Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
Stock Notes
cRx I. Haseman)

III HLLAG L[&AAkN
Vbeat sowing and there is the dan
rer that some viii sow too early
with the enormous Hessian fly in
still fresh in mind and the great
hanger that this viii be repeated on
he next crop Of wheat farmers can
well afford to take every possible
precautiOn to prevent it. The follow
ing suggestions are offered by the
Missouri Agricultural College as a
partial solution Of the problem.
The majority of the Hessian flies
are still in the resting or hax-seed
stage in the wheat stubble which has
not been destroyed by p~lOughing un-
der or burning. From this stumble
the winged fly will soon come out to
deposit eggs on volunteer or early
sosn wheat. Where the stubble has
ali been plowed under and the ground
thoroughly worked owe in an entire
community, there should be less dan
ger from the fly, but the wheat
should be sown late, ven where such
measures have been taken. Where
the stubble has not yet been destroy
ed it should be plowed under at once
and the ground worked. Keep down
all wheat plants until it is time for
the regular crop to come on. In the
northern part Of the State wheat
sown about the first Of October will
escape most Of the fly injury in the
fall and in the southern part wheat
sown about the middle of October is
usually free from fall injury of fly.
In sections where the fly was pres
emit this year, farmers will do well to
delay the sowing Of wheat until late,
meanwhile continuing cultivation so
as to make the best possible seed bed.
The rapidity with which the live
stock shortage of this country piles
up is appalling. Up until Wednesday
the cattle shortage for the year to
date at six principal Corn Belt mar
kets combined Est. Louis, Chicago,
Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City and
St. Joseph totaled 1900 head as
compared with 1913, same period.
The hog shortage at the same six
markets combined, as compared with
a year ago, is 1,650,0O0 head. Sheep
show a gain Of 100000 head, but this
increase is not a drop in the bucket
when the alarming shrinkage in cat
tie and hogs is considered. Looks like
there is no need Of breeders and feed
ers having any fear that they are go
ing to overdo the cattle and hog bust
ness for a long time to come. Here is
how the carlot movement Of all
classes of stock shows up at mar
kets named below for the year Il
date as compared with the same time
in 1918;
Carload Receipts of Live Stock
Jan. / to Sept. 0
1914 1918 Dec. Dec
pei
Market Cars Cars Cars ct
st. Louis. 1864 52,SS4 ALTO
Chicago ..l55,447 170,S16 1880
Kansas City 6O,399 s1,724 2i,325 q
Sioux City 2S,791 2s,eO2 Ash L
st. Joe =. 24,592 31,464 6,872 q
Messrs. W. W. johnson and Alb,
Jackson went to Louisiana Thursda,
to look after a bunch of cattle the,
are having pastured in the Pike coun
ty bottoms.
w. D. LEE will be-judge of tn
saddle horse ring at the big Spring
field, ILL.,, Fair. Mr.. Lee is one o
the most efficient and popular saddl
horse judges in the United State
and is in demand where good one
are shown.
In the report of the Missouri
State Board Of Agriculture, the ap
pie orchards of W. L. Kent and j. D
and Wallace Bassford were omitte,
from the list of this county. Nh
Kent's orchard is probably the larg
est in the county, containing abou
100 acres. The trees have beel
sprayed and the orchard is in excel
lent shape every way. 1t is situated
south of Mexico.
The orchard OF the farm belonging
to J. D. and Wallace Bassford, neai
Thompson is so acres in area. Their,
were originally 1000 trees, but nov
there are $500.
County Judge from the Easter
District, J. w, Beagles, has so head,
of fine young mules about ready fol
market.
W. H. Morgan, who lives north Of
Mexico, brought a stalk of corn I,
this city Thursday, 14h feet high
with 3 ears on it. How's that for {
dry year?
Missouri's potato crop this ear II
estimated at 4,4O2,313A bushels
Placed end to end it would take ;
mosquito with one wing fourteen
years, three months, nineteen davs
seven hours, fourteen minutes and
hfty-three seconds to fly past them
The parings, stretched in one line
would reach twice around the sur
and eighteen stars, or once arounf
oehoF huerta's grudge against Pres.
ident Wilson. A quick lunch cool
VIII be able to make the entire out.
put indigestible in nine minutes.
1t is claimed that corA in the Mis-.
souri, river bottom land in Boone
county will make rs bushels per acre
The first load of new corn was sold
in Columbia last week for 6Oc q
bushel. It weighed rs pounds PEI
bushel.
Seed dealers at Columbia have sold
a great deal of alfalfa seed recently
many farmers going into the bus.
mess of raising alfalfa.