Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19
A Kansas Record IN Wheat

A Kansas Record in Wheat
VALLEY CENTER, Kansas, July
u. - Two hundred acres Of wheat .
on the Oren Smith farm here, nov
being threashed, are averaging fifty 4
bushels Of high grade wheat to the
acre. Farmers say this is K'nsas 4
record. Seven measures acres yield (
ed SIS bushels to the ssrs.
Pollock & Considine lost 55 head Of
angora goats this week on their farm
near Auxvasse. The goats broke iuto
a field Of sugar cane and ate TOO much ,
even for their iron-clad digestive ap-
pzratus.
Judge s. c. Groves sold 81 Duroc-
Jersey hogs Of his own raising and
feeding recently TO Horace Mun3y &
Son. They averaged 500 lbs. and
totaTed s1,TeO.22.
Horace Mundy & Son topped the
St. louis market twice Thursday.
They had a load Of hogs that brought
sl5.7 and q load Of clipped lambs
that made s15.25.
O. P. Vaughn, near strOther, has q
load Of yeariing steers sold to W D.
Mason, for July delivery at sl1 .l2ize.
c. B. tToots) Ellis. Of vandzlia,
postmaster and successful business
man. was in this city Friday. Re IS
farming on the side this year -
Ellis has % acres in al un'
walton Of which 3l4 acres are ~-ta-
toes and navy beans.
T. J. Bates & Son, one r-ils west
q Hatton. received q head Of LOO
pound Hereford steers from the s..
Louis market Wednesday The firm
viii put the cattle on feed a. once.
They already had 10 cattle ard 50
hogs on full feed.
Elmer p. johnson G. Son, Of An
drain county, had two loads Of hogs
Of their own raising on the Monday
market and they are tie kind thzt the
buyers were looking for and sod al
the TOP price Of the day, sI5.s5 They
were the only hogs here 70 reach that
price. Ore loai consisted Of seventy
head that weighed 262 pounds and
the other losd contained Ct head that
weighed p lbs. Mr.. johnson has
been 2 regular patron Of this market
fo- many years and has secured the
TOP many times On both cattle and
hogs. - Live Stock Exporter.
Two hundred and fifty chickens Eers
cooked U 2 stage Of hard black crisp
ness Saturday evening when the poul
try house and store room On the farm
Of Joe Munger, who lives near Moh
n. were completely destroyed b!
IRE. Il is not known how the blzzi
started. The loss was several hun
drei dollars, partly covered by insur
zncs-
George Lee, Of this city, mas bee,
chosen 0ne Of the three men 70 judg
the saddle horses a the KeutucLC
State Fair this year. Mr.. Lee, one C
the members Of the firm Of Lee Bros
the largest dealers in horses n thi
State, is one of the most prominen
h0rsemen in this country, and hi
ability and integrity as well as hi
perfect knowledge Of the horse, haT
given him a nationwide reputation
TIE ANNOUNCEMENT regarding tn
Judges appeared in the last ngmbe
Of the Lexington Shoe Horse Chror
icle.
The other members Of the hors
Judging team are Chss. W. Green, q
Ceutralia, and Prof z. A. Trow
bridge, Of the University Of Missouri
Horesmen are agreed that three bette
men for the work outlined could not b
found anywhere. The two latter ger
tlemen are vel known in Mexicl
where they are frequent visitors an
have also judged at the Mexic
Fair.
Working while the sun shines is a
night for hay. bat for cattle it's a dii
ferent thing. an night Saturday tn
Mexico, Perry Traction Co. shippe
cattle while the moon shed It's co,
rays. VIII Mason sent eleven ca
loads cut Of this vicinity sat1rds.
billed 70 Chicago, and early Monda
morning two empty cars were sent I
Santa Fe for the use Of the sam
shipper.
Fhl Shire says most Of the whea
in MS part 0f the county has bee
cut and the oats cutting not quite z
far advanced. He estimates the whe
output At about Y bushels to the acr
and the cats about Is bushels.
With the appointment Of Ross 3
Csuthorn as Chairman Of the Cor
mitee On Farm Labor Of the Audrai
County Council Of Defense with hea,
quarters at MEXICO, the initial ste
has been taken in this county in Ii
matter Of preparing against VIVA
may develop into a serious labor si
uation in the event Of long wai
Since the County Council Of Defeni
ia a unit Of the State Council Of D,
Tense, which in turn, Is q unit Of II
National Council Of Defense, Il
side resources behind Chaifrna
Cauthosn assure the farmers of A.
drain genuine service In keepir
them supplied with labor during II
duration Of the war.
Those desiring employment f,
farms and those In need Of farm he
should ill out application blanl
which can be secured from the Sc
retaries Of local Farmsrs' Clubs or
the office Of Chairman Cauthor
where al such applications should
filed. In case farm labor shortsi
develops In this county similar orgs