Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-16

] Considine & Pollock, OF Mexico,
shipped a car Of twenty-three good
bceves from Auxyasse Tuesday af-
ternoon. The cattle were fed on the
large farm Of the firm, two miles
southwest of Auxvasse. operated by
is. II. HARRISON. The stock had been
given grain r~ations for a period of 100
days.-Fulton Gazette.
Charles Hoffman, Of the firm 81
Hoffman & KENYON, Ave miles north
west Of Auxvasse, sold three good
cotton mules last week to Herbert
Patterson, Of near Ortiz, Audrain
County. The price was $3.50 for the
three. The firm is feeding ffty-two
head Of cotton mules that have done
nicely and are almost ready for mar
keting.-Fulton Gazette.
While in Auxvasse Tuesday, Joe
Considinc bought a good Shorthorn
bull from Sherman Lewis, who residca
five miles southeast Of Auxvasse.
Mrs. J. G.. Waggonsr, the splendid
Sunday School teacher at Burnham,
Just north Of town, entertained her
class Of q dozen bright young ladies
Saturday night Of the past week at
her elegant home northwest Of town.
A bonfire was made in the yard and
the young ladies' were treated TO
pears and toasted marshmallows. All
report a jolly time.-Centralia Courier
Robert Fagg, who is living on his
fathers place, two miles northwest
Of town, has been quite busy this sum
mer. Outside of helping his brother,
Ute, to put in the concrete approaches
for some splendid bridges, he has
found time to put in forty acres Of
corn, which viii average about rs
bushels per acre. He is also feeding
a few hogs.-Centralia Courier.
v. V. Vance, of near Rowena, hal
forty acres Of corn this year that av-
eraged five barrels. :
John Vim, formerly of Audrain, is
here from Montana on a visit, and is
much pleased with the many and CUB
%stantial improvements that have TAX
en- place in Mexico.
Autumn leaves are a most valuable
fertilizer and many who seek to OBJ
tain high grade stable manure at top
prices would do well to preserve the
leaves which fall from trees and
shrubsin their yard5 H. F. Major,
assistant professor in landscape gar
dening Of the Department of Hor-
tieulture Of the University Of Mis-
souri, says, millions Of bushels Of
fertilizer which could be produced
from decaying leaves are annually
wasted in Missouri because u
thoughtlessness.
Experiments have proven that the
fertilizer produced Is not only valu-
able for farm fertilizer but for lawns
and gardens. At the university the
leaves are thrown into pits. soaked
down and slightly mixed with clay or
rough soil. At the end Of a season
they have become decayed forming
a composted heap Of exceptionally
valuable mold. This fertilizer is not
only a rich humus and heterogeneous
substance, but Is free from seeds
found in stable manures.
When run through a screen IL
furnishes a most rich material. AT
the end Of each year several tons Of
this mold are ready for use. Mixed
with garden soil it is splendid for
potting house plants, ferns and
palms and uneaquaied as a dressing
for lawns, rose gardens and shrub
berry borders.
Leaves may be piled in shrub bor-
ders. weighted down with sticks or
fpil instead Of being placed in pits.
In this way they will form a winter
protection as a mulch and after de-
caying a natural fertilizer. Care
should be taken in placing them
around young trees. Diseased leaves
should be sprayed. Spraying the
plants at the right time will prevent
disease.
Save your autumn leaves and re-
turn them to the land in the form Of
fertilizer.
FULTON, Mo-, Nov. Ia The Cal
lnway shorthorn Breeders Associa-
ton was formed Saturday with the
election Of the following officers:
President, Oscar. Black; vice-Presi-
dent, Jas. Womack; Secretary. FL
wood Bybee, all Of Fulton. Galloway
has approximately 600 breeders Of
pure-bred Shorthorn cattle.
John 7. Buckner, Of Bryan Station.
near the Galloway Z Audrsin line, ii
completing a new mule barn, which Is
one OF the best in Central Missouri.
me barn has a concrete base which
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