Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

2.06 inches of rain in twenty four
hours. This was the amount of rain
fall for Sunday and Monday morning,
making the heaviest rain for many
months.
Saturday night witnessed one
If the biggest drops in the tempera.
ture that has been experienced for
sometime. Saturday the thermome-
ter stood at 9S at the highest point
and dropped Sunday to 81 for its low
mark, a drop Of 81 degrees in less
than twenty four hours.
1853 inches Of rain was the heavi-
est rainfall reported up to Saturday.
The rain during the last twenty four
hours is the heaviest by .92 of an
inch that has been recorded this sea-
son and the temperature the lowest
by about 10 degrees, the lowest re-
corded this season, before Sunday
was about ~, or thereabouts.
More rain has fallen so far this
month than during the entire month
of July, when only 3.75 inches of
rain fell during the entire month
According to weather indications Au-
gust will make up for the dry wealth.
or during July.
BUCKNERS OF CALLAWAY.
John T. Buckner, a well-known cat
tie feeder of Galloway county, was
here today with az head of 1880 pound
native steers that brought $9.15 per
cwt. and 41 heifers at 1878. These
cattle were started on feed about
March is on snap corn 4, on grass and
in addition had 5 pounds of R~alston's
Purina Fatena daily. They weighed
1876 pounds when they went on feed
and gained rapidly.
W. R. Buckner, also of the King
dom Of Galloway, marketed 25 steers
here today averaging 100 pounds at
$50. These had been fed in similar
manner although not started so early.
Live Stock Reporter.
10 Acres Yield 1880 Bushels of Oats.
CLINTON, H., August 10. HUI
bert Grady, a Dewitt County farmer.
has the banner yield of oats in this
part of Illinois. He has threshed ten
acres, with an average of 1903 bushels
to the acre.
~$2,5OO,OO IN EGGS LOST.
COLUMBIA, Mo, August 10.
The loss in eggs on farms in Missouri
during the summer is estimated at
$2,5OO,OOO by the College of Agricul-
ture Of the University of Missouri.
A bulletin prepared by H. L. Kemp
ster says:
From a quarter TO a half of the
eggs laid in the Middle West during
the summer time are a total loss. This
may be saved under ordinary farm
conditions, according to the test re.
Gently made at the Missouri Agricul-
tural Experiment Station. Egg,
should be given practically as good
care and careful marketing as butter,
although they do not show the ef.
fects Of poor handling quite as plain.
ly. A temperature Of more than 20
degrees is almost sure to cause the
development of germs, moIds or
young chick in the shell. The princ;-
pal remedy is a reasonably low tenn
perature and the marketing of eggs
at least once a week. They should s.,
gathered every day and put in a cool,
clean place as quickly as possible"
Inflow & Sons Hogs Bring Good Price
c. II. Inflow and his son Clarence
were on the market Thursday from
Audrain county with stock, including
a load of good quality of heavy hogs
that averaged 2s1 lbs, which sold al
at very satisfactory price. This is
the fourth load of hogs marketed Oft
OF their farm during the last thirty
days The junior member of this firm
who is just twenty years old has had
supervision over the feeding of all
stock on the farm for the last three
years and has already shown that he
is n of the most successful feeders
in the State Of Missouri. Mr., Inlow
buys and ships a lot of all kinds a.,
stock and is away from home a good