Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-06

1.
. Albert Burgess paid s495 for
/ pair of mules at the Stamper sale
and, while driving them TO town
refused $50 for them.
R. A. Hays paid $500 for a crack
ing good Percheron team of four
year olds Saturday at the Cunning
lam & Ferris sale,
Geo. Kellerhals sold a span Of
coming 4-year-old mules to DIR. W. e.
Cornett, at Rush Hill. for $500.
A number of the older farmers in
Audrain County say the prospect of
the crops being seriously injured by
chinch bugs, this year. is assuming
alarming proportions. Not for a
great many years has this menace ap-
preached in such serious shape.
Provided We have a damp, cold
spring, the chinch bug will be done
away with, according to those who
claim to know, but otherwise we
may expect a fight with these pests
before the crops are well under way.
A MASS meeting Of farmers held
in Columbia Saturday has petitloned
the county judges of Boone County
to select a Farm Advisor for that
county.
In a territory about three miles
square including the Skinner and
Hollinsville neighborhoods Of Audrain
County, about 1000 head of hogs hav
been lost within the past few months
from a disease similar to typhoid few
er and entailing damages OF fully
$4,000 Everything possible has
been done to halt the spread oil the
menace. but with little success. The
loss to the farmers, according TO
Bert G. Berrey. a residnet OF that
section, Is oven greater than can be
estimated because they believe II viii
not be practical TO raise hogs for
several years as their places are In
fected and in this way the feeding
OF cattle. one OF the principal means
of farm income IN that section, will
be halted.
Mr.. Berrey, who is feeding 80 head
Of hogs. is fighting to keep the
disease, whatever 1t is, from his
farm but with no avail. This week
he lost 4 head and expects the raw
ages to increase at once. His hogs
have been vaeeihated and when they
die burned, but the disease continues
to spread.
Clarence Berrey has lost 100 head
Walter Holloway, 10; Octave Fl.
lis. so head; Henry Barrey. 50 head
Louis Rudasll, 60 head; S. J.. Todd.
20 head; Tom Berrey, 90 head: J. r.
Crowson, 16 head and many others
various numbers.
Mr.. Berrey says the best method Of
combating the trouble seems to be
starving the hogs. He has tried all
atsuner OF remedies and foods with
no success and is completely at a
loss to know what TO do. The farm
ers throughout that part of the coun.
~ are very blue over the prevailing
conditions.
The Ledger's Farmer Women Con.
test, offering prizes for the largest
amount of produce sold by an Aud
rain County farm woman in 9112 and
which will be again open to the
women of the County in 1913 has re
eeiVed a number Of compliments from
those interested in agriculture.
The purpose of the contest is to
stimulate interest in the raising Of
poultry and dairy products on the
farmTh women usually have charge
OF this work. hence their being OF.
fered the prize. Poultry-raising as
well as the dairy is receiving o
attention in this State all the time
and the Ledger hopes to advance Au-
drain along these lines through
its contest.
The following letter of thanks from
Mrs. J. r. Shook. winner of the con
test for 1912 Ia greatly appreciated b
the Management OF the Ledger.
Mexico. Mo, Jan. 30. 1913.
Editors Mexico Ledger:
Dear sirs
Please accept my thanks for check
received as winner of first prize.
1t certainly came as a surprise to
me as I had no idea Of being first.
appreciate your interest in us
farmer people very much.
Again thanking. o for your kind.
ness, ] am
Respt..
Mrs. J. X. SHOOK.
J. r. Miller, OF Rush Hill, sold a
mare to Dr.W. f. Cornett for 500 re.
Gently.
The Cunningham and Ferris draft
mare sale held here, Saturday, reach.
ed a total OF 5000. Twenty-six bead
Of good draft mares we're sold. Tho
highest price paid for a pair was
$685. by P. c. Helmack Of centralia
He also paid $515 for another pair.
Among those who bought are:
Bob Hayes, pair, $500; ]. l.. Hon.
dirk, mare, $215; w. r.. parsops
corso, Mo, mare for s225 and ono
for si75; Dave Rodgers, mare. s27o.
n. y. Hodge, pair. S435; w. n
Douglass, mare. 500; Walter Mexico.
ban. mare. 1896; c. b. Fegan, palr.
S4SO; H.. A. Price, pair, $3.50: G d
Palmer, mare, 1920; u. r. Haycrar
pair s445; Bud Barker. mare s2g0
The Commercial Club, OF Tran.
ION, Mo, owns eighty road draps
which are loaned to tho farmor.
throughout Grgpdy county, with splen.
did resplts,