Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-06-06

pers " 10 Slu; spring iaIhDs 9io'oV "
$685..
National Live Stock Commission Co.
Mrs. Amanda Kunkel, who lives on
West Monroe street, told the Ledger
that she had a fine mess of peas and
potatoes for dinner Friday. This is
the earliest mess of the above mem
toned vegetables that has been re-
ported, and no doubt other reports
will soon be coming in.
Here is a hog story Of unusual in
terest. Given his choice between a
gold watch and a thrifty SOW on his
21st birthday, 10 months ago, Ira
Smith, son Of r. T. Smith, near Santa
Fe, chose the SOW. She brought him
three gifts. Then he sold the sow for
$50. On Monday he sold eight pigs
from his gifts for $276.37. He has the
three gifts and IS pigs left and has
refused $3.50 for them making a grand
total Of $576.37 from his birthday
present. The $50 received for the
SOW was invested in a heifer calf. Ira
has SO acres Of corn and 20 acres Of
oats.
A great many Monroe county
farmers and gardeners are planting
sugar beets with a view TO making
their own syrups and sugar next fall.
st. Clair Emmons is home from the
Miller & Son Shorthorn sale Mt Grang-
err, Mo-, where he purchased three
cows and a heifer that averaged about
81, 900 a head. These splendid animals
will be added to the famous Emmons
Shorthorn herd.
Milton Hanna, a veteran corn raiser
of the Long Branch vicinity, thinks it
very important that a thorough job
be done the first time corn is Guilt
waited. Better spend twice as much
time and get twice as good results,
says Mr.. Hanna.
0. R. Massey, neal Moline, sold
so fleeces of wool averaging 81 lbs.,
at Paris, Saturday, at 64c. He has 70
acres of corn.
Grover Sims, a hustling young far
mer and stock feeder marketed Thurs
day in st. Louis of his own feeding a
load Of clipped western lambs from his
farm in Audrain county, Mo. This load
of lambs contained 142 head which av-
eraged ~ lbs and they sold at $3.50,
which is the highest price paid here
for several weeks for clipped lambs.
Mr.. Sims is an excellent feeder of
lambs and obtained good results on
this drove as well as on several other
loads which he had on the market re-
cently.-Live Stock Reporter.
j. A. Bolts of Audrain county, Mo-,
sent to the st. Louis market of his
own feeding a load of clipped lambs
which consisted Of 142 head that aver
aged SO lbs and for which he obtained
$17.25.
This is the highest price paid on clip
ped lambs here recently previous to
Thursday. Mr.. Bolts has had in sew.
eral shipments Of lambs recently. -
Live Stock Reporter.
Mrs. M. S. Garter was among the
residents of this city who enjoyed
fresh peas and potatoes from her own
garden Friday.
George F. Fennewald that regular
shipper to st. Louis market who tons
quite frequently was here again Mon
day He sold a string Of % steers at
$3.50, Mr.. Fennewald Is one Of the
largest operators in Audrain county.
He has fed v e 20 loads Of steers
during the last twelve months and
made money on every load. He is an
extensive farmer and has several hun
dred acres of good land all carrying
splendid crops this season. Live
Stock Reporter.
Included in the arrivals for sale in
the sheep house Of the East st. Louis
Market Monday we're several car
loads of western clipped lambs fed in
Audrain county, NO., all Of which
sold at the top Of the market. One lot
OF these lambs consisted Of 1856 head
which averaged 81 lbs and sold for
Sl1, was fed and marketed by A. N.
Day n of u regular patrons. The
other load consisted Of 1866 head
which averaged 80 lbs and they also
went at SIT. They were fed and mar
keted by ]. F. Wakefield who has
been feeding lambs for the market
Tor several years.
re. Wales was another farmer liy-
ing In Audrain county, Mo-, who had
IN western clipped lambs Of his own
ieedlng. His shipment contained 305
mead which averaged 70 lbs and they
went at the top Of the parket also SIT
wh'eh price pleased him very much.
another shipment Of clipped lambs
from The same part Of the country
was 100 head that weighed rs lbs
winch also sold at si7. This lot Of
lambs was fed and marketed hv Z. l.