Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-06
Stock and y
- Fam News
Bunceton. No, Jan. 80

Bunceton. Mo, Jan. 80
Reports from Cooper County farm
ers' wives just published show thai
seven women OF the county
sold during the year 1912 farm pro
duce to the amount Of sl,1s2s4. One
woman clone, Mrs. II. R, Sehlotz'
hauer. Of near Pilot Grove, sold a to.
tai Of $1,2s445.
During the year she shipped 70 a
ST. Louis commission house 2,1o0 doE
en- eggs for which she received
sass. 10. She also sold sixty-six nam
moth bronze turkeys for s552, or an
average Of $3.50 per bird. and i4l
turkey eggs for Matching for 500.
Another woman OF the county, Mrs
f. r. Melkersman. Of near Boonville,
sold Si,1t4O6 worth OF produce,
s476.S5 OF which was in butter.
sISs.55 in milk and $2S1.H In
eggs.
Greenfield, Mo-, Jan %.
Prof. n. II. Doane, state leader OF
the Farm Bureau movement. ad-
dressed a meeting OF Dade County
farmers and business men at Green
field to-day. Al its close the organ
izatlon OF a bureau Of this nature.
which has been in progress for two
weeks past. was eomplsted and the
officers OF the newly formed organ
lzation entered into contract to
raise the $1,000 a year required from
the county. In this contract they
are secured by the signatures OF
500 farmers and business men pledg
ing 81 y year each. and by = fur
Their guarantee signed by
members of the commercial clubs of
Greenfield. Lockwood and Everton.
The movement c~ontemplates the
employment Of a farm advisor at
cost OF $1,000 a year, one-half of
which is to be paid by the state
and federal governments.
Washington, Jan 30.
The office of farm management. de
,artment of Agriculture. has arrange
do cooperative demonstration
york with five Missouri counties this
4
rear. D. H. Doane, professor of
arm management in the State Agri-
College, is in general charge
N the work. Several other counties
applied for the privilege Of ar
angling for cooperation on the half
nd half basis.
The House committee on Agriculture
provided sS75,O00 for this particular
work. Secretary Wilson urged the
committee to make the total at least
100000. 1t is probable that an
.mendment will be offered and adopt
d on the floor increasing this item
materially.
The s375,OOo would provide for ex-
ending the demonstration work to
40 e counties this year. Mean.
shile $50 more counties are ready to
ahead with the work. and applica-
ions are coming in more rapidly all
he time. Audrain Is one of the
.ounties included In the above.
Monroe County wants a farm Ad-
'Isor.
b. r. Middleton sold a load OF 81
read Of yearling mules to Thomas
& Son. OF Lexington, KY,
The mules VIII be shipped
Kentucky and sold to the farmer
here. The mules have been fed
Ill winter on the Rex Mcdonald stoc
arm, east Of this city, and brought
rood prices.
Eight carloads Of mules we're
10 st. Louis from Centralia
Saturday night. They we're pur-
By Howard Bailey OF the folio
ng parties: rs head Of w. l.. Green
md Sons, at s217.5O a round; So
read Of Brown and McNear, at si93
round and So head Of Fontain
Bros, at $500 around. In all, they
represented a total Of nearly $40, 900.
5. d. Gromer, who teaches AgricuI-
ural Economics and Prof. R. H. EN-
person, head of the Rural Education
Department Of the State University,
in this city Friday on their way
Columbia from Pike and Montgom-
Try counties where they held a num-
Der of successful Rural Life confer
'nees. They will visit Audrain short
y.
W, A. Offutt, northwest of Aux
'asse, has just placed 30 head of cat
lie on feed. Corn is selling in his
leighborhood at from 40 to as cents
bu.
Reed Burke. a prosperous and we'll
inown shipper of Audrain county.
marketed a load OF heifers Fri
lay, which included 26 head, ayerag-
ng S1S lbs. that sold for s6.75 per
a price which was fully satisfac-
DRY. They were from Mr.. Burke's
'wn feed lots and were in very fair
condition for the packer. They were
ed on a ration of cottonseed cake
md cracked corn. and Mr.. Burke
'eemed particularly well pleased with
sale.-National Live Stock Re
The National Live Stock Reporter
'ays: &c. NJ. Shut, a prominent far
.er and stockman Of Andraln coun-
". Mo, was on the market yesterday
a load of hogs of his rails.
ng that brought $40 which was
2 1-2c under the top Of the mar
ket.