Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-27

The wheat crop In Audrain county
is far below the usual standard, &C
eording to reports from ". W. Pol
locks Mil. So far only three wheat
crops have been received at the mill,
although the market IL expected to
be heavier this week.
The first crop Of wheat to
reach the local market was that Of j..
d. Quinlan, who marketed his wheat
on the 10th, 18th and 18th Of July.
His crop was from thirty acres and
the yield was shout eight bushels to
the acre, which tested at 50 pounds.
he received from $1.05 TO SLIP for
the crop.
The second wheat crop to reach the
mill was that Of George Lewis, who
marketed his wheat on July Is. His
yield was s19 bushels to the acre for
20 acres and tested Sc pounds. He
received S1.10 for the wheat.
The third crop came to the mill on
July 21 from J. P. Newman. The yield
was II bushels per ere and tested
from 50 to 81 pounds. From $1.00 to
s1.05 was paid for this crop.
The mill was paying s1.15 for wheat
Monday morning. It is thought more
wheat win reach the mill this week
than was received last week, although
the wheat yield over the county is n
of the smallest in several years.
The wheat yield of Galloway county
is considered to be rather poor this
year, averaging only about four or
five bushels to the acre, according to
the Fulton Gazette. In the bottoms
and on the ridgeland near Holt Sum-
init the yield is reported some better,
some sixty-two pound wheat having
been raised there. In some sections
Of the county the wheat was not even
cut, the yield was so light.
May Buy Tractor.
D. II. Robertson is in st. Louis at
tending the farm tractor show. Mr..
Robertson is investigating the trae-
tor with a view to purchasing n for
his farm in Charlton county.
The best cat crop Of Audrain coun-
ty SO far is that Of Herbert Fennewald,
near Martinsburg which made 10
bushels to the acre, while the average
oat yield is heal 30 bushels. The rec
ord wheat crop, so far reported, is
that Of Quick Covington, which made
10 bushels, the average yield being
not over 8 or 10 bushels.
Missouri Wheat Yield Light
MONROE CITY, Mo, July 10.
Wheat ~threshing began in this sec
ton yesterday. The yield in most
cases is very light, several fields max
ing only four bushels to the acre. Some
fields, it is estimated, will yield Is
bushels. The oats crop is also very
light.
WILSON STEERS BRING $500.
Gray Wilson, from Audrain county,
No, had IN the st. Louis market
Wednesday a consignment of beeves
which ranked well with the best ones
on sale. His price was 5000 per cwt.
for II head of 1885 Founders that
were as fat as corn and proper hand
ling could make them. The cattle
were put through the winter on shock
corn and later finished on bluegrass
with plenty Of good yellow corn. The
bunch was of Mr.. Wilson's own rails
ing, running largely to Shorthorns
. with an incision of Herefords. The
feeding required about six months.
at was pretty dry up in our e {
ton Of the country until a recent
: heavy rain" stated the Audrain coun-
tian to a Reporter representative.
This was quite beneficial all around,
especially to the corn, which is not as
large as it should be this time Of year.
Cold weather early is responsible for
this dwarfed condition, but the right
kind of weather will yet bring things
out all right. There has been a large
area given to corn and there should
. be plenty Of it. We have oats in abun-
dance and grass than l have ev-
er seen in that locality" - Live Stock
{ Reporter.
o 30 ACRE MEADOW BURNS.
While a Centralia boy was in a 80
acre meadow, belonging to Charles
t Early, a Centralia banker, he threw
a cigartte stub on the ground and in
a few minutes the fed was a mass Of
flames, The hay had been cut and
: was laying in the meadow for baling.
Z The men who were working in tbs
field made strenuous efforts to sub.
due the flames, but to no avail. The
flames spread over the field and $50
bales of hay, ready to be hauled 70
the barn, were burned. The flames
/ spread to the baler and left it a mass
of charred timber and twisted iron.
: The meadow, which was located about
three quartrs of a mile southeast of
Centralia, was covered by the flames
and the loss was estimated at from
$500 to $500. Mr.. Early carried no
insurance.
Lightning Starts Fire.
The hay field of Ed Arnold, near
Shamrock, was struck by lightning
Friday and two stacks of hay were