Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-09

The department of Animal Hus
bandry will be glad to assist Missour
sheep feeders with their feedint
problems. - II. Hackedorn, Missouri
College of Agriculture.
w. o. and B. A. Smiths auction
sale of live stock held on their farm
near Cant, Wednesday, brought goot
prices for the stock offered. j. B
Brown, c. C, Boyd, 0lin johnson anC
Col. Seeley, of Whitehall, Illinois,
were the a~uctioneers, and w. ". Pol
lock was clerk. The total amount Of
the sale was 81 1867.
Brood sows brought MS high as SAT
which was also the highest price paid
for a boar. Stock hogs sold at s6.tC
TO $9.25. calves brought from 500 "a
$50, and y%earlings from $25 to $40
and sheep brought $7.75 TO 81 per
head. Several pure-bred chickens sold
at from 800 TO $.t.1O each.
The Missouri Agricultural Expc.
riment Station Of the University OF
Missouri at Columbia has accomplish
a series Of variety tests Of corn In va.
rious parts Of the State and upon
different types of soil. in view of de-
termining the leading varieties. The
experiment show that the leading va
rieties of white corn are {: CONNER
cal White. Boone County White,
johnson County White and st. Charles
White. The leading varieties of vel
low corn are Reds Yellow Dent, Car
ter, Leaning and st. Charles Yellow.
From the tests in nine different
parts of the State upon different types
of soil, it was found that CONNER
White is the highest yielder in
eight out of nine; Boone County
"hlte takes second place in sever
OF nine and Reds Yellow Dent
is second in two out of nine. The
commercial White has been proved to
be the best yielder of all varieties.
or yellow. throughout the
State. Reid's Yellow Dent and st.
Charles Yellow are the leading vari-
eties of yellow corn.
FARMERS WEEK is SET FOR ta,7
The annual Missouri Farmers Week
VIII begin January /, 1917, under the
direction of the College of Agricul-
cure Of the University of Missouri az
Columbia. A new feature will be TINT
OF real farm courses which NAV he
completed by the attending farmers
IN the five days of the meeting.
Six of these courses will be given
silos, and farm crops, animal hus-
farming, home economics, and rural
lie problems. Lectures on these sub.
leets will be held each day and the
courses may be followed during the
week. The laboratories and
Of the College of Agriculture
VIII be used for demonstrations and
animals Of the college for exam
pies in breeding and feeding.
Agricultural marketing n d or.
.ganizatlon is to occupy a prominent
place on the program. The national
secretary of American Commission.
nrs Of Agriculture, the national pres.
dent Of the Farmers Union, a nation.
officer of the Grange, and others
interested in the work will lecture.
a plan IL being made for n FEEDER.
ation OF all farm and country life
IN the State at this time. More
twenty agricultural associations
viii mold their meetings in Columbia
turing the week. Jewell Mayes, sec
'etary of the State Board of Agricul-
'ure, is planning to have delegations
'ent by the county courts and com.
nerclal clubs of the State to inspect
ne work being done by the College of
agriculture. The evening programs
viii be filled by speakers of nation
Il prominence obtained by the State
'oard of Agriculture. The week will
nd Friday, January 5, with a large
'anquet to all visitors,
j. II. Pool, one of the most prac.
zeal farmers in this section, says that
e has out 60 acres of o that will
1ake a fair yield. Mr.. Pool is also
rowing 1000 cata1pa trees on his er-
client farm to be used for fence
He says that they will last
our years and will not sun crack like
edge posts. Mr.. Pool is a good
oads man and is assisting in putting
! some bridges.-Centralia Courier
Horace Mundy. who is arranging to
ave n Of the best herds of hogs IN
l%lSsouri, bought a fine boar at sla-
MS week for fifty-five dollars.
a number Of Mexico stockmep went
; Fulton Monday morning TO attend
le monthly stock sales.
hd Wilson, one Of the best farmers
lat ever lived in Audrain County.
here Saturday. Mr.. Wilson saws
lat ne had to turn the farm over to
. boys owing to i'll health. They /.
I've cut about sixty acres Of corn and