Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-05-22

which he has named Chief Defenders
Giant, still he refused Jumps" offer
and now has the laugh on the wise
ones as well as proved that he knew
what he was doing when he made the
purchase. In conservation with a
Courier representative Mr.. Cauthoru
said that he considered Mr.. Hulen's
herd one of the best in the entire state
and his business is to go around and
look them all over.-Courier.
Grover c. Sims, from Audrain coun-
ty, Mo, was represented on the st.
Louis market Thursday with a string
of clipped lambs of his own feeding
a SIG.25 per cwt,, which was the
highest price paid for any clipped
lambs here Thursday. A string of
286 head averaging 80 pounds brought
the figure. Mr.. Sims is one of Aud
rains prominent farmers and is an
extensive feeder of all classes of live
stock, as well as an expert judge of
same. He ships regularly to st. Louis
and prefers this point above all others
f5r the sale of his lambs and in view
Of the fact that prices here are so far
ahead of Chicago and other western
points we might state that his judg--
ment i'll selecting a market for his
stock is also good. Mr.. Sims has had
years of experience in fattening lambs
for the market and as a rule unloads
some mighty good ones at the local
yards. Although the string Thurs
day was hardly up to his usual stand
ard they were right good lambs as the
price he received for them atests.-
Live Stock Reporter.
Along the river bottoms i'll Galloway
county the wheat is being attacked by
a fungus growth which is making ser.
ious inroads on the crop prospects
Some fifteen other counties in the
state, similarly situated, are also suf.
fcring from the same blight.
twenty-five Cape Girardeau farm,
ers left Monday night for Wisconsin
to buy dairy cattle for the Cape Cir
ardeau Egypt Mills Guernsey club.
Hundreds of Guernseys and Hols1eins
are being brought into that section
and il is becoming a great dairy dis
trict. Parts of Audrain are especially
adapted to the dairy business and
sooner or later will be used for this
purpose.
f. E. Pierce has plowed up 10 acres
of wheat because it was infested with
Hessian fly.
J. G. Crawford has plowed up Al
acres of his wheat. 1t is reported that
Hessian fly has been in it. He resides
north # this city.
J. P. Albright, of north of this city
has had to pillow up some of his wheat
because it was suffering from the
Hessian fly. His wheat that was
| graded close is fine.
J. II. Scott, Of near Martinsburg
has 10 acres of wheat that he reports
in fine condition. His corn is half il
and he will plant 14O acres. His 12(
acres of oats is growing we'll and he
| says his 80 acres of winter wheat is
making a fine showing.
John Ellis, who resides north of thi.
city, has so acres of wheat in and says
Hessian fly is reported in his neigh.
borhood though his crop looks good.
Grover c.. Sims, a young hustl;ng
stockman Of Audrain county, Mo.
had in . shipment Wednesday on the
St. Louis market of clipped western
lambs of his W feeding ,283 head thai
averaged 70 lbs. and brought STATE
Sims is a regular patron of this mar
kct and annually feeds several ears
of western lambs.-Live Stock Re
porter.
j. H. Scott & Sen, of near Martins.
burg, recently marketed three loads
of good cattle that brought $14. They
also have 200 head of hogs some ot
which are about ready &c ship.