Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-10-28

Thursday with a consignment Of
yearIing steers and heifers Of their
own feeding that consisted of SO head,
averaging 756 pounds, and sold to tho
Independent Packing Company for So
IS per cwt.
They also had a string of good cows
that brought $500. The shippers ac-
eompanied the shipment and express
ed themselves as being well pleased
with the sale.-Live Stock Reporter.
Columbia citizens were reminded Of
the earlier days of the town the other
day when two negroes drove through
with a load Of corn fodder drawn by a
yoke of oxen. The oxen were harnessed
with the obsolete cross yoke on their
necks and chains attached to the sim
gle tree of the wagon. A Columbia
automobile delivery wagon followed
them closely for several blocks.
Now that the old hens have ceased
to be productive the farmer should be-
gin a systematic culling Of his poul-
try flock. All hens not TO be held over
for next year should be sold. While
the cost of keeping hens is seldom
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realized, they are eating valuable
food. This expense with no produc-
ton is cutting down the profits.
Hens are rarely profitable producers
after they are two years old according
to H. L. Kempstr Of the University Of
Missouri College Of Agriculture. All
old hens, especially those which bag
down or "crop" behind, should be sent
to the market. This years young
stock should be marked with leg
bands, toe marks or otherwise so that
next year the age of the hen will be
known.
Hens in laying condition will have
bright red combs and will show their
pin bones well spread apart. This
test is a sure indication. The pin bones
are located just above the vent. If
three or four inches apart the hen is
probably laying. These points will
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assist materially in culling out the un-
profitable producers.
Circulars prepared with special ref
~erence to Missouri farm conditions
dealing with the farmers poultry
house and feeding for egg production
are available on application to the
College of Agriculture, Columbia, Mis-
souri,.
Z. P. johnson, a feeder Of Audrain
county, Mo-, with a universal reputa-
ton for his ability to make prime cat
tie accomplished another achievement
recently, when the marketed a big
string Of his feeding that put a new
high mark on the years cattle prices;
$10:35 for them from a New York
butcher says the Live Stock Reporter.
The secret Of his success lies in the
manner in which he handles and feeds
his stock. The following are a few
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remarks made by him when on his re-
cent visit to this market point: "For
years I have been a shipper to this
market and have always been per-
fectly satisfied with my journeys here.
They talk about. other markets being
higher on the kind Of steers I market
ed here today but I have yet to
find that out. Last year | got the high
point on my heifers and have fire.
quehtly sold high stuff here, intact !
always got the right price. Conditions
throughout our section Of the country
are good. Corn was not anything ex-
ira this season due to the bad rains
in tbs portion Of the country, but at
that I don't really believe that the
crop is as short as some farmers
would have the people believe. Wheat
was excellent. We had a bo~unteous
crop of wheat and as good a qualified
grain as l ever saw. All the small
grains were good. Oats were good
and we had a fairly large acreage
We have an abundance of rough feeds
this year and I look for a good many
cattle to be fed a little later on, but
just now / can't see where there are
as many as usual. | am optimistic in