Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-01-29

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81 Louis Cash
No . Red % a IS
No 2 Hard IS IL a "a
No ? Corn So IL a 81 -
No 2 Y IS a IL
No . w 60 Ia
Chicago Close
Wheat May % rs a "a B July So In
Corn May 81 IL A July Sc 3S
Oats May 40 A July SO IS a "a A
Pork Jan 2i.40 A May PISS
St Louis Close
Cattle $500 including 500 South-
ems. Market slow.
Hogs 1900. 10 to 15c lower.
Sheep $500. Steady.
When 1t comes to feeding sheep for
the market there is no better posted
man in tho State OF Missouri than
James H Starr, Of Audrain
county. He has followed the game
for a quarter OF q century, sparing
neither time nor expense and now
recognized as an authority on the
subject Mr.. Starr does not raise
any sheep TO speak Of but each year
lays in a supply which he fattens for
he market
Early each fall he goes west and
there purchases lambs and yesxlings
for his feed lots. Years ago he need
ed but a thousand or 20 head but
his neighbors saw the success he was
making, became Interested and want
ed to get in with him, so that now he
has quite a number Of them with
him. Last fall he purchased $4,000
head Of lambs and yeariings and
brought them to Missouri for h:msel
and others TO foed.
His reputation has grown until the
starr sheep are known on the mar
ket and each year the buyers anx-
iously await their coming as they
know IN advance that they viii get
something good. Mr.. Starr prefers
the Mexican lambs and ycarlIngs for
feeding but says that any good west
ern sheep win feed well II given the
proper attention. He claims that the
Mexican sheep are hardy,good FEEDER
and extra good dressers and that the
light weight OF the yearlings give
them the appearance Of lambs when
slaughtered. but thinks 1t is best TO
feed lambs az a rule.
Sheep Feeding a Science.
In a recent Interview with Mr.Starr
he said: Il have about cleaned up fol
this year and am well pleased with
the results both with the sheep that
I and my partner, Mr.. w. M. Afflict
and myself fed all Of them did wei
where they were given proper atten-
ton and We got good gains and
good prices for them. My partner,
W. NJ. Afflick and myself fed 750t
head while the rest were scattered
around in lots OF from 500 TO $500
The entire lot was fed pretty much
the same"
sheep feeding in a science and on
ly the man that studies It win gel
the best results the same as IN any
other line of business. The business
during the past few years has mater
tally changed and we do not feed nov
anything like we did a few years age
for several We now use most
ly silage and cottonseed meal, in
stead of corr aud hay owing to the
high price Of the latter and we find
that at the present prices our feed
bills we're cut almost in half by the
change and then we obtained just as
good results II not better"
"Sheep should be handled gently
and fed regularly. We usually feed
three times per day, the first feed be
ing early In the morning consisting
of silage. and cottonseed meal with
just a little corn given Just be-
fore noon and then silage again IN
the afternoon. We usually feed one
and a half pounds Of sIlage, a quar-
ter Of a pound OF meal and a pound
of corn per head each day and we
always feed at the same hours each
day, which Is a very essential thing
Another important item is to give
them plenty of good fresh clean wa
ter. Sheep do not require much water
but they need the necessary amount
and of the best. Water will assist In
the fattening to a much greater ex.
tent than most men think"
This season we fed from fifty tr
seyeuty-five days and secured a gaiI
Of from twelve to fifteen pounds per
head which is very good and we sc
cured IL at a minimum cost so far as
the feed was concerned as we save
at least half the corn we used 10 feed
end practically alt OF the hay as we
led only a little clover at the
start.
Sheep Best Of Al stock
Nothing in the way of feeding
stock for market will ~favorably com
pare with sheep where they are hand
LED properly. II Is a business that
requires careful attention and lots
Of hard work; that Ia the only way
to seizure the best results in any line
of business. | retain an interest in
most Of the sheep I bring home with
me and they are fed according to my
directions. OF course, after a year OF
90 these men r capable OF taking
care Of themselves aud I find that
where a man once begins the bus
mess each year he wants a few more
until ne gets to where he has no
room left. A number OF men have
told me that they would gladly feed
twice the number they did II they on.
ly had the oom 70 take care Of
them properly"
Favers This Market
Practically all OF the sheep fed by
Mr.. Starr IRE marketed here at the
National Stock Yards and as he Is a