Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-22
Notes

ready 10 go.-Columbia Statesman.
Nolan Huddlestcn sold w. R. Buckrcr
thirteen steers Tuesday for the aum
IF S637.50. A dozen of the fell 'ws
we're yearlings and brought $615 and
a calf went at $3.50. Mr.. Hujdles-
ton also sold three buck sheep II
same day. One went TOD. c. Berry.
one to J. E. Neff and n to W. N
Peters.-Auxvasse Review.
The rainfall for Wednesday night
was 81 hundredths, more than one
half an inch.
L. G. Reed, up northwest of Aux
vase, bought fifteen stock hogs last
week from James Ofutt, also north
west of Auxvasse, at $3.50 per hun
bred. The stockers averaged 50
pounds.
The Martinsburg Woodmen have
completed arrangements to have Sam
Jordan, 1.-THE Corn King" to be pres
emit at the Woodmen picnic August
14th. Mr.. Jordan will conduct a
farmers institute in an inclosure on
the picnic grounds in the afternoon.
Mr.. Jordan is we'll known at Martins
burg and the Woodmen were very for
tunate in securing him for this occas-
ion.-Oracle.
r. B. Brown, one of the largest land
holders and most extensive feeders in
Audrain County, Mo-, was here Thurs
day with two loads of steers which
brought pleasing prices. There were
II head in one drove, averaging 1890
pounds that sold for $9.75, the top of
the market, and Ia head, in another
bunch, averaging 1888 pounds that
sold for $685.. Swift & Co, purchas-
ed both droves. They were of the ship
per's own feeding.-Live Stock Re-
porter.
We have all heard Of milking cows
by machinery, but New York city is
currying horses with a vacuum clean
err. The old curry-comb has been laid
aside. The dust, scale and dandruff
is removed quickly and thoroughly
by the suction tube process.
Elgin Glenn is one of the Boone
county farmers who are trying out
Soudan grass. He will plant about :
acres right away, and increase the
acreage, if it proves satisfactory.
Ralph Thurston, out near Steph-
ems, turned his binder into a mud-boaf
and saved his wheat. When the croI
was ready to cut, the ground was toe
wet to hold up the machine. Mr.
Thurston put skids under the wheels
put a gasoline motor on the binder T.
drive the sickle, hitched teams enough
to the binder to drag it, and o hat
his wheat in the shock. Some farmers
less resourceful, let their grain shat
ter and waste while waiting for tn
ground to dry. A small engine is sui
icient to drive the sickle, reel AM
tying machinery.-Columbia States
man.
holland Huddleston, three mile
north Of Auxvasse, sold twelve Short
horn yearlings, Tuesday, to w. r
Buckner, three miles northeast O
Auxvasse, for $615 for the bunch. H
also sold Mr.. Buckner one small cal
flor $22.50.
Judge j. A. Guthrie has a potat
vine out of his garden with five pots
, toes growing on the part of it whic
was above ground.
j. E. Neff, two miles east Of Bach
elor, sold so lambs last week to job
| son e. Romans, of Benton City. The
: weighed an average of about IS lb
: and were delivered at Martins
5 burg.
Wallace Bybee, the Santa Fe stoc
5 buyer, now owns a Ford machine.
One million pounds Of Texas wo'
: was sold at San Angelo lately at II
S cents to 20 cents a pound.
Oats harvest is on in north Call,
a way. The acreage is larger than fl
: several years and the yield is ver
good.
Nolan Huddleston, three miles mort
of Auxvasse, sold a young buck Tue
day to w. N. Peters, of near Shan
rock at So. Mr.. Peters, who delive
ed lambs in Auxvasse that day, hau
/ ed the sheep home with him.-FultC
d Gazette.
G A. ii. Robinson, Of Audrain count
IS marketed two cars of steers in Oh
e cago Monday. There were So hei
+ averaging 1853 pounds bringil
y $3.50.
n Ray Beagles from Laddonia was
y Mexico, Saturday and renewed b
; subscription for the Weekly Ledge
He says he would not be without
e The crops in his neighborhood are fl
y and blowing can start Monday NOR
. ing if it does not rain.
A Fulton, Mo-, artist has sketch
a mules head and placed around
Z "Kingdom Of Galloway. The desi
has been accepted by Fred d. W
liams, chairman Of the committee
Home Coming, and is to be emboss
on post cards to be sent former Cal
wegians as invitations for them
attend the get-togteher of all old S
tiers do be held there this fall.
The idea of using the mule head
the invitations is original and !
been approved by business men
Fulton, who see great possibilities
it in an advertising way. Mr.. v
liams announced Friday morning Il
he had written the patent office
Washington to secur a copyright
the design. The suggestion has b.
made that the design be used in
advertising way by placing it
~ 1T -. ,4a+;oror,, IF Il