Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-11

sumo it purchases May ID. A con-
tract was signed yesterday with the
Campbell & Rel Western Sales Sta
bles Co., under which the British
agree to take as many as 1000 horses
a week, for an indefinite period. The
price is $ls5 to 5000 a head.
Great difficulty is being had in get
ting horses. The French and Ital-
ians, each Of which are waiting to
take 100 TO 200 horses a day. have
only been able, for the last two months
to get about 500 a week, combined,
Stockmen say, however, that
the farmers will be willing 10 sell
their teams beginning about June l.
and that they viii be able to supply
all the horses the allies want The
allies have bought more than 200, 900
horses in East st. Louis, at a total Of
about s6,000,o00.--Su L6uis Post
Dispatch.
j. T. Johnson is having 1850 head
Of sheep sheared. Others whose sheep
win be sheared this week are, A. d.
jackson, w. w. johnson, Earl Car
per, s. p. Carter, Frank Cook, John
Henderson, Henry Squirting, ]. W.
Blum, Chas. Householder, G. N. John
son. The fleeces are averaging in
the neighborhood Of six pounds and
bringing 80 cents.
$. E. Stratton of Benton City came
near losing a valuable horse last week.
The animal was choking to death on
timothy hay and it require the aid Of
two veterinarians to save II.
CATTLE NET PROFIT OF s1o.ss
Columbia, Mo-. May sAThirty
head Of cattle fed experimentally for
1873 days by the University Of Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture and
marketed in Chicago Thursday, not
only topped the market, but yielded
a net profit of $10.3s a head. Prof.
II. Q. Allison Of the College Of Agri-
culture returned yesterday from Chi
cago where he sold the cattle.
The cattle were divided into five
lots. Twelve head topped the Thurs
day market at s9.75, the second IL
brought 1866 and the third six $3.50
q 100 pounds.
THE thirty head yielded an aver
age profit of s10.3s a head.s said
Mr.. Allison. Zone lot yielded sl4.67
a head, In figuring these profits
corn, linseed oil meal, cotton seed
meal, corn silage, and alfalfa hay
were figured at present high market
prices. The cattle we're bought in
Kansas City, December at $7.64 a 100.
Cattle feeders in Missouri have
been fattening cattle at q loss In the
last two years. In view Of this fact
It is interesting TO note that the Uni
versity Of Missouri. with carefully
selected rations, has always fed ita
cattle at q profit. Some Of the cattle
in this last lot dressed .64.ia per cent
beef; the average beefer dresses
about 60 per cent. II. cost s26.07 d
head to fatten these cattle"
GAIN 4 POUNDS Al DAY
1. g. Reed, north Of Hatton who
fed a bunch Of 35 steers So days for
Oscar Black, southwest Of Hatton,
weighed them back to Mr.. Black a
day or two ago, and collected for his
service ut the rate Of 12ikc for each
pound gained by the steers. The ami
mails averaged 77s pounds when Mr..
AEI 60
Reid got them, and when he weighed
them back they averaged 935 pounds,
showing a gain Of more than four
pounds apiece a day during the time
they were on feed. Mr.. Reed got d
little better than soc 4 day for feed
ing the animals the ensilage they ate
while Mr.. Black had them cared for
until grazing time. The cattle were
bought in Kansas City in March
Gazette.
Marshall Chief 2765, one Of the
greatest saddle stations in the world
and now owned by Jump Cauthorn,
Of this city. is standing the season
at Highview farm three miless south
Of this city. The addition Of Marsh
Chief to the breeding stables ii
this vicinity means much to the horse
interests Of this section al well al
Missouri.
Laces and embroidsries reduced Il
price Saturday.
anvil The Enterprise Store
Duncan Wooda If F.lsoa 60. i.