Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-03-05

free to all the boys eateFing ne eon
test
Apply 10 Farmer" Rusk for mem
bsrshlp now.
Each contestant viii have 20 plant
at least Al acre Of cora and prizes
VIII be given sor yie'd per acre and
zet profit Other rules Of the con
tess VIII be annosnced con
An Of the Farm Advisers IN MIS-
sour win conduct contests Of this
kind and ali VII be governed BY
tue same rules. Contestants h. the
county contest will also be entered
In the state and national contests u
they desire.
QUITE a number OF cities through
ou the state are taking an active IN
Iteress IA ihe dairy business as sug
gested by the Mexico Commercial
Cab Along MS line the following
telegram from Neosho, Mo, viii be
Of interest: "a decided move was
mate here to-day to develop the dali
~ industry in Newton county. An en-
|thusiastic meeting made up OF bank
ers, farmers. business and profession
al men WIS addressed by +. @ Ben
nett. state dairy commissioners. who
pointed out that Wisconsin attributes
its prosperity to the wonderful devel
lopment OF the dairy industry. Farm
ers IN that state, owing to the de
pleted condition Of the soil, were fore
ed several years ago, IS a means
OF self representation, to adopt dairy
Ing. No section of the United States
said the speakers, excels Southwes
Missouri when It comes to proyidini
the essentials necessary TO success
fnl dairying. A tentative dairy organ
ization was effected and a permanen
Organization will be formed Februar
Us. Neosho bankers have espresso
a willingness 10 help farmers pul
chase pure bred dairy cattle"
sILos and dairy cows should have
the consideration Of all our farmers
There should be silos on every farF
in the County. Farmers, especial
those who live rear Mexico shout
have cows. Quite a number Of Az
drain women are making good none
selling their milk. Mexico has TO sill
IN milk from other counties ever
lyear. There should not only be
plenty of milk close to Mexico I
supply the town but to supply tw
or three diaries. The dairy and pou
try interests Of Audrain are not IooI
ed after as they should be. They ar
among the very best money-naker
on a weltmanaeed farm.
Harry Henderson haas rented :
acres Of land from r Nj. Hunt. nea
Auxvasse. for corn. He Is paying
an acre.
Hamilton Bros. paid 1926 for
promising Jack at the Cash & Caver'
jack and iennet sale at Bowlin
Green last week.
VIM Bros. Of Audrain county. BIC
marketed two loads OF western year
ings Of their own feeding that sol
al SIS in East st. Louis Thursday.
chas. Householder OF Andrain coul
", Mo- marketed 1887 western lamt
that weighed So lbs. and sold
$3.50 in East st. Louis Thursday.
]. w. Dry has purchased the g.
acre farm OF Edgar Milby. s mile
south Of Madison. Monroe county, pc
ing $50 an acre.
Lee Bros. bought 2 horses frol
Dawson & Willis Of near Paris, Il
$685. and a horse from Dye & Young
for s175.
Dan Cunningham OF Paris recent
sold John Brewer 4 head Of mule
for ss25.
William Pollock told the Leade
man while in Mexico the other day
that Mexico was paying out $4,000
month for feed shipped ln-sturgeo
Leader.
Dye & Young of Paris sold a pal
of mules Friday to John Brewer,
for 1925. Saturday they sold a horse
to Bill Lee for $3.50.
The Coleman lot was sold at til
Court House, Friday, and purchased
By w. F. Atkinson, for $3.50. A hous
and lot on Western Avenue was sold
at the same time and bought by Mr.
Mary Holt. It belonged to Mr.. an
Mrs. D. D. Sullivan. The price wa
$3.50.
Nomination OF stations for 191
foals in the Missouri Saddle Horse
Futurity, which VIII be a great feas
ure Of the Mexico Fair, closed
Saturday night. Already eight 0
the greatest sires in the state hav
! been nominated. among them Re:
Mcdonald, 0 dead. but whose colt
continue to mark him one Of the fin
est.
The entries SO far are; Eric stu
s%ation, owned by Carson Burt, Mont
gomery City, Mo-; DR.. Hockaday,
owned BY Hamilton Bros, Mexico.
Mo-; Astral King, owned by James
Houchln, Jefferson City Mo-, Howell
Mcdonald, owned by j. r. Howell. Of
H~allsyille, Mo-; My Major Dare
and Kentuekyis Best. owned by Miss
Loula Long. Kansas City. Mo-; Grand
Mcdonald, owned by Monroe County
Horus Co, Holiday. Mo-; Rex Nc
Donald. deceased, was the property
Of B. R. Middleton. Mexico, Mo.
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