Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-04-11

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Good heavy 7.S0 a 7.s0
Rough heavy. TAO a 100
Light. $50 a TOO
sheer-2,20. Steady.
". 0. Smith, OF ear Cant. has
Al Of his thoroughbred Duroc'Jersey
hogs that are in fine condition. He
some QUITS have been soNn In
bis section.
Fred Kellerhals OF near Ladaonia
says the wheat in his section IS IN
had shape but that there will be a
large acreage OF oats sown.
Waiter Wilson. a well known far
NOR Of near Molino. says the early
wheat IN his section will make 2
crop
Justin White, a prominent farmer
OF Audrain, says the wheat In his
section is about an average, He in
tends sowing 20 acres Of Texas
Red oats and 20 acres Of cowpeas
He viii SOW cowpeas in the 4s A. of
corn he intends planting. His corn
Is Boone County White and Reds
Yellow Dent.
Stunt. shobe, Of the County Schools
greatly fayors the Boys Corn
Growing contest Of the Mexico Com
percial Club. He says It means
much to the farmers Of the County
and urges all boys eligible to enter.
A large number Of sheep have
been sheared in this county
within the past two weeks. An ex
perienced sheep shearer has beef
here with a machine. averaging 2O'
animals a day. Among those WIFI
had sheep sheared were Judge Ale
Carter and son, Earl, 900; Judg'
Matthias Crum. Chas. Schopp. Pric'
and ]. t. Johnson and Henry Cant.
Hamilton Bros Sale, coming as J
did, on the eve Of the Missouri spe
cial Sale Company's annual sale 9
business and pleasure horses, wa
an excellent starter for the week
program. twenty-five head Of regii
tered saddle stations and twent
head Of jacks were the offerings
the Blue Grass Stock Farm, locate
one milo south OF town.
The sale began at 10 o'clock. Quii
a number OF prospective buyers fro
a distance attended. The Messr
Hamilton provided c~onveyances
and from the sale for all who wei
here from a distance. The ladies'
the Methodist church served dinner
Last Saturday, lightning killed
S250horse for Richard Gray, 70
miles southeast OF Laddonia. Tn
is a little early in the season I
lightning.
G Juelfs, of Audrain county, ".
dhe first person this season to bril-
MS wool to Sam Morris. Mr.. Jue'
sold 500 fleecas to Mr., Morris,
ce' wing % cents per pound for t
same.
Columbia, No April 10, 1912.
The following report showing M
souri, crop conditions on April l, "
Issued today from the Office Of T.
Wilson, Secretary of the Misso
-e- State Board of Agriculture.
tn The wheat condition for the ST
Is placed at rs. One year ago 1t v
all 81. Much wheat especially that 81
ge ed late is apparently winter kill
W Some other is reported badly he
in ed cut OF the ground Howey
It is too early to determine just
sh- true condition Of the growing G
Dr. and farmers should be slow to pl
It up. There is reason for believ
ast that nrSh whoa now apparen
ret dead viii come out well.
1t; The seeding Of the oat crop Is
t.; latest IN the history Of the sta
DO according to the records of this
'c,- fice. on April /, less than /
cent .91-had been seeded. On A.
gu /. 1911. 40 per cent Of the oats c
I'M had been sown. The latest sown q
crop previous TO the present y
'ch was in 1906, when but AZ per c
rich had been SEEDED by April I. r
NC year the average yield for
state was oil bu, Owing to
Mr.. late season this year and to
yht price OF seed oats, It is estima
that the acreage Of oats WIN be
| a ~ per cent of last years.
pht Practically no spring blowing
been done for corn. The land I
plowed for this crop amounts to
10 per cent. OF this an is fan
early winter breaking. 1t is ostin
ed that but 1873 per cent of
years corn crop is still on MISC
G farms, and that 81 per cent Of
farmers have been buyers of @
Ninety per cent Of The correspc
ents report a scarcity of good S
while 1t Is estimated that &c
oent Of the farmers viii test II
/, seed corn this year.
: LIVE SToCK.-The number
. hogs on fed as compared with an
erage year is placed at but 46
Y cent. This shortage lis evidently
O to a marked scarcity Of feed with
= attendant high price and to
gavages of cholera. The number
2 cattle on feed as compared with
average year is estimated at 80
d corn; 1t is estlated that %
{ farms as compared with an aver
year is estimated at 67 per cent.
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