Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-01-28
WELL REPRESENTED
DURING FARMERS WEEK"


(By "Farmer" Z. ". Rusk)
I wish l might say that Audrain
County attended Farmers Week. /
am glad that / can truthfully say that
Audrain was better represented than
ever before. Some may not think
this an important thing for a County.
Ask the men and women who attended
what they think of this question.
The greatest value, as I e it, to
be got from attending Farmers
WEEK is in the form of inspiration.
of course inspiration alone will not
produce better crops of corn and
hogs. However, such inspiration as
one receives by attending such meet
ings as Farmers Week at the Agri-
cultural College will help materially
to make better all around farmers
and the information got along with
the inspiration will, l believe, mater
tally aid in the production Of better
crops and better live stock and in
cidentally larger net returns in the
business of farming.
am pleased with the work of the
Audrain County boys in the contest
work in which eight of u boys were
entered in competition with the boys
and girls of the other Farm Adviser
counties and in fact the entire state.
This was the first time that Audrain
has been represented in this way
Ralph and Jewell Bybee of Moline
won 9TH and 9th in the Boys Acre
Yield Contest John Crooks of Mol
inc won second in judging beef cat
tie. Mr.. Crooks received a handsome
trophy given by one of the Live Stock
Commission Companies. Mr.. Roy
Washington of Benton City won thiri
in sheep judging. There were nearly
one hundred boys and girls entered
in these contests.
The following boys were entered
from Audrin County: Alvin Beam
er, John Crooks, Henry Greer, Ray
mond Shook, Aubrey Jones, Roy
Washington, Ralph Bybee and Jewell
Bybee. All of these boys, excepting
Ralph and Jewell Bybee,are students
in Mcmillan High School.
/ hope that many more boys viii
take advantage of this splendid OPP
portunity, and that the girls will also
be on hand next year. there was q
total of 1870 boys and girls entered in
the boys and girls section of Farm
ers' Week.
Among those attending Farmers
Week from Audrain County this year
were the following 81 people:
j. ]. Wakefield, Mexico; J. d
Wakefield, Mexico; W. C. Johnson.
Mexico; John A. Styles, Thompson
K B. Wilkerson, Mexico; P. Van
malta, Vandalia;; Alvin Beamer.
Moline; J. W. Haryer, Laddonia; Mrs
F. A. Daniels, Vandalia; Mrs. N. F.
Moore, Mexico; L. C. Reed Auxvassei
Ralph Bybee, Mexico;G. D. Heidhe-
der, Mexico; Edgar w. Kent, Mexico;
Guy Nichols, Moline; Arthur Ellis,
Thompson; Henry Kohl, Vandalia;
Moss Edwards, C~entralia; Mrs. VIM.
Dorman, Centralia; Mrs. Roger W
Humid, Mexico; Mrs. Greed Lewis,
Centralia; Miss Villa McCune, Van
dalia; f. f. Alexander, Mexico; T,
Plate, Mexico; S. r. CraigheadI
Thompson; John II. Smoot, Thomp.
son; A. B. Culbertson, Mexico; w. l.,
Kent Mexico; w. o. Smith, Thomp-
son; Harry Coons, Vandalia; Virgil
W. Parker, Laddonia; Jewell Bybee,
Mexico; Oscar Mcintosh, Moline; i.
p. Smoot, Centralia; B. D. VIM,
Mexico; F. H. Naysmith, Vandalia;
A. ]. Schrall, Farber; j.. F. Edwards,
Centralia;; Mrs. Nathan Spencer, Lad
donia; Mrs. R. Lee Afford, Vandalia;
Mrs. C. C. Caldwell, Vandalia; Mrs,
Rufus Jackson, Mexico; John J,
Johnston, Laddonia; F. A. Daniels,
Vandalia; Theo. R. Sellars, Centralia;
E. W. Rusk, Mexico; Wallee Lewis
Centralia; Dwight Carpenter, Moline;
C. G. Lewis, Centralia; Vas Cox, Mr.
Hanger, Rev. j. D. Greer, Mexico;
Henry Greer, Mexico; W. W. Pollock,
Mexico; G. H. Morthland, Moline;
Walter Owen, Mexico; Clyde Kerr,
Moline; ]. Edgar Darnell, Vandalia;
Roy Washington, Mexico; Jas. A.
Jones, Mexico; F. R. Powell, Mexico;
E. C. Waters, Vandalia; Raymond
Shook, Mexico; Rufus Jackson, Mex
leo; Alex Carter, Mexico; Mrs. B. b.
VIM, Mexico; Mrs. L. L. Spencer,
Centralia; John Beal, Mexico; VERNE
Frank Naysmith, Vandalia; N. Ma
back, C~entralia; Jumps Cauthorn,
Mexico; o. F. Hafner, Rush Hill; ].
w. Mallory, Clark; T. j. Clendenin,
Laddonia; John Crooks, Mexico;
Neut Mahan, Mike hurry, Mrs. At
Gibson, Ed Sellers and son, L. L.
Spencer, Centralia.