Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-15
National Live Stock Com. Co

A. N. Day, northwest of Mexico,
says it cost him about $3.50 to bale
his straw this year-he invested in
a new baler. He expects to bale not
only this year, but next year and the
next.
Kelly Wilkerson raised navy beans
last year that brought a yield equal
to $40 per acre. He has a good crop
this year.
Charles Tanner, out at Skinner,
raised $50 bushels of wheat this year.
W. H. Nichols, northwest of Mex
leo, is getting ready to put in a nice
acreage of wheat this fall.
The Pollock trucks are hauling
Henry Klusman's wheat crop to the
mill.
John Waugh, south of Mexico, is
having his grain crop brought in to
the Pollock mill.
II. /. Britt Of near Rush Hill had 80
acres Of oats. The average yield was
80 bushels to the acre.
II. | Britt guessed his 40 acres Of
wheat would yield him an even 900
bushels; the yield was exactly $40
bushels.
F. W. Isgrig has so acres Of bot
tom land corn that is coming fine;
caring out, and no drouth can hurt it
much. He also has four acres of navy
beans that will bring him a profit, he
thinks, of near $400. He also has
three acres of cane which is promis-
ing well.
Build a SliO.
1t is cheaper for the farmer to
build a silo now than it was a year
ago, or eve two years ago-not in
dollars and cents hut in bushels Of
corn, Or pounds of beef or pork, ac-
cording to E. W. Lehman of the Uni
versity of Missouri College of Agri-
culture. A silo was never needed
more than at present. Practically all
the corn crop is saved for feed when
put in a silo, but otherwise 80 to 40
per cent of it is lest.
Old silos should be repaired before
time to fill them. Temporary wooden
silos are likely to shrink and falI
down if not looked after during the
hot summer months.
For those who expect to build new
silos this season, plans can be OBJ
tanned from the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service. Other information
available at the Missouri College of
Agriculture on silos and the use of
silage will be found in Station Bulle-
tin 1888; The Silo and It's Use; Station
Circular 81, How to Build a Gurler
Silo; Extension Circular 5, Filling the
Silo; and Extension Circular so, Silos
and Silage.
W. M. Groves raised 1883 bushels
of oats this year.
Grant Irvine says his 40 acres of
oats yielded 1900 bushels.
George German Of this county re-
ports IS acres Of oats that averaged
81 Blu.
George Brown, Of this county, OBJ
tanned a yield Of $50 bushels of oats
from 30 acres.
j. 5. Waggoner, Of western Au-
drain, had so acres OF oats that made
2,911 bushels.
Arthur Squirting, of western Au-
drain, obtained $40 bushels Of oats
from SO acres this year.
John Young, who farms in the Rim
go school district, has 20 acres of
wheat this year that averaged 20 bu.
and 80 acres Of oats that averaged 35
Blu.
Val Erdel, jr., hauled two loads of
corn to the Mexico market recently.
Mr.. Erdel is arranging to remodel
MS dwelling house-wll make ii n
model farm home.
Hugo Hasenjaeger and wife Of War
rem county, were here Friday in their
Victor car, and report the bottom
corn in Warren county will make 10
bushels to the acre.
The farm recently purchased by
Rosie Pease from his father, C. w.
Pease, was bought at the price of
$4,000 instead Of $4,000, as previ-
ously announced.
How to Protect Cows From Flies.
1t is questionable IL Il is worth
while to spray cows TO protect them
from flies. The continued use Of any
spray gums up the skin until the ami
NAL suffers more from this than from
the flies, unless she is washed once or
twice each week. The amount Of milk
produced Is not appreciablv increaaed