/. and II COWS IN commission nov
les He viii have two silos and 80 COW
ell before fan. THE last two month
vs. have given dairying a severe test,
Mr.. Rives said to a Paris Appel
man, Tuesday. ssbut the business Ina
made good with those OF MS WI
r. had sIlos. For every $l.0o Of feed
my herd consumed during these s.
~, we're months the income from the
RS cream a 1925. But such r.
suits would not have been possibl
ier with any feed except siigae. My .
10 was filled with cowpeas and cor
he last summer. BY adding a little co
I'M t~onseed meal to balance the ratio
re- my Jerseys want nothing o
figure That the manure ana III
T. calves which are raised on OF
zee skinned milk, pay for keeping u
cows. leaving the butter fat :
d. profit