Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-09
EVERY FARMER NEEDS IT.
Farmers Hand Book Recently Is
sued by the Missouri Farmer Is
Full Of Valuable Information.

SUED U1 lHC WAooNeif
Full Of Valuable Information.
One Of the finest things ever
gotten out for the use of the farmers
Is The Missouri Farmers Hand Book
issued by the Missouri Far
mer-Missourfs great new farm and
stock paper which should be in ev-
cry farm home in the State. This
great book contains nearly 400
naees and IS finest compendium Of
farm and live stock information ever
offered TO the public. The Chapter
ON Horses and Mules" is by Prof
Trowbridge. Professor OF Animal Illus
-tandry in the Missouri Agricultural
College. Prof Trowbridge is regard
ed as n Of the best authorities on
horses and mules in the United
states aud takes up the different
breeds, the purposes for which they
are suited, the care Of the brood
mare foal. stallion, etc The chap
ter on breeding, Feeding, and Hous-
ing Hogs and Cattle" Is by Prof
King. OF Purdue University, Ind. and
hundreds Of farmers have written 70
us saying. 'If the book contained
nothing but this chapter, 1t would
be worth any farmers dollar In Mis-
souri,. Prof. King is n Of che
leading authorities IN the country
on breeding and feeding hogs and
cattle and tells you how to put the
most fat on q hog or steers. back
for the least money. This Is followed
by a chapter from DR.. connaway, Of
the Missouri Experiment Station, on
tho prevention OF Hog Cho'era."
Or. Connaway Is the man who pr,
feetod the An.tIIog cho'era SERUM
and he goes on TO tell you how 70
keep th's scourge from getting o
hod IN your herd The Chapter on
"sheep and sheep Farming IS by Dr
Mumford. Dean Of the Missouri Agri-
cultural co'lege ONE OF THE
Heading SHEEP AUTHORITIES IN
THE UNITED STATES The subject
of cDairying" is handled by Prof.
Eckles OF the Missouri Agricultural
College-the msn who produced mis-
souri, Chief Josephine" the greatest
COW IN the world. Almost 200 pages
are devoted to the cure and proven
ton OF live stock diseases, and this
feature makes It invaluable 10 every
farmer. How many valuable animals
are lost because farmers don't know
what ais them. and who II they
know, don't know what 10 do t
save them? The Chapter On For
age Po4soning" would acne have say
ed our farmers tens of thousands 0
dollars during the last ten months
had they awaited themselves OF its al
vice. But it takes up in detail al
diseases common 10 hogs, COWS
calves, cattle, sheep, horses and
mules. and tells you what TO do as
a matter of preventing the disease
and curing it. II you haven't a reli.
! able book Of this kind, Brother Far
mer, don't YOU think you need one
Sam Jordan, the famous Missouri
} Com Nam tells you hew to raise
corn, cowpeas and alfalfa. He's Il.
: Sam Jones Of Missouri Agriculture,
and everything he says is golden
Wheat ard oats are handled by
men like Prof. Hutchinson. and Prot
Demarree, while "sotl Fertility oil
building up run down farms Ia
treated by Prof. Miller, sob expert
OF the Missouri Agricultural College,
DR.. Whitten, Prof. Chandler. ans
Prot. Howard take up the question
OF Better Fruit and there ere no
: better authorities anywhere. Another
chapter which Is important is by Pro
. j. West Doad, Of Dies Moines. WHO
tells farmers how TO keep their
stock and themselves from being kin
ed by lightning, How many farmers
who will read this article k:tow any
thing about lightning? Last, but not
least. is a chapter by Or. Calvert Of
the University Medical College. tell
ing farmers how to build their els
terms, how 10 have sanitary farm
premises, how 10 successfully combat
the deadly fly and mosquito, how