Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-10

NO : ye4ios ~
No : yellow s IL
No : white 81 n-3
No 8 White 81
No ? oats 40
No white Il 9.
lChlcago Close
wheat Sept IS s. SA Dec % B
ICorn Sept 81 SIS Dec 81 81
aOts Sept 40 rs Dec ~ -
Pork Sept 2io5
See Hlghtshoe for highest prices
for Eggs and Poultry. Office Clark
son Hotel Block. is-5t
Arthur Pauilin's wheat averaged II
IL bu. this year.
THERE Is but ore thing that can
Keep the Mexico Fair from being
the largest and best fair in the his
tory Of Audrain sr any County in the
State and that VIII be for u To pour
down rain an d5y Of every day Of
the Fair.
Wheat around Auxvasse is reported
as averaging 20 bu-
While the drouth In Audrain has
been broken in places and showers
generally all over the county have
STAYED of the fatal day OF a COM
pletesy ruined corn crop general con
ditions as to~corn are such that a
good rain at once is needed TO in
surs any kind Of a yield Dry farming
methods have aided IN conserving
the moisture The estimated dam
age 70 crops All over Missouri by
the drouth has been placed al Is per
eeat in the monthly state crop re-
port
The following is taken from the
state crop report issued BY Secretary
Wilson and shows the general condi.
tioas.
corn-with the best JOB Of cult.
vation that the Missouri farmer has
ever done the condition OF corn on
July 1 was SO. One month ago. II
was 81; one year ago. $50: ten.year
average SIT By sections. corn
condition Is; Northeast, So; north.
west. %; central. IS; southwest, 50;
southeast. SO. Revised estimate as
to acreage shows 50 per cent. as com
pared with 7.sio.s00 acres last year
The stand Is probably the best In
the history OF the State. Soil condi-
ton Is IS. The estimated per cent
Of damage from dry weather Is Is.
With sufficient rainfall from o
this will be fully offset by the super
Tor stand and cultivation.
Wheat-The wheat crop never did
90 into shock in better shape. There
was practically no abandoned acre
age, and no loss from wind or storm
On judy I. IS per cent Of the crop
had been harvested The conditions
Of standing wheat on July / is Civ
en- at IS. The preliminary estimate
as to yield Is Is.1 bushels per acre.
as compared with 12.4 bushels as
preliminary estimate one year ago.
By sections the estimate shows:
Northeast, Is-5 bushels: norfhwes,
II; central. 152; southwest, 1913:
southeast, 1875. The 1919 ron was
harvested from 2.17o.OO0 acres. FOR
the 1913 crop 2.o2s.o o acres verel
seeded. and practically all this har-
vested Only l.ss per cent OF the
new crop is reported threshed. but
both yield and quality are better
than anticipated. The quality is Mae
ed at IS. The average local price Of
fered or being paid for new wheat al
81 cents per bu.
Oats-In many parts Of North Mis-.
souFi the oat crop f. good bit taxi
ing The state as q whole the condf.
ion Of the crop Is only sc.4. Bvl,
sections It is: Northeast. So; north.
west, So; central. 40: southwest. s.
southeast g. II is estimated thai ss
per cent Of the State oat crop
VIII be tall enough to cut with hind.
=. Some oats has been pasiaref ].
others is being cut for hay 7.
The damage to the crop is due toll !.
ate seeding and lack OF moisture ,
Hay-Timothy meadows are rener /.
lily thin, short and Eeedy. r,,nai I,
icn' 80. Estimated yield per are :
8 tons; acreage as compared With !.
asst year IS per cent: quality OF bav :
2. Clover was Of fine quality anal
first cutting a satisfactory Weld
he hay was saved in almost per.
condition. The condition Of re r
rop is 50; estimated yield per aero |
If3 cutting, Ill tons; quality aa.I
creage. 90 Condition is 50; estt
lated yield per acre, first cutting
q tons; quality %: aeesge. lOs.
The rainfall in Mexico Tua.A.v
forming was only IL OF an inch. III
reported Moberly had a hsavv
I'm Tuesday morning. Z
Otto schopp cut his IL acres q, 7
~ Monday. He says It Is some q,
ie best be has seen and viii make :
ton to the acre this ear IaSi
var X averged two tons.
J. D. Lewellen. a well known shin :
Y Of Audrain county. Mo-, was q, =
e market Tuesday with a load NJ 1sI@
GERS that averaged 127s pounds anal
to the killers for $50, a verv@
cd price Mr.. Lewelien boush,7
cattle from W. W. Boyd. 80
tensive feeder OF that county. Az :
'sellen is noted for being a shIp-1
: Of the topDy kinds as he has pu.l@
en- cattle on the market sever@
times-st Louis Live Stock Re.
Tter.
the wheat yield in AuAraiu Il
ang VII NOT be the largest IN the =
'tory OF farming here. YET the ZEN. y
u average VIII be between I1R
! 10 Sn 20 the acre. according 70
Y reports with the best qaul-l b