Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-10-19

National Stock Yards
Hogs, 1000, 10 to % higher, top
1925.
Cattle, 1900, steady.
Sheep, 800, steady.
THE falling off in the American
wheat yield is not to be compared
with the deficit in Canada There
only 10000, 900 bushels are reported
against $4,000 900 last ye4r-mueh
less than half. The fault is not Ma
lures. Shorter acreage would have
cost the country IS, 1909, au0 bushels,
even at last years unexamplel rate.
War cuts off the peoples bread.
Audrain county. Mo, was well re-
presented here today. C. L. Maxwell
Of that district marketed 81 steers,
averaging 1888 pounds at 500 per
cwt. These beeves were of his own
feeding and we trust they made him
money.
Jake Buckner, also OF Audrain coun-
ty, who is an extensive feeder of both
cattle and mules, was here with a
drove Of yearlings that brought him
$40 per cwt. and some weighty short
fed steers that brought $3.50. Mr..
Buekner is a successful young stock
man.-Live Stock Reporter.
The barn of Henry Burket, at Ortiz,
burned mysteriously Thursday night.
Mr.. Burkett had returned from the
Fall Festival in this city about eleven
o'clock, but did not go near the barn.
A short time later he saw a light and
upon investigation discovered the
building in flames. No stock was
lost and the building was partially
covered by insurance.
SO of inches of rain fell Monday
morning and SIS inches Saturday
night and Sunday morning, making
the rainfall from early Saturday
night to Monday morning 1.44 inches.
Les. Williamson, an Auvxasse mule
buyer, sold six cotton mules to Ed
gar Lockridge, of Audrain county, a
few days ago, for $3.50 around. Mr..
Williamson also bought four of the
long-eared hybirds from Albeit Price,
at Mexico, for s165 apiece, and one
from Hughes Maupin, at Auxvasse,
for S160. He has bought and sold 20
war mules during the lase two weeks
in Galloway and adjoining counties.
Fulton Gazette.
w. L. Nelson, Assistant Secretary
for the State Board Of Agriculture, is
mailing a slip over the State urging
that hunters think before they shoot
Bob White" Mr.. Nelson lists the |
many benefits the quail are to the
farmers.
Estimates on the Missouri corn
yield for 1916 call for 146,00O,00 |
bushels, according to the crop report,
issued Saturday by W. l.. Nelson, as.
sistant secretary of the State Board Of
Agriculture,
Corn - Official crop reporters of
the State Board Of Agriculture place
the condition of Missouri corn at
and estimate that So per cent Of
the crop is now safe from killing
This same optimistic report
was made on September /, when the
condition of corn was given as 53.4,
grave fears of heavy damage
from frost. At that time the indicat-
ed yield of corn was far but 1876, 00O,-
900 bushels, but it was also stated
with a seasonoble September and
a late frost, later figures should shog
material increase over the prelim-
mary estimate an increase now
at 100000 bushels. These
figures, though, are not final, as no
rorn of consequences has yet been
cr.bbed.
CONDITION of corn, by crop division
sections, show: Northeast, 81: north
west, rs; central, Ga; southwest, As; |,
southeast, G5.
Wheat - Based upon the most re-
reports of correspondents. the
wheat acrrage for the 1917
harvest will be about LOO, 900, or
about 100000 more than was indicated
September /. This, however, will
be the smallest acreage for many
years IL per cent less than that
seeded for the 1916 harvest. OWING
to lack of rain and possibly to the
TACT that many fields we're plowed too
wet in 1915. the ground is hard and \
'ast amount of work is required to
get : IN shape for seeding. In some
sections it has been practically imros-
'lbie to break and prepare stuhble t.,
The result is that a very
arge per cent Of the wheat ron Is
gong IN on corn ground, which in
cases is working well.
The high price of commercial fer
Alters is resulting in less being used
his season. The poor yield of whent
or the 1916 harvest, the present hipn {
'rice Of seed and the difficulty o. {
the ground in condition are
influences in the present decreased !
Icreage. /.
Other Crops - The harvest Of timo- +,
seed, of good quality, will average ,
bout 81 bushels per acre. The clover !
ICED crop, much of which is yet to be
has been cut somewhat short
may not average better than liz j.,
'ushel. Potatoes are about 60 per p.
ent; tobacco 81. Condition of cotton
; 81, but the shortage in yield will |
e made up in returns by the increass-
a price Rye acreage is So per cent.
condition of COW peas ig H.. alfalfa
ot killed out last winter has made ,
satisfactory yields. Apply crop is Ss i
cent. Apples are small and of in c
error quality, but generally well COL t
red. $
1--we Stock - Pastures are poor and +
1uch live stock is now being fed new )
orn. There is a SCARCITY of rtool. e