Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-16
Stock and -
Farm News

Albert Burgess paid his fAiher. Jno
Burgess, s1,s40 for s good mules the
other day. He paid the same party
SIS apiece for eight Of the best
brood sows he believes are in the
state and $50 for two cracking good
cows. To complete the deal he paid
soc a bu. for SEQ bu OF corn
During 1912. Powell 6 Mundy, the
wen known stock buyers and ship
pers OF this section paid out s2Il,-l
s5e.25 for purchase OF stock which
they shipped. These men are
among the leading shippers Of the
State and by a large part OF the i've
stock raised In this section.
S. d. Wilson has bought the /. p.
Dyer farm, southeast OF Mexico at
at $3.50 per acre. Mr.. Wilson and
family will move to this farm from
Wilson township about the first OF
March. and we congratulate him on
securing a splendid bargain. Mr.. Dyer
is not going to leave Audrain. but
will continue to remain In the
best county in the State.
John Brewer bought six head OF
good mules in Sturgeon this week.
VERY few people in Audrain u
ty understand the importance Of fruit
growing. The Wilkerson Nursery
La Orchard Company of Mexico this
last fall shipped twenty-four car
loads Of apples to Northern States
The wilkerson Nursery & Orchard
Company is doing a splendid bushes
and brings lots of money into Mis-
souri, for apples. Those Of u farm
ers who take care of their apple tree
find that an orchard Is a good In
vestment. There is no reason why
every farm in the county should
not have fruit trees that would bear
every year with a little attention. 70
have got to give attention to the
growth of fruit just like you have to
have to the growth Of grains, If you
expect profitable returns.
J.. P. Harper Of Audrain county
marketed a load of hogs at st
Louis Wednesday.
Carter and johnson had a load o
horses and mules on the St Louis
market Tuesday.
j. H. Starr & Son, well know
sheepmen of Audrain county. No.
marketed Of their own feeding "a
head of western lambs that weighe'
70 lbs. and brought $50.
W. NJ. Afflick marketed OF tn
"Star" Mexican yearlings from hi
, feed lots in Saline county. No, Is
head that weighed 50 lbs and brougf
. $500, which is as high as yearling
have sold this season.
C. A. Wilson, living - miles mort
of Mexico, is feeding two CA
loads Of yearling cattle.
i. Johnson & Romans Of Benton Cit!
sold a car load of hogs on the S
, Louis market Wednesday at s7.35.
J. N. Rosser, of lear Centralia,
feeding 81 head of mules.
]. e. Petty, who resides in Stu
geon, was in this city Saturday. NJ
Petty is one Of the Ledger's famil.
having been a subscriber for over i:
,syears.
Starr G. Afflick, the well know
;. sheepmen Of Audrain, had In S
Louis, Friday. from their feed lots
Saline county. Mo, PA head of Me
lean yearling sheep that averaged
lbs. and brought $685.. the top
the market and the highest Of Il
u season.
j F. Harrison, a well known plant
1, of Audrain, is feeding 10 head
hogs for his son. His 30 acres
; corn. last year, averaged 80 b
= They are paying 40 and 40 cents
a blu. in his section for corn.
Lilburn Dudley recently bought
acres of land from Byron Bradfo
and 40 acres from Worth Allen,
situated southeast Of this city. n
Allen received $50 an acre.
Worth Allen recently paid Ii
Jones s1.75o for a 4O-acre piece
land.
John n. Sampson, north of FultC
sold a pair of small mules at sto
sales Monday to Mr.. Lockridge o
Audrain for $240.
Powell & Mundy, regular shippt
to the st. Louis market for nc
of than a quarter OF a century fri
ho Audrain county, marketed a load
.es western lambs Friday that weigh
81 lbs and brought 1925, the top
of the market and as high as any lam
have sold this fall and winter.
Among others who sold IS mi
colts to Judge Alex Carter and ].
:, Johnson in the Renick neighborho
was Watts Littrell. The amin
v brought from s110 to $165 a head.
Hog cholera killed rs head OF ii
hogs for Basil Price this year.
M. Col. J. T. johnson, who intends
feed 400 head of cattle which g
!. now being kept in excellent conditi