Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-11-11

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Grover Simms recently purchased
IS carloads of sheep in the west. He
kept four carr of them to feed this
winter and the rest were delivered as
follows: W. Hardin Sims, 2 cars;
Blum Boys, 2; Turner Lewis, 1; Aus
tin Lewis, 2; Bill Pryor, 2.
The egg-farmer is forging ahead,
whether he lives neal a large city or
in a more remote district. This S
now an important branch of agricul-
tural industry and has one great ad-
vantage in that the product is easily
transported to market without pre-
vious preparation.
Eggs do not appreciably lose in
weight or condition, even if sent
across the continent. II no males
are kept in the flock, eggs will re-
main fresh for weeks even in the
warmcst weather; but they should
be marketed within a week, the soon
er the better. The e~gg-farmer
knows what he will receive for his
produce. The minimum hot weather
price is about the same every sum-
mcr, except that it rises a trifle each
year because of increasing demands.
The winter price is warranted to be
high, and the decline sets in about
the same time. each year. From sea-
son TO season the curve of prices
rises and drops in about the same
way. And whether the times are
good or bad the egg-farmer who
knows how to make his hens lay in
the winter is able to count profits
ahead. With present day knowledge
OF how to feed and care for hens to
promote egg production, cgg-farm-
ing is a business depending very lit
tie on location or on prices of other
food supplies.
Dunklin County is confronted with
a loss OF $2,50O,0O on its cotton crop
approximately $4,000 bales. Gin
operators and cotton dealers have re-
to buy cotton except as pay
mcnts OF standing accounts and then
will pay only OF cents a pound. At
this time last year, cotton was selling
for IS cents a pound. Cotton pick
crs, who have been receiving $l.50 y
100 pounds, have been forced to leave
fields because owners have not
been able to realize enough out Of
their crops to pay them. Heavy rains
that section of the country now
mean the loss Of thousands Of
dollars to the farmers.
If you have an exceptionally good
animal, fit for breeding pur-
poses and which you do not need on
you rown farm, advertise that beast
your local newspaper-and there
oy get more than you possibly could
# sold for meat. Advertising live
stock in your local paper is profitable.
II 1t is a registered and high priced
animal, run an advertisement in YOUR
paper or specia breeding jour-
1al. tt will pay you ten to one" or
more, sure!
The Missouri State Board of Agri-
quotes County Agent w. L.
Of Dunklin county on meas
ring corn in bulk, as follows: "Mul
lply the length, width and depth of
he wagon, crib or bin in feet and di-
'ide the product by three and one
.ourth for corn in the husk and one
ourth for corn in the husk and two
nd onc-half for corn husked and or
he cob. There are 2150.4 cubic inches
f shelled corn in a bushel"
This is going to be a good year or
winter to buy clover seed and for that
eason We are inclined to say, This
Will be a good year to seed clover"
Iever before has there been So wide
range, at least no. in recent times,
n the price of clover seed within any
welve months. While the Wholesale
nd retail prices of red cover seed
re not as yet fully established, vet
ne Missouri State Marketing Bureau
definitely state that the retail
rice will be within the reach of any
God farmer who wants to seed addi-
ional meadow acreages.
The highest temperature during the
.ay Monday was GO degrees, accord
ne to Mrs. Abby Snoddy, official
ieather recorder. Tuesday morning,
he temperature dropped to 80 degrees
drop of 81 degrees in less than
wenty-four hours.
Now is the time" for the farmer
0 make sure of his seed corn for
text spring. Fall field selected corn
S worth not less than five dollars
'er bushel, and you can earn twenty
i've dollars in a single day by sell
citing your seed corn ears and hang
ng them up securely and surely. Will
'ou? Have you? If not, why not?
Through an invention to SOW grain
" airplane, aircraft may be listed as
'gricultural implements. The new
grain sower" will plant a strip
hirty-six feet wide travelling at the
ate of forty miles an hour. The
eeds are expelled by air pressure
rom a perforated metal tube with
efficient velocity to drive them into
l.