Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-12-09

Walter M. Harrison rear Auxvasse,
Is feeding twenty-five mules now for
R. z. Buekner q Sons. The Buck
ners have about 200 head Of hybrids
On hands and when their barns over
flowed sent a load to Mr. Harrison's
place.
Roy Bryarly is home from the
Howard Country Poultry Show, at
Fayette, looking like a notion drum
ner. He brought home a role Of prize
ribbons sufficient to stock a small
sized store Those Bryarly Buff Or
ringtons. the ones which captured 50
many prizes at the Maxico Poultry
Show. and also took the big sweep
stakes, proved their feathered sup
remaey away from home BY taking
ten prizes in a field Of forty birds.
Mr. BryarIy, smiling, of course,
said he had won in Fayette two irsts,
three seconds. three thirds, one fourth
and one fifth. The best part about
Mr.. Bryarly is that he said it mod
estly and made no effort to take any
credit away from his birds. Mexico
has always been among the leading
poultry counties Of the state and rec
ords such as made by Mr.. Bryariy's
chickens adds much to our reputation
IN this field.
In a Randolph county cornfeld the
other day while bringing in the shocks
R. E. Andrews brought in a shekel
as well. The coin which he picked up
bears date Of 1927, but has not been
identified as to denomination.
Fred Roberts, a wen known shipper
Of live stock for many years from
Audrain county, Mo-, had in st. Louis
a load of good butcher hogs Thurs
day, SO head that weighed 21O lbs,
and sold at $685.. which was the top
of the market. These hogs sold on
the late market and we're purchased
by Morris & Co. Mr.. Roberts fire.
quently tops the market-Liye Stock
Reporter.
A man in Montgomery county was
convicted Of stealing three ducks and
sentenced to the p~enitentiary for two
years. The ducks would have sold
for s2.25.
The Cape Girardeau hunter who
reached in a hole to pull out a mink
and learned too late that his quarry
was a skunk doesn't care to discuss
the incident. The Tribune got wind
Of it, however, and published the
story.
7. W. Lambert cold DR.. z. II.
Tincher 6 hogs, Friday, that totalled
$50 pounds and brought $685..
Walter Harrison, Of near Auxvasse.
was a busines-toT here Friday.
William Bus Buckner, Of near Aug
vase, was in this city Friday.
Walter VI. Harrison, two miles
north Of Auxvasse, made a deal Mon
day with John W. Boyd, FIVE miles
southeast Of Auxvasse, to fatten 80
head Of aged steers. Mr.. Harrison
has a large silO full Of good feed.
The cattle were driven to the Harri-
son farm the same day.
J.. Frank Buekner & Son, Of Aux
vase, who operate a large farm.
three miles southeast Of that town.
drove SO hogs TO Auxvasse Monday
morning, intending TO ship them, but
before time for leaving they sold the
porkers to James T. Atkinson, Of the
firm Of overfelt & Atkinson.
The merits Of oil as a surfacer for
dirt roads was demonstrated around
Moberly last week. While practically
every highway in Audrain county was
heavy with mud and deep ruts, the
oiled roads out Of Moberly was as
hard and smooth as q paved street.
Two causes contributed TO this condi-
ton. One was proper grading and
ditching. which caused fhe rain to get
Of the road as fast as It fell, while the
other was the oiled crown, which was
practically waterproof. The cost Of
such roads is only a fraction Of the
expense entaiIed by gravel Or crush
cd rock. The hoberly system was