Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-28
Stock and y
Farm News

PARTIES vhc make fun Of farm q
isors. and expert and scientific arm
ny should inform themselves on the
results being obtained
.hroubhout the County where arrange
,n.n,s alopa this line have been made
ne farm advisor secured for Aud
rain county is not going to force
hss services on any ne. There WIN
~ nie,,v OF people anxious 70 avail D
themselves Of his time. and tnose
uho don't care to be advised wn
not be annoyed.
REFERRING to Andrain's County
Farm Advisor. the Columbia states
man saws: Occasionally a writer
mskes fun Of a county for employing
a farm advisor. By the way Audrain
county "a going to do this. That we
orrani,sslon- the Mexico Commercial
cub stands up and ~guafantees shas
nro,.osition for three years.
n p. worrell received the follow
Inc letter from Bert Ball to Speaker
Clark. Mr.. Clark sent the communities.
lion knowing the people here would
be interested:
Chicago, Nov. is. 1872.
Hon. Champ Clark,
Bowling oresi. Mo.
NV dear Mr. Clark:
We wish to thank you for your
kind letter OF the 18th Inst. End In
, his connection would like to state
we understand that Audrain County
has now completed its arrangements
TO put a county agent on the JOB, the
Mexico Commercial Club finally put
ting the deal over.
know several of the Mexico men
personally and agree with you mat
4 they are an exceptionally live group
and believe that Audrain County viii
never have aught but good words for
those who made this possible.
We appreciate greatly your using
your influence in this matter and
e trust that you will whenever consist
ent give this important plan a boost
Respectfully,
BERT BALL.
Secretary.
% q R Rennolds and j. w. Bottoms
wbo attended the Emmons short
horn sale at Mexico Thursday Of last
Ill week. report 1t one Of the bigges
and best sales they ever attended. =
=. big crowd was present and the bid
= ding was lively, farmers who DO no
make a specially Of stock raising be
MT ;ne the buyers, as the rule. Mr.. Rel
polds purchased three male calves 2
,lsls0. $40 ard S107. SO. Mr.. Bottom
III purchased a COW and calf for $3.50,
and 2-year-old heifer for slee. The
Of animals arrived by express the 70
lowing day and we're admired by o
who saw them, as they are without
Ike doubt as fine a lot as has been SEE
here in a long time..Higbee Week
-, News.
The following letter from the ]
ternational Harvester Company
.ro- Chicago explains itself:
r. NJ. White & Son.
Editors Mexico Ledger,
Mexico. Mo-.
Gentlemen:
id. We refer to yours Of November
BY Mr. White and wish 70 assn
uil1 crate with you in every way posi-
IN furthering the good work VIII
ell your agricultural advisor viii be a
TO do in your county.
Just at present our plans are
ha mature enough to give You a del
lite idea as to what we can do
wish to assure you that we win
test willing 10 do everything we can
The way OF cooperation.
~, II you will outline a little MOI
specifically Just what you have
mind, we will be in a position to
.On- swer you more definitely. Our pli
at present, although they are not I
lZe. ture, involve the promoting Of alta
ia throughout the corn belt and @
er sections, the promoting Of c,
the in the Northwest, and other simil
lines of work.
of Assuring you that we will look I
ward to your reply, we remain
gicO Yours very truly.
J. e. wAGGoNER,
7th Manager.
The ST. Louis Live Stock RepoT
irst says: It. F. hurry. a prominel
farmer and stockman Of Galloway
marketed Of his own raising two 10
OF hogs that weighed 2Ss and
lbs. that brought $500, the top
Sec the market. These hogs brought
same as the top in Chicago"
sens Columbia, Mo-, IL.
To a White Leghorn hen, Louis
owned by the poultry department
the University Of Missouri, beloI
the egg-laying championship OF \
per- souri,.
In n year Louise laid 200 &c
test The average Missouri hen lays sew
ty five eggs a year.
We Louise was Matched In April.
began laying last November.
eek breaking of the record Is attribu
to the hens food.
fth. In the morning she gets scrats
fond nf enuaI narfa ~ cracxod a
lper and wheat buried in straw. At n,
she has a mash Of corn meal, b
and beef scraps. In the event
louise" gets double her morning