Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-06-05
Stock Notes

colts. One is a FLY and the other a
mule. He challenges the world to
break this Missouri freak.
The Brookfield Argus reports that
It is now generally conceded that the
fine wheat crop in the river bottom of
Livingston County is practically a to-
tai loss because of the high water
| which receded too slowly to a V the
fields. The loss will amount to be-
tween one and two million dollars to
Livingston County farmers, but they
are planning to put in a crop of corn
instead as soon as possible.
What is said to be a record average
sale price for female live stock was
set last week at the sale of Hereford
cows at the farm of Wallace Good and
E. G. Good, two miles east of Grand
view in jackson county. Although
500, 900 has been announced as an
/ expected total for the sale of seventy
one head, the stock brought $780,
$50.
Charles Long suffered d loss of
sheep estimated at a value of $500
during Sunday night by dogs. He lad
a flock Of II ewes, II lambs and a
| buck. Eight ewes were killed, 9 Grip
| pied, three or four of which, it is
thought, will die and only six out Of
thc balance of the lambs able to move
around. Two dogs were discovered at
& o'clock Monday in the flock. Mr..
Long did not have anything to kill
| the dogs with at the time and they
made their escape. He informed the
writer the dogs were both brown in
color, and that he recognized one of
the dogs as that of c. B. Matthews.
Robert Fry recently lost a W by be-
ing killed by dogs, and also Gill &
Shobe lost a couple of sheep in the
same way.-Perry Enterprise.
Cherries to Maintain Road.
William B. Schaerer, president of
| the Cape Exchange Bank of Cape Cir
ardcau, who attended the Missouri
Bankers convention in st. Louis last
week, has a unique. scheme for main
tanning thirty miles of the Kings
Highway which passes through Cape
Girardcau county. He proposes to
plant 30, 1000 cherry trees in the park
way of the road, the fruit to be sold
and the proceeds used for the main
tcnsnce of Kings Highway.
Wal Motors For Roads.
Requisition was made by George f.
McIninch, state highway commission
or, for ten government war motor
trucks for road building in Buchanan
county. The only Requirements of the
government is that the county pay
the freight charges and properly
house the trucks. Arrangements have
been completed for starting hard sur
facing state highways in that county
within six weeks.
A meeting of the Audrain County
Farmers Association was held in the
city hall at Mexico Thursday after
noon to discuss plans for the erection
of a farmers cooperative elevator.
Pierce & Buckner, north of Aux
y,rrn 1ubo aro b1yinr anl Sbippipr
wool, sent a car and a half from Full
ton to the St. Louis market Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week. The
shipment contained $4,000 pounds and
cost the shippers from 80 to 50 cents
a pound. They will make another car
lot shipment from that town short
ly.-Auxvasse Review.
S. H. Huddleston, one of the iiv.
wire farmors and stockmen d tie
G&:toa Gaiii~ieE, delivered u head
= IT, lind r@o5iccs 20 &in"yt 81
il -,~l&@se &&.Fr,,a.s @.I::,@'H"
t.l zo'd 90 t. sh:rr.r e - paE hun
..sl pounds and ulnke,! Il cAcci for
e, jGO. These hogs were CT Mr.. Iiud-
!',Stog"s feeding and wcre At
hAnch Of porkcrs. "Spech." de-
;erves 10 prosper as he IS one Of cur
most libcea! men in his part Of G1d's
yccat domain and is popular with al
who know him. \ good neighbor and
inc gentleman is "Spcch."-Auv-
Review
W. II. Brown had new potatoes from
lis garden Thursday. This is the first
J,s = an or g. local carrier
his year so far as can be learned.
So, h, ionroc Courty Shorthorn
sale last fail GIytc
Ioughton paid $3.50 for Il COW ahd
,ull calf when S. P. Emmons oifcre
500 for her next calf if it WAS Il
The calf arrived la week
md was a hcifcr. At 5000 tt Will
oring the largest price ever paid in
ne county for I youngstcr in its lIno.
:hc -a.-tc sale Mr.. He :Thton raid
TO-. . ,oan COW and calf. The
" vas .ol4 for SlCO and 'nc Gov
.,'v has = hcifcr calf Of fancy breed
ng.-Paris Appeal.
Lee Bros, assisted by S. r. Major,
two horses from Bob Dye Cor
175, two mares from'J. II. Dean ct
80 and $3.50, a plug horse from
Nm. James for $40, a mare from BirG
S110, two from 5. R. Major
Or $lH0 apiece and tive piur mars
or $75.-Paris Appeal.
Oscar Robertson brought in seven
baby wolves Tuesday and tr-
$40 in bounty from the county
oGrt. This makes IS Oscar has found
n his place. It's beginning to look
Ike he might be encouraging them to
omc oycr his way as he is finding 50
lany Of them.-Paris Appeal.
Sam Rowe saved 1G5 lambs from
Is flock of ewes but reports the loss
quite q number from raids by
2Nes.
NJ. amanda KunkcI, of West Men
'e Street, one of Mexico's most suc-
'ssyul gardeners, reports that she got