Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-06-28

Bureau of Labor Statistics bulletin
issued Thursday.
improved lands averaged $54 an
acre in 1912, rose to SOS in 1916, and
to $50 in 1917. Unimproved lands
averaged $37, $50 and $54 in the same
years, respectively.
The steady gain In land values IS
taken to indicate a constantly increas-
ing prosperity in the rural sections Of
the State.
Clark & Bledsoe sold three loads Of
cattle on the St. Louis market We'd
nesday. A load Of hogs brought $15.-
rs; a load of short-fed heifers brought
S11. so and a load of grass cows and
heifers brought $3.50.
Bitten Corn Proves June Frost
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, June 21.-
w. S. Minor brought to this city yes
terday evidence that there was frost
here the morning of June Is. The
evidence was frost-bitten corn blades
| collected from his farm. This is the
latest or the earliest frost on record
in these parts.
The highest price ever paid for cat
| tie on the St. Louis market was given
to J. P. Hockaday from Montgomery
county, Mo-, for a load of heavy
beeves averaging 1911 lbs. Tuesday.
There were 16 head that sold for S13.-
40 and sold to Swift & Co. for their
fancy beef trade.
The steers were fed seven and one
half months and the following is a
short interview with the feeder con-
corning the handling of the steers:
81 commenced feeding these cattle on
a light ration and gradually increased
it until | got it where | thought the
cattle were doing their best. The
feed consisted Of corn, cottonseed cake
and shredded fodder and some cane.
They made liberal gains and the price
vas entirely satisfied with" -
Live Stock Reporter.
John Holman, who lives on the
county line road, north of Hatton, sold
rs head Of Hereford and Shorthorn
cattle this week to Tom Heller, of
Browns Station, that he had con-
tracted to him about two months ago.
They were fat steers and weighed
an average of 1,272 pounds, Mr.. Hell
Ter paying $12. Is a hundred for them.
He took the steers to Browns Sta
ton, where he made them part of a
train load of cattle that he shipped to
the Chicago market. Mr.. Heller in
cluded in the shipment 200 head of his
own feeding that weighed close to l.
400 pounds around. - Fulton Sun.
R. A. Chandler, on the C. H. Early
farm, sold 70 head Of white face
steers to go June Both at $3.50 per
cwt. These cattle were bought Oct.
18th and delivered Nov. 18th, cost
ing $3l.65 per head. They will
weigh right at 900 pounds, represent
ing an increase of some 800 per head
in price. - Centralia Courier.
G. 7. Elliott will file on $40 acres
Of Government land near Kaycee,
Wyo., at once. He departs for the
West Sunday.
John Hoffman, one-half mile north
Of organs, is feeding "a two year
old and three yearling cattle for the
late July market. He has SO hogs
following the cattle.
Lewis g. Sims, the big cattle feeders
of Audrain County, Mo-, sold a string
of steers here Monday which topped
the market. There were 81 head,
weighing 1886 lbs at SIP. 70. Mr..
W. E. Sims accompanied the ship
ment and he stated that the sale was
a very pleasing one to them. These
men have been making fat cattle for
several years and they ship everything
to st. Louis. - Live Stock Repor-
ter.
John W. Greed, three-fourths mile
of Auxvasse, delivered 70
head of 26O-pound hogs Thursday to
William Patterson, southeast of Hat
The hogs were sold some time
ago on contract at 15h cents a ID.
The Philander Hickman farm, 100
acres, south of Florida, was sold at
bankrupt sale in Paris, Monday, for
Sl5,750, or sos. 43 per acre, to Wallace
the Santa Fe stock buyer. This
is one of the best in Monroe
its soil never having been dis
turbed by the pillow. It's sale marks
passing of an ownership that had
existed for many years. Paris
j. G. Crawford, near Moline, has
l6O acres of corn. All of it has been
plowed once by last Saturday, part of
It twice and one piece of it the third
lime. He had so acres of wheat but
bowed all of it up except Is acres.
Last week he came to this city and
seed wheat for his next SOW
ng. Mr.. Crawford has 80 acres of
'ats that promise fine.
Marcus Wilkes claims the Appeals
Gather medal for the biggest income
rom a single eve this season. This
brought three early lambs. On
Monday the three were marketed at
% pounds, bringing a total of $50.
at 15c a pound. They averaged
he fleece Of wool from the eve sold
or So 40, making her total contribu.
to the Wilkes treasury Sal. 40.
Unless somebody can make'a better
howing Marcus will receive the
medal. He had 10 lambs av-
80 pounds Monday, the best