Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-03

Tom Bass. With Lena Collins"
won third place IN the running race
Tom also won third place with samp
son and sIgshee in the Roadster
Pair event
Kings Queen, formerly owned
by d. r. Middleton Of this city, won
the first premium offered BY the Fair
Association in the high school
events.
The Kansas City Drovers rele'
gram OF September 1s says:
IL. NJ. Crooks Of Mexico, Mo, q
representative stock farmer Of An-
drain county, states that the feeding
conditions differ very much down
there from a year ago. A bumper
oats and feed crop. and good corn,
make up a good supply Of all kinds
OF stock feed. 1t is Mr.. Crooks
opinion that corn viii start off at
about soc a bushei. against Csc al
year ago. A year ago it kept on
advancing from that price all win
ter. but it is very doubtful he thinks,
whether it VIII advance very much
the coming winter"
Powell & Mundy shipped a car
load of hogs to st. Louis this week
that brought $s.75 per cwt.
VIM. Britt sold Joe Mongler Al
calf last week for 5 IL cents a
pound.
Z. w. Rockwell, of near Benton
City. is putting in 40 acres of wheat
this year. During the eight years he
has been in Missouri, last year was
the first time his wheat crop ever
failed him. He plowed it up and
planted II in corn. He had 40 A.
of oats this year that made 26 bu.
His Is A. of timothy threshed 81
bushels Of the finest seed he says
he ever saw.
Z. ". Rockwell, OF nea Benton
City, who is one of Audrain's pro-
gressiye and practical farmers, rails
ed a crop Of rye and one Of cowpeas
on the same 10 acres this year. He
planted the rye last fan and used It
for pasture during the winter intend
ing to pillow It under and plant II in
oats. 1t made such excellent pas
ture that he did not follow his origf
nal plan but planted in cowpeas and
nov has a fine crop that is shoulder
: high.
Perry Backman, Of near Rush Hin
recently sold Joe Mongler 5 calves
for G cents a pound.
q E. W. Rockwell. a prominent farm
e., residing near Benton City. says
he has 100 acres Of corn that looks
fine and though il is rather greer
he expects a good yield provided
therei s not an early freeze.
Joe Mongler baled all Of hlI
straw and hay this year which 70
= Aalitu oNV 1atI1,
Joe Mongler has 60 acres o
corn that will average 60 bu. Iii
remaining so acres win make full
40 Blu.
= Joe MongIer recently filled hii
new silo.
]. r. Bell, on October 80. viii
have a sale OF fine Poland Chin
hogs at Ortiz Fruit Farm. jus
: south of Mexico. Auctioneers Harri
man, johnson and Ford will be II
= charge. The ladies of the Presby
, terrain church will serve lunch.
. Mr.. Bell has one Of the fines
Z fruit and stock farms In the county
a He has over 1000 apple trees am
probably 10000 bushels Of apples
0 His farm is nicely located, and in ad
dition to his fine hogs he has som
thoroughbred, registered Jerseys
that cannot be beaten.
! Mr.. Bell takes pride in his stocl
and is n Of our most prosperous
and successful farmers. He say
there is no more independent nf
than that of the farmer.
F. L. Crosby recently bought
span Of horses from Jesse Miller
of Galloway county. He paid $500 TO
them. One was draft stock and tn
other saddle bred.
j. r. BELL, Of the Ortiz Frui
Farm, Is among the wise farmers @
Audrain county who lie selecting
bis seed corn for next year. Their
Is nothing more important tina
to have good seed.
NJ. NJ. Brown, out southwest Z
Auxyasse, shipped three car loads Z
Angora goats to the st. Louis marke
Tuesday. There were 4f3 head in tn
consignment and together wit
2 about 200 more have been doing wor
for Mr.. Brown for about two year
and have killed q vast amount {
: brush in that time.
: Senator Stone, Lewis Cartwright
sensational young saddle gelding, wa
bought for Miss Loula Long Of KaI
sas City by John w. Hook, formerl
of Mexico. last Friday, and is now /
A the Hook & Wood barn at Paris.
The price was $3.50, the highes
figure ever brought by a Missouri
gelding. Senator Stone is by Gran
Mcdonald, being a beautiful red sol
rel, and opened the season by wiz
ming the big $500 saddle stake at CT
lumbia, being indicated a at Me
leo He was ridden by "splint" Bal
nett of the Blades & Barnett stable
at Holiday and will be campaigne
as a star by the Paris boys nes
year, with probably one show d
the Illinois state fair next month
10 promises to develop into a worlt
heater, and Lewis name will be han
ed down in saddle horse history.
Paris Mercury.
Voc Considine's public sale of iiy
stock held at his farm near ThomI
son on Friday was well attended an
stock sold well. The sale totaled SO
s42-1O. Sheep sold from 1906 I
$500 per head; shoats $3.50 /
81 S5. 75. aoWa WITH nto. e4o oy