Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-10


only be bumper one but that it will
grade up much higher than expected
has been demonstrated in the deliv-
cries that have been made at the
Yantis Mill during the past several
days. On Friday 35 loads were
brought to the mill and every one of
them graded No. 1 wheat, which is
regarded as a remarkable record
Fulton Sun.
John w. Rutter has purchased
the Yves Winn farm of 623 acres
for $100 an acre. This is one of
the best farms in Audrain coun-
ty and was bought exceedingly
cheap.
Sam Rowe of Northern Audrain, had
55 acres of wheat that had all been
blown down almost beyond the point
of saving it, but by using some sort of
devise he was able to get it all cut
adm bound.
John Rudasil, near Long Branch,
received $13.40 for the load of S3O-Ib.
yearling steers he recently shipped to
st. Louis. He figures that he made
n fair feed bill.
Down in the Monroe City neigh5or-
hood the farmers are using a grain
lifting device to take care of the
wheat that is down. They are find
ing it a big help.
A farmer living near Middletown
has four cows that yielded him $30.66
worth of butterfat, minus the cream
used at home, in just four days.
Bert Carter has sold his threshing
outfit to the Flynt District Farmers
Club for $4,000.
Homer Baker near Long Branch
is feeding three loads of steers.
Twenty-four lambs have been kill
ed near Monroe City by wolves.
J. C. Ringo is eating fresh corn out
of his fine garden.
Two more farmers of Audrain
brought in their wheat Saturday. Both
were from near Santa Fe. The price
payed was $2.10 for No. 1 wheat.
These men were second only to Char
lie Arnold who brought his wheat in
Thursday morning selling it at $2.0S.
MONTGOMERY Mo-, July 5.-The
first wheat of the great crop of 1919
has reached the market here and sold
for S2.0S. 1t was graded No. 2 and
weighed 6O.pounds to the bushel.
Flour is still selling here at $5 for the
best and $3.50 for No. ?.
Bread still is 10 cents per loaf, but
a general fall in prices because of the
great crops is expected as soon as all
the crops are placed on the market, as
the yield in Northeast Missouri is a
record breaker.
AUDRAIN real estate sales have
been most active recently and are con-
an indication of the prosperous
conditions generally throughout the
country and especially in this section.
Audrain county lana is some of the
best in the state. One well known
farmer, who has made frequent deals
IN Audrain real estate, says that the
trouble here has been, in the past at
least, that the same price has been
paid for poor land that is given for
that ground which is much superior.
With the addition of a system of
permanent highways throughout the
county values on farm lands will show
an appreciable increase. The good
roads question is the all important
one today. 1t should be kept alive
and incubating until we have the roads
needed.
We have talked good roads for a
long time. Action is what we need
now. Everyone, farmer and business
man, favor improved highways and
the necessity for them.
Let's get busy.
A group of ten men left for the har-
vest fields of Kansas Wednesday noon.
They accepted an offer of free trans
portation and $500 day wages to go
there. Rumors of five meals day for
teh threshers also were floating a.
round but could not be verified. These
men were raised by John Jeffries OF
this city.
The men will go directly to Kansas
City from here and there will be as
signed by the emp 'oyment bureaus, to
forms in different parts of Kansas. The
call for harvest hands is very urgent
as is demonstrated by the fact that
the companies who secure these men
are willing to pay transportation OF
the men secured, from their homes to
their places of employment.
Many of the larger towns and cities
of Missouri and states adjoining Kan
sas are making their habitual side
walk loafers either work at home or