Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-03-20
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- Fam News

K,naerbook Jane, another famous
Engl,sb bull dog recently purchased
bv shirley Thompson. Of this cits'
v,,s shown last week at the Plus
burg. Pa, Dog show where she won
The omen and winners cissses Wnich
g,ves her the championship. In order
- ohtain a championship 3 dog must
win ten points at a recognezed snow
nna.r The American Kennels Club.
Klnderbook Jane is one OF The noeeo
docs Of her kind and has detealeu
famous dogs Of the U. s. ana Eu-
rome This week she will be
shown at philadelphia and VIII at
rive in this city next week where no
doubt she win be greatly admired TOT
her beauty. Resembling in type the
great Beau Nash. now at the head OF
the orpheum kennels.
To.day's native cattle market was
topped by r. S. Mechlin, OF Audrain
county. MO, who sold Is head Of 1873
mound steers at ss.s5 per cwt. -Four
yearilngs In tho shipment weighed i
o75 pounds and brought ss7e. mr.
Mechlln "a a substantial feeder VINO
does not go in for frills and sads but
sticks 10 straight finishing methods
and makes his cattle good. He turn
ed out a nice profit on this bunch OF
steers and says the st. Louis Nation
al Stock Yards is a market good
enough for anybody. In return we
can saw his steers are good enough
70 suIt any hller.-St. Louis Lave
Stock Reporter.
! e. NJ. Crooks is feeding 70 head
of cattle which he expects TO SNIP
April first.
THE Moberly Democrat. referrln
to the Importance of farm adviser
editorialIy says: 1.-THE counties o
Missouri are rapidly employing farm
advisers. 1t Is 10 be hoped that tn
people will be better pleased witt
the farm adviser than they we're wit
highway engineer. 1t was though
that the highway engineer woui'
give us good roads beyond a doubt
For some reason few if any cour
ties retained the highway enginee
any length of time. There will 70
time be the same trouble about tn
: farm advisor as there was about tn
engineer 1t is difficult to find, me
qualified for either OF the position
To be successful. they must not OF
iy have the technical knowledge br
. must also have organizing abilit.
! The combination cannot always B
: found and unless it is the creates
good will not be accomplished.
/ I. T. Van Notes sale OF CONNIE
: clal dairy cattle, Friday. reached
toll of s2S61. A splendid bunch
! COWS and calves were offered for sa
e and most of them brought good pri
es: ]. T. Johnson and ]. G. Ford
: of Mexico, and j. w. Schwabe,
!. Columbia. we're the auctioneers and
l. r. McCue was clerk. The foilowil
! is a list OF the sales:
a Cows. r. Brooks, Jerseys I
Il s75, ss1, ss5. SIG respectively; Jo
s Byrns. $40; I. T. McCue, ST.;
: r. McCue. slO2.50: NJ. G. Barn'
! $3.50; Jas Ford $40, w A PAUL
IS s72 Roy Van Note. for s77, $7'
n s77. sos and $40 respectively; J.
y Rutter, $40; James snoed, $50;
4. and Black, S for $40, ss3, $s5 a
r ss7.5O respectively; d. II. Middlet
ID s7l; A. II. schopp, ss5; NJ. II. CIR
: $40; NJ. II. Gray. SIT; Riley Hode
e. sos; w. r Kohr. ssi; r. A. 7
as ssl.
n. Cows with calves: Arthur Pau
s77; H. ]. Veins, $3.50; Roy
lat Note, SIS.
ny Calves: John Rosser, 2 for s2s
$780, NJ. II. Gray, for $22, s25,
rs s27, s2S, s2s and $24; Mr.. Bart
". Jersey bull calf, SIG.
me me J. P. Davis and Clyde Thomp
Us. both of Mound City, Mo, were
Friday and bought the e-year-old
stallion, Adolphus Mcdonald 40
.--@ from B. r. Middleton. This sple
ios stallion is by Grand Mcdonald.
'ins was sired by Rex Mcdonald,
iie champion. These gentlemen
N wealthy farmer-stockmen and are
ing the best grade Of saddle stall
and mares to introduce into
the community.
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