Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
ances as high as Is bushels to the


stances as high as 25 bushels to the
!
E. R. Locke, of this city bought a
farm of LOT acres neal Bowling Green
for 500 per acre from c. s, Dilks, OF
Bowling Green,
Selling steers at $16.75 per cwt.,
the top of the market Wednesday and
the best price received in st. Louis for
cattle since early in May was the feat
accomplished by VIM Bros, Audrain
county, Mo, who were represented on
the market with a consignment of
stock. The above steers averaged
/ 1888 lbs, and we're purchased by Ar
mour & Co. Also included in the
consignment were So head of 1927 lb.
Galloway steers at $3.50.
R. L. VIM, who accompanied the
shipment in person told a Reporter
representative that the top cattle were
the produce of the st. Louis market,
having been bought here as feeders
last February at an average weight of
1880 lbs. Both lots of the cattle were
fed together, full feeding OPERATIONS
having begun May 1st. Prior to this
time the cattle were roughed on en-
silage.
Ensilage gave out in May, and at
this time a ration Of a and shell
corn, 2R lbs, of cottonseed meal and
Purina molassee feed was started.
Ear corr was fed in the morning and
the shelled at night. About 800 lbs,
of molasses feed was used per head.
Gains we're very good throughout the
feeding period and the steers took on
weight rapidly.
VIM Bros, in addition to turning
! out fine cattle are the owners of the
largest herd of registered Poland
| China hogs in Missouri, having $50
head of thoroughbred Poland China
hogs on hand at present.
This herd is headed by the famous
Gerstdale Jones, King Of Poland
Chinas, which weighs 1880 lbs, and
was sold for $4,000. They also OWL
The Giant, the famous Lockridge Boar
which weighs 1920 lbs.
VIM Bros, have sold thoroughbred
hogs to go to fifteen different state:
recently. In one day of late they
shipped thoroughbred hogs to sever
different states.-Stock Reporter.
The $4,000, 900 road bond issue re
Gently defeated in Greene county will
be voted upon again at an early date
when it is expected to be adopted.
}, Worth County Roads.
Worth county will vote on a $500,
900 road proposition on August 18th
Lige Watts, of this city, who wen
: to Kansas to work in theharvest field
/ some time ago has returned home.
Lafayette County Wool.
| The farmers association of Lafay
cite county sold its wool clip of 1000
e pounds for $4,000.
r NJ. E. Cochran of Seymour, owns
Rhode Island Red hen which laid IL
t eggs in 80 days.
A. P. Boles, horticultural agent
the Frisco, says the apple crop
Southwest Missouri this year will e.
coed 5000 car loads.
It Thirty-fve thousand pounds of wo
was shipped from Browning this Sc
1t son, and sold at satisfactory prices.
" j.. M. Lawrence of Washburn h
sold four thousand dollars worth
r~aspberries this year from a ten-ac
lie field.
ly John Bailey, a north allaw'
in stockman, shipped a car load of IL
he pound cattle from Auxvasse, Thu
20 day, that he bought from Frank Mu
lis near Hatton, for 12% cents a poul
at Some Excellent Millet.
,e- w. o. Mckenzie, of the Cant neil
re borhood, southeast of town, was h
tai Saturday exhibiting some extra 1
lp- millet to his friends. Mr.. McKen
says he has been telling that the he
in were a foot long and as some looI