Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05


ed this week. Their oats yielded about
40 bushels and their wheat about Is
bushels.
Some Of the best wheat reported 50
far this season is from the crop Of r.
R. Arnold. Jr., three miles south Of
Mexico. The average per acre, Was
q bushels and the grade was good
Mr.. Arnold also harvested a good
yield Of oats and has one Of the best
prospects for corn in that section.
r. j. Blair, southwest of this city
cut with a binder 20 acres Of tim
othy that is said to be especially good.
He intends threshing this crop and
for that reason cut it with a binder.
DR.. ]. F. Flynt and Harry Heiser of
Moline each bought two tOns Of ex-
ira fine baled hay Of Pate Cauthorn,
of the same locality at $40 per ton
last week.
WilAey johnson shipped SIS head Of
hogs to market Tuesday.
Chas. Powell goes 70 market Tues
day with 10 head Of hogs.
Wheat and cats have been coming
in slow this week due to the damp
weather, but If the weather opens up
an Increase is expected the last Of the
week. Pollock Milling Co, has had 70
run both elevators day and night to
keep the grain they have in condition.
The tenants on the old Robinson
farm, r. B. Cook, Robt Allen. Frank
Powell. Mr.. Berry, MIR. Albright and
Joe Quinlan, have a large crop Of
wheat and oats. They have ordered
$500 sacks 70 bring their crop to
market.
Mort Fox, Of north of Mexico.
brought in eight loads of oats the first
Of the week. totaIing about $50 bush
els.
A. B. 0verstreet has 1I5 bu., Of
wheat on the Market Monday.
Walter Berrey has sold the Pollock
Mill & Elevator Co.. his wheat. He
had S45 bushels here the first Of the
week which brought rs and SOC.
J. M. Hunt has sold four loads of
No. 8 wheat to Pollock. He had I7e
bushels.
Almer Mundy aIso mad 800 bushels
of No. 3 wheat on the market this
week which brought &c.
]. c. Silver, from Stockport, Ia,
who owns the farm north Of this city
occupied by l. A. RadasilI was in Mex
leo Wednesday. Mr. Silver Is a grad
aate Of the Iowa Agriculture college
and believes in advancing farming.
His farm in Van Buren, county Is
worth, from $500 to $3.50 an acre. He
pent s20san acre in tiIing 1t when he
took possession, Is years ago. and to-
day practically all of the adjoining
territory has been tiled as q result Of
his success. Mr.. SILVER says there is
quite a little land in Audrain that
should be tiled. He likes Mexico and
Audrain county and believes land val
ues will increase here shortly when
the true value of the real estate in
this section is fully realized.
J. H. and W. ). Baker, prominen.
Audrain county, NO., feeders, were on
the st. Louis market Tuesday with a
string Of their own feeding that sold
to the entire satisfaction Of The feed
ers. There were 30 head in one string
that averaged 9iG pounds and sold for
s935 per cwt-, and 7 head in the other
ast averaged 657 lbs, and brought
1900 per cwt.
Baker Bros, are among the largest
feeders Of that state and always re-
%ceive commendable recognition on this
market Their cattle today brought
highly sa.isf rtory prices. Live
Stock Repeater.
Fred Roberts, a well known shipper
of live stock from Audrain county.
Mo-, had in st. Louis Tuesday a choice
load Of lambs. The lot consisted Of
iss head which averaged ~ lbs. and
topped the market at $3.50. These
were the only lambs here Tuesday,
above 1915 and the highest price that
has been reached on this market d,,r.
ing toe past three weeks. Mr.. Rob
eFtS has had b several loads Of good
lambs recently and has been topping
the market most every time here
Live Stock Reporter.
9. r Evered, Of Montgomery City.
q yvars old, was IN this city TUESDAY.
He has iast returned from ! thrss
months tour Of the West in which he
.eoyerd 1000 miles He leaves this
week for The East on another Journey
Of seFeral thousand miles.
Easy Msaes.
Ssn make ToeA5 81 farm loan
n'w. See u. Dry and sapping,ou.