Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-17
Marketing Live
Stock in Audrain
Sheep Men Gathering in The Eagles
Farmers Club at Gatewood Makes
Big Purchases.

Skinner, MO-, May dO.-lne rainy,
cold week came at last, and the fol- |
lowing week all our farmers decided |
the early planted corn would have to
be planted over. All the corn, far
or near, suffered the same conse-
quence.
p. T. Bruce still has some seed
corn for sale.
Cyrus Russell Squirting got in his
new Henry touring car last
week, as did also Reube c. Maddox.
Both gliding over the roads Sunday
and both were sparkling in the mid
day sun with radiant beauty. The
largest per cent of our farmers who
ordered Fords of late are expecting
them every hour. They are fine,
boys, but not quite all is sunshine
with the car.
Among our farmers who topped
the market with a car load of clipped
western lambs up to and including
the day each were there we mention
that of Doyt Miller at S14.40 per
cwt., Geoarge Lewis and Son at
.$146O, c. r. Squirting at $14.65, and
Judge H. T. Squirting at SASS. All
these lambs were there within the
past two weeks. This speaks volumes
OF unmistakable praise as to these
mems ability in conditioning lambs.
AS predicted before, the fifteen dollar
lambs seem almost certain, perhaps
may be reached ERE this is in print.
Hogs are going towards the skies
again. In fact, all live stock is
bringing exceptionally high prices,
except the mule, which always holds
an enviable reputationwhen it comes
to nearly being a mint.
]. G. Crawford marketed the last
of four loads of fat cattle last week
of about the 1000 pound kind at
$11.OO or better. These cattle
were conditioned solely upon silage
and cotton cake. They made Mr.. C.
hat-full of eagles, we are glad to
state.
Ide Squires and Tommy Walker
marketed load of 1850 pound cattle
last week good enough to bring near
| ly $11.00 per cwt. This made the
boys good money which they so de-
servingly deserved.
Col Milton Householder sold to
VIM. Mason SO head of 1850 pound
bullocks at an even dozen dollars
per cwt. at home. Glad to state
these cattle made the Colonel plenty
of pocket change for the next year
to come.
| c. NJ. Berrey marketed his wool last
week from 200 head of sheep, mostly
ewes, at so cents per pound, bringing
little over $500. Clarence tells us
he has PIP lambs from ITS ewes.
Pretty good, we thank you. All our
sheep men have made so plentifully
this year that we fear may lose as
fast one of these following years.
Our farmers club at Gatewood is
a growing success. They are awaken
ing from their lethargy and are MAX
ing things move more Interestingly
than the most sanguine expected.
Within the past few weeks they have
bought about 5000 pounds of -four,
several tons of shorts and seeds of
various kinds, plenty of twine for
this season if normal, and would
have bot several tons of sugar if it
had been available.
H. L. Berrey bot 10000 pounds of
-four from Pollock NJ. & E. Co. about
a month ago at $3.50 per hundred
pounds. To date he'll only make
about 5000 clear.
Harry Householder loaded a car
Of timothy the first of last week Har-
ry is always and everlastingly at
something.
John Hamilton sold a young jack
to California man for $225.
We are glad to state that all our
'measley" people are nearly all well
r the Tanners, the Millers, the
| Bruces and the Spurlings.
We are glad to say that James
Chapman is recovering nicely from
, blood poisoning which he contracted
. from sticking a rusty nail in his foot
1t gives us pleasure to say thai
A. N. Day is convalescent with hii
q recently sustained broken arm ant
other bruises which he received IL
q a mix-up with a mule team.
A. H. Meyer informs us that thu
O Tate saw-mill will set on his farm
G about the first of June, Andrew will
o have 1000 feet or more sawed, ant
A it will be good lumber, too. See hin
II you want bill.