Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-14

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thsn did Missouri n choso five
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he leading stat<s In road build
inx sna The number q miles In
proved during ne period are:
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ms, ldA. Sc; lndlAna 572
Byrua 3 leslie. q jefferson cy.
49, his big ANIMAL slosk sle on
"Wednesday, March son. Barslins
VIZ be offered and you can End his
sale ad In the Mexico Ledger. See
oIns In he Mexico hanks.
Jackson No. March 5. 1915.
Mr.. l. N. white.
Mexico, Mo.
an gzia to know that your Com
mercsal cl1b has concluded to take
Up The matter OF the corn contests.
woah suggest that each c~ontesiani
Re Tequsrea 70 grow Al least one acrs
Of coEn. aad would make the pre-
iriums In tws csssscs. say = first,
second and third. On the yield and
a nsfl second and third on the
best bashs 10 be taken from tbs
contest ACRE. This VIII gtve a wider
~caannee as tAe largest ysesS may not
prcdnee the best ecra and tho larges
yield OF the best corn is TIE De
SIRED end. Some IN the contest
nay Know shas some one else has
richer soil and a larger yiela shoull
naturally be expected. and II the
largest yield were The only chance 4
wlr snch psrsoA woaad not enter
the contest He might however via
Ion the finest corn sven with I
lower yield which Is most likely &
se the result as il Is not the lars
est Yields that produce the finest
ears.
Isknk we should make this con
test Il Seed Grain Growers Associ
2aoa. q Audain County, as ron re
esns : suggested IN the Ledger.
There Is rot as this time AM
sacn organization in the state thai
have hsard q. and al this meet
ing ] desire 10 get II started In you
ccanu. On she 5. prox ! mean 70 OF
eanize So boys and young men int<
sach N organization ia Monroe coun
ty. l shall SAX that each boy Sc
sare from his acre at least ten bush
els Ct seed. for sale I can be o
great service IN helping to sci it il
they can grow tha quality and keel
the ccrn pure II there are 10s
il the contest and each can sc
ne ten bushels l think there shouli
be Ettle difSeulty in getting iron
s15te u 5000 for it. We should in
clude ether grains and field seed
as vel IS corn One OF the require
ments / would suggest Is that eael
boy be given al the crop OF hi
contest acre. The boy who won 4
ths state cantesk this last yea
got s5G in premiums and sold hi
acre OF los bushels and "a pound
for ss5. This made a total Of s14l
1t cost him about twenty dollars Z
grow K. so his gain was a yer,
handsome thing for q small boy
By Inc boy getting what he grow
for hss very own he is getting
rswsrd for his efforts even thougI
he may not via In the show.
Il night be desired after tn
frs. crcp Is grown to take a POI
uoa or the price received for tn
oorn soF a capital stock. and eacl
year have a competent inspeeto
make 81. Inspection Of their SEQ
and en- that passes should BE- sol
for enough more to pay At least 70
see INSPECTION
!, would like 70 insist that a
boys spd young men who may cor
template entering the contest be a
the institute that fun instruction
may be given 1t win be found !
the sEd that no hap.hazard wor
Ksn win in the game. No weaklinl
nor white liyersd. should apply q
It IS going TO take some fine wor
10 attn and then 1t viii take som
korest effort to remain in this o
~ganizatson as it viii be for business
! and It viii mean much to your cour
u 70 foster it all that is possible
No farmer in your county should co
slider that he cannot afford to 81
RICH. behind this movement and pus
/ haId as be not only owes It I
himself and his own boys Il be ha
aay. and he ought to have some. a
well as he owes It to his neighbc
bows and to his county.
Flow IS your boy going to max
the start to own a piece Of Az
, drain County land? It has ns
been many years since $3.50 Ii
fee for government entry. was a
one had to have 10 make his stal
! or owning 100 acres Of land, b.
how much must he have in his pool
ct today to make the start. Ca
your boy make even a start to-day
! II Is a serious question and d.
!, series cur best thought TO q
our best to make 1t as nearly poI
slbie as we can that each ma
who tihs the soil should own !
least a part that he tlils.
Very truly and sincerely yours.
: SAM JORDAN.
, Oklahoma City. Ok, March o.
Further efforts 10 stock oklahI
ma with pheasants viii be aba