Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-11-11
Stock Notes

Stock Notes
Ms Hntss Osstsa & A11rzir
o0unty. has ths dssd.ztien q dsfszf.
ing hogs znd Eris fron Auarsh.
Boone and Euzroe eoonisA Sat1r.
day Oct %. a. the CsztraEA trtoOn,
ty eon jsdE-E eoassst his ooa-
test WIS heE i. connection with :
e1m exhibit ne winners from Aud
rain comfy 9 boys Nos ID
war6z. Georr wsist and Harry
Nmaers xirIk Hattie Osatoa. Ella
Nae Vance ard Anna Cezton The
winners for Boons county were; boys
Essrsft cihso-, Jasper l. Brosn and
walter NeBrds; girls, Ene ouisss-
berry. Gladys BroSn and Iva 1en-
ningz he Eizneu for Monroe
eounty wers; boys Bonnie Carter.
Mitchell settls girls Nanais Young
The winner q the sweepstakes in
all the counsiss were Hattie Ceaton
Of Audrain. Noes Edwards II Aud
rain and Ersrest Gibson Of Boone.
The three girls scoring the highest
were Hattie CeAt0n Of Audrain,
GlOdys Brouu Of Boone and Iva Jsn-
nings Of Boone
The coutestanu were sl between
the ages Of TAR and eighteen and
were member Of a corn judging
club Of some local school They had
taken a brief course On selecting and
judging corn and the Centrala x
hibit and contest was a practical dem
~onstraaon Of the things studied
The exhibit was held in a vacant
storezoom. The contest was held in
the city hail. Premiums were offered
BY the merchant Of Centralia both
for the mems exhibit, which was held
ON Friday, and for boys and girls
exhibit, which was held on Saturday
Only the members Of corn clubs took
part in the judging contest
A visitor the mule barn at the Il
linois State Fair remarked with sur
prise that most Of the mares having
mule foais were grade Percherons.
An attendant stated that it would be
more surprising if the mares were
anything else, unless possibly of
some other draft breeds. He asked
significantly why one would suppose
that a 1.600-pound mule, like several
Of the mature ones in adjoining stalls,
could by a little mare.
We have become quite accustomed
to hearing little, ugly unsound mares
spoken of as good mule mares. 1t
is really not because these are good
for raising mules, but because these
are good for raising mules, but be-
aus they are not good for anything
else. The really good mule mare is
a h~igh-class draft mare and is so
good for raising draft horses that
usually she is bred to a draft stallion
and not TO a jack. There is not much
merit in a mule unless there was
merit in the mare. The jack cannot
owe up defects in his mate. He is
only half the foundotion in mule
breeding. AS a draft mule is much
larger than the largest jack, it is a
fair guess that without draft mares
we should have no draft mules
Breeders Gazette.
Smith Center, Kan, Nov. 3.-Ten
thousand nonresident workers will
be required TO husk the corn crop in
the Sixth Congressional District,
comprising % counties in Northwest
Kansas, but no short men need apply.
Huskers' must be men with a Jess
Willard reach, for in most fields the
ears are hanging too high for a man
of short stature.
In this county alone 1000 men can
find lucrative employment after Nov.
! husking corn and farmers are eager
to sign help at 5 cents a bushel and
everything furnished. That means
bed and board and a team and wagon
to work with. Many huskers say
they will be able to make "a a day
and some will make even more.
With perfect weather conditions
from the time corn was planted, the
result is the largest crop EVER grown
IN this part of Kansas. Five million
bushels is considered a conservative
estimate Of this county's crop. The
ordinary husker picks about sixty
bushels a day. Corn huskers coming
from other states should commune
cate with the State Labor Bureau at
or with the Postmaster Of
town they wish to go to.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. schiefer, of
have the thanks Of the Senior
for some of the finest apples
have seen this season.
Among the important sales made
late Wednesday was a drove Of steers
marketed by Frank Erisman, a big
feeder and cattle raiser from Aud
rain county, No. There were Is head
N the string that tipped the scales
1850 and sold for $3.50.
The cattle were all short horned
gearling steers and were fed by Mr..
Erisman on a ration of corn, cotton.
iced and clover hay, and were in ex-
condition for marketing. The
'utcome Of the sale proved very salts
factory to the shipper.-Live Stock
Reporter.
Fourteen experiment fields are con-
iueted by the soils department of the
of Agriculture of Missouri
University to determine the kind Of
ertilizer to use on the different types
II soil in Missouri. Thpo ara