Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-25
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- Fam News

Al. Ha-se Breeders Assoctaue"
viii he REID at Columbia THURSDAY,
January the 18TH, during Farmers
en-, week at the university Az
uho are interested IN the breeding
,ns growth Of saddle horses are 'nv''
ID to participate in this meeting
The Bean Creek Distict Farm Blu
rsau. an auxiliary to the Audrain Co.
Farm Bureau. was organized wednes-
aay evening. at a meeting held IN the
Reap Creek school house, northwest ,
OF Mexico.
Farmer" Rusk. George Robertson,
navta n. Robertson and Ralph
wayne. Of thg, ay, attended The
meeting. Mr.. Robertson asd Farm
er" Russ made short talks and r. 5
Resse. OF the State Agricultural Col
Iieee, made the address OF the even
ing.
Otto Kankel was chairman OF the
m et,sg end nc following Officers oil
The new organization elected:
Charles Robinson. president; Lewis
Kefter, vice president; secretary and
treasurer. George Robertson, jr.
committee to draw up q constitution
and bylaws was appointed as fol-
lows: James Quinlan. George Ler-
heimer and Otto Kunkei.
Next Monday evening, another
meeting viii be held when the per-
manent organization viii be effected
4 short program will be given a
that meeting. The committee TO ar
range the program is GrahamRobert
son, W. r. Eubanks and William
Hesterberg. A large crowd was pres
ani Wednesday evening and a very
enthusiastic and a very enthusiast
reeting was held.
Col. E. j.. Sbobe. well known Au
drain county, Mo-, politician, grain
dealer and live stock feeder, market
ed a consignment of yearling steer
ed here recently a bunch OF which
Topped the market and the oths
at prices which were fully satisfac-
tory to the shippers. Two loads o
lyearlings, averaging 1888 lbs. went
to Armour & Co. for $500. and anoth
er bunch averaging 1865 lbs. wer'
taken by the Independent Packing
Co. for $40 per cwt.
The Colonel STATED that he ha,
purchased the steers when they weI
calves and after w~intering them o.
corn and alfalfa hay. put them on
full feed ofshelled crorn alfalfa and
cottonseed cake. They gained abou
$50 lbs. during the feeding pro
cess.
When the question as to whether
he was pleased with his sales was
was put to him, the Colonel smile
and said: "You have to be when 20
come TO st. Louis" The Colonel wa
a classmate OF Z. s. Mcintyre, one {
the editors OF tho Live Stock Re
porter. when both were In knee
trousers and e~ndeavoring to ASSN
Hate some knowledge Of worldly a
fairs. Live Stock Reporter.
l. T. VanNote has gone TO the stat
of Washington with a car Toad {
I~cattle.
j.. r. Smiley, an extensive feeder
of near Santa Fe eontribut-
I'd four loads Of steers to the mark'
recently that sold very well. tn
consignment consisted of ia heac
that averaged S66 pounds and went
the killers at $3.50. When seer b
a representative Of the Live Stock R
: porter, Mr.. Smiley said:
81 bought the steers last April.
. weighing $50 lbs, and since Al
gust had been givin them corn. On
corn crop is quite short this year
and we viii have to bring in a goo
deal from other sections. Prices
. range from 70 to so cents a bushel.
George Kellerhals, member of tn
Board Of the Board of Directors {
the Audrain County Farm Burea
from Linn township, was elected
president of the Linn Township Farr
Bureau when it was organized Thurs
day evening. Other officers elect
ed are: W. C. Meiahn, vice-presI
dent; ]. r. Shook, secretary an,
treasurer. The committee to draw
up the constitution and bylaws is a
follows; w. C. Melahn. ]. R
Shook and Ed. Williams The bu
reau VIII be an auxiliary Of the
County Bureau.
The meeting was held at Doo,tr
Hall. Rush Hill. Almost 300 PEG
pie we're present. The feature of
the evening aside from effect,ng
the organization was a spelling mate
between Erisman. Hedgdale. Rush
mn and Eureka schools. The pupils
spelled words pertaining to agri.
culture. Emmett Han. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Hall, representing
Eureka won the contest. Miss AL.
ma Brown, a graduate Of Mcmillan
nigh school in the class Of 10 teach.
es at Eureka.
Words missed in the match are:
tenant, shelter, coulter and removal.
or" J. II. sallee. the bookman Of
Mexico, will present the winning
school with $500 worth Of asricultura
books to be selected by County Stunt
W. Clyde johnson and Miss Brown.
Another meeting of the orqanlza.
tio Will be held at Rush Hill Tues.
day evening. Dec 23rd when the
constitution and bylaws win be adopt
ed and a short program given. The
committee on the program ia: Val Er
DEL X. II. McAneny and Theo. Hltz
Farmer" Rusk, W. W. Pollock and
Wayne of this city, were
present at the meeting Thursday ev
Mr.. Rusk and Mr.. Pollock
made short talks and Prof. R. nj
Besse Of the State Agricultural Col :
lege gave an address. The Meeting
to-night is at olivet, north of this
S
H. Lampson won the following /
prizes with his Barred Plymouth :
Nooks at the Poultry Show in Jeffer. 4
'on City this week: fifth cockereL h
bird cock and fifth hen. :
:. D.. LittreIl, an extensive cattle s.
operator from Audrasn cornt. ,xa