Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-14
Stock Notes

chalk and charcoal sketches.
Miss Rogers IS on the program for
Farmers Week to give a ehaIk-talk,
Fun on the Farm" Miss Rogers be
came proficient in this work during
hours and then made q trip
through Iowa and Missouri. giving
ehaIk-talks at different high schools.
While she was visiting here a few
days ago, J. Kelly Wright extension
lectupr for the State Board Of Agri-
culture, was impressed with her work
and thought it could be utilized 10 ad-
vantage in connection with his lee
lures. His idea Of employing Miss
Rogers was readily accepted by the
board.
Miss Rogers was graduated from
William Woods College in Fulton
two years ago. She is the daughter
OF J. ". Rogers, who lives north Of
Columbia.
Centralia. No. Jan, Farmers
through this section n losing their
horses from some strange disease.
The horses seem to go mad, and run
through fences or collide with any
thing in their path. This stage lasts
from 80 minutes to an hour, and
death follows. The farmers are un-
able to find the cause.
Lee Green of Centralia who
was in the Stephens SETON the
first Of the week, bought a mule
from Reuben Shryrock, south of
that town, for $3.50, and another
from William Shryrock, of the
same neighborhood, for $1S5.-
Fulton Gazette.
Reuben Shryrock, a Stephens
farmer who is generally promin-
emit in mule circles, has a few OF
the brutes on hand this winter.
Besides these, he is putting
flesh on the sides of 80 head of
shoats that weigh around 100
lpounGs. The owner is holding
Them for a suitable Market
Fulton Gazette.
S. r. Craighead, of this county
shipped to ST. Louis, Wednesday, Of
his own feeding 35S head of western
ewes that weighed 1903 lbs. and sold
at 1915.
Fewell Brothers, two miles east Of
Auxvasse. sent a car Of 81 fat hogs
to the St. Louis market Monday
Eighty-four head Of the shipment
were from the pens of the shippers,
and seven head that weighed an aver.
age of 1913 pounds were purchased
iron Boyd Gooldy, six miles west Of
Auxvasse, at a price within 60 cents
of Tuesdays top.-Fulton Gazette.
A pro forma decree of incorpora.
ton for the Missouri Agricultural So
ciety viii be asked at this term Of
circuit court by Richard Irving Bruce
of Liberty, Mo-. general counsel fol
the Society. says the Columbia Trib.
une.
j. w. Rouse, Of Mexico, Mo-, is the
president Of the society; A. b. Wolfe
Of Parkyille, is viee-president, and J
F. Diemer, Of Liberty, is secretary.
The society is going to ask the
state legislature to place a small tas
on bees in Missouri and to appro-
PIRATE $500 to the society 10 en-.
able IL to carry on a campaign to bet.
ter bee keeping conditions in Mis-
souri, There are $4,000 bee keepers
in the state and one hundred and
forty-two of them belong to the Mis-
souri, Agricultural Society.
The society plans to establish a
lectureship at the College of Agricul-
ture and have an apiary at the state
farm, much the same as is done at
Wisconsin University through the eff
forts Of the Wisconsin society.
Audrain county viii be well repre-
sented at the State Farmers Week in
Columbia which started Monday.
Mcmillan High School arranged
a stock Judging team to enter the con-
tets and hopes to win. Ralph
and Jewell Bybee, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Bybee, who won the corn
raising contest Round-Up Week here
have entered their corn and will
be there during the meeting. They
have entered their corn in three diff
ferent classes.
Alvin Beamer. who won the stock
judging contest here Round Up Week
is also entered in the Farmers Week
contests. Dwight Carpenter, a well
known young farmer IS
present Grant Morthland, whose
success in experimental farming in
Audrain has attracted statewide
notice, has some of his 10Y beans en-.
tered and viii not miss the meeting.
Kelly Wilkerson and W.. L. and Ed
gar Kent repreents Audrain in
the horticultural meeting. Cecil
Weidler is also attending the meeting
as will Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. VIM.
Owing to little Miss Mary Ella Pill.
cher being i'll, she will not be entered
in the Better Baby Contest at Col.
umbia. 1t win be remembered she
won the local contest Round Up
week.
Farmer Rusk is Of ourse
present and take an active part in the
programs. Quite a number of others
will also probably attend.
William Lee, of Mexico, who buys
h2rses and mules every stock sales
day IN FIlton for Lee Bros, bought
seven mules and nine horses Monday.
giving from SIS to $3.50 for the
brutes' and getting them as follows:
Edgar Brett, horse; Robert Connor.
Two horses; Claude Dunlap, horse;
Warren Heron, horse; John W. Set
ties, two mules; R. H.. Hendrix, horse;
j. B. Houf, pair mules; J. C. Baker.
mara. p ca.