Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-06
Stock Notes

est price afforded by the msrket, tes-
tiiies that the business is profitable.
n. e. Franklin, Mclean Co., H.. a
member of the Illinois senate, and a
caltIeraiser of experience, contrib
uted to somewhat generous crup Of
yearlings that reached Chicago on
Wednesday, May 12, load Of Angus
that realized s9.65 per cwt., or 55
cents higher than the next besS sale
of that session. They weighed 1,l6,
pounds and had quality and finish in
combination, being practically pure-
bred says the Breeders Gazette.
The lesson is worth study'ae by
those aspiring to success in this i,ae
Of production. On the same day rbe
same breeder sold a consignment. #
western-bred cattle on which money
was lost when laid in.
eve have determined by expesien-
ce that the only certain money in the
cattle business is by raising our own
calves" asserted Mr.. Franklin. ~Buy-
| ing stockers is a gamble. Always fh,
home grown cattle yield dividends.
The proper function of the COW and
the steer is to consume farm herbage
that otherwise would have no com
mereial value, and with us beee is il
measure by-product Of the farm
We keep our cows on a maintenance
ration Of roughage and silage during
the winter, the cost of concentrated
being small. BY producing qua'ity WI
get maximum gains and top prices
For years our yearlings have beer
Itoppers on the Chicago market. W.
aim 70 ship them at 16 to 20 months
of age and our standard of weight i
| 200 pounds at the 2O-month period.
On the session on which the Frank
ling consignment made $9.65 hund
reds Of yearlings sold at $S.25@$s.75
III. e. P.
w. Hardin Simms, one Of Audrain'I
leading farmer-stockmen, is feeding
40 head Of weanling Shorthorn calves
They are all topnotchers.
| J. T. johnson bought load Of mul'
lcolts for an Iowa buyer this month
Joe Gregory recently purchased 81
breeding ewes from Wheeler Cant, ot
Thompson and has them on his plac,
southwest of this city. He believes
in handling good stock.
Horace Mundy who lives three mile
west Of Mexico shipped a load o
choice hogs to st. Louis this week
L He was satisfied with the price the.
drought on the market. Mr.. Mund.
Ihas another load that will be read.
for shipment the first Of next week
and still another which he intends II
send about Thursday or Friday.
The mounted skin of Rex McDon
aid, which has been under preparation
by an Omaha taxidermist, will be ol
exhibition in Columbia Farmer
Week. Afterward, the owner B. R
Middleton, will bring the mounting
here and place it on exhibition in som
prominent location.
Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 31.--Mrs. "
A. Grimm, wife of contractor, Wed
nesday discovered freak egg laid b
hen of her flock. There were reall
two eggs in one. The egg, which wa
of unusual size, was found to contai
an egg about the size OF guinea egg
Both were encased in perfect shells.
Eggs containing double yolks ar
common, but local poultry men sa
: they never saw perfectly formed eg
inside another.
The following notices concernin
live stok conditions in Audrain count
: were taken from the st. Louis Liv
Stock Reporter which published re
lports from all parts of Missouri show
ling general conditions in the state.
More Feeding in Audrain.
We have-very little hog cholera an
there are SO 20 more hogs on feed thl
year than last. Sheep also show pra,
tically the same increase while the cal
: tle supply has doubled. Corn yield wa
fair. 1t made about so bushels to tn
acre and went at 6Oc per bushel-
Southern Bank, Mexico, Audrain Cour
Ity, Mo.
/ Stock Business Picks Up.
, Although there are practically tn
same number of hogs on feed thi
year as in 1914, there are few MOI
9 sheep being fed. Cattle feeding show
y a 500 increase over the previou
year. Very little cholera is prevalen
}. There is more doing in the live stoc
7. business here than there has been
Z two or three years. Corn averaged 4
bushels per acre and sold at 55c ger
erally.--Molino Bank, Molino, Au,
rain County, Mo.
v Cattle Feeding Cut Down.
d There are about the same numb
e of hogs and sheep on feed this yea
d but cattle show a $3.50 decreas
p There is a little cholera but not e
e tensive. Corn made about two-thir
r. of crop and sold from 81 to soc p
bushel. We have lots of feed al
It live stock is in good shape.--Citizer
> Bank, Benton City, Audrain Count
t. Mo,
# More Young Cattle.
We have about the same supply
cattle on feed but there are mo
i young cattle scattered through
g country than for years, an with go
4 grass and lots of feed look for mo
feeding than usual. Corn was go
and is bringing 55c, There are me
young hogs and we know of no chole
About the same number Of sheep.