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nate planters must receive a price
which satisfies them, or they will in
course OF time cease growing cotton
Adverse Effect on Users
There is no greater authority on the
cotton industry of the world than Sir
Charles NIAGARA, who, in 1919. said.
Anything that adversely affects the
growers of the raw material of world
wide industry, such as cotton, must
undoubtedly reeoil ON the users of that
raw material"
Another member of the cotton using
BRANCH, an English spinner, writing to
an American friend last November.
when cotton was fetching better
price than 1t is to-day, said: Person
ally, consider American cotton far
TOO low, when one takes into account
the cost of production.
My long experience as cotton spin
ner and as an official .of cotton manu-
facturers' organizations leads me to
the conclusion that when the upinner
gets cotton too cheap, as he does every
time he Is able TO buy below the cost
TO produce and deliver 1t to his fac
tory, plus a reasonable profit to eyery
one concerned in the various opera-
lions, it is not because his conscious
effort has brought about this state of
affairs. So long as the price of the
fiber remains within the free purchas
ing power Of the consumer of the fin
ished product the cost Of the raw ma
tetial reats on the latter. And as pros
perity begets prosperity. the manufac.
turer benefits by contented and we'll
TODD husbandry. Unfortunately, the
breaking point in the organizations
heretofore set UP by our cotton grow
rAfn
When reasonable or good prices have
been resstablished and mainta ned for
g while there has ensued lapse of in
dividual interest in co6ueratiYa actinn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17
Has Fine Herd

Daniel C. Hader. Of HigginsviIle,
No. has traded FIR the Colonel Green
Clay place on South Clark Ave. Mr..
Hader has brought with hina q regis
tered herd Of Big Tyre Black Poland
China hogs eonsisszrgef fifteen brood
sows and gifts. and oue boar. Three
Of the sows after Grfnkage weighed
over one ton.
The head of this herd was given the
honor Of being superior to Josephine
Come and look this herd over and be
your own Judge Watch this paper
for further advertisements. d1w1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

: The Cedar Grove Farm Club, south
west of this city, is one of the most
Give and leading organizations Of
its kind in Audrain county. Upon the
Invitation Of the club Mitchell White,
editor of the Ledger, visited the club
Thursday evening and addressed them,
The club meets every Thursday
evening in the Cedar Grove school
house. The officers are President
Ernest Jesse, v~ice-president J. E.
Foddy, secretary and treasurer J. H.
Deane, assistant secretary w. A.
Shrout.
The routine Of the club is to dis
euss business matters which are of
Importance to the farmers and to
work toward lettering farming con-
ditions. A greater part of the meet
ing Thursday was taken up with the
discussion of prices and the cause for
the present price of goods.
The editor of the Ledger appre-
ciated his invitation to meet with the
club and talk to them. The mem
bership is made up Of some of the
Audrain's leading farmers and the
members are deeply interested in
their work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

in the range Of values. from $500 to
$500.
Condition of growing wheat is 900
and generally in good shape, not so
rank as in 1919, and with good root
system. Rain was NEEDED, but now
relieved. Hessian fly is reported in
Grundy, jackson, Usage, Moniteau,
Boone and Franklin, while chinch
bugs have been seer in Macon, Vern-
on, Henry, Bates, Polk, Pettis, Usage,
Montgomery, Lincoln, jefferson and
Gaseonade, and grasshopers in Jeffer-
m. An extensive campaign for
burning field trash against chinch
bugs is being carried on by the Ex-
tension Service.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

JEFFERSON CITY, March lin
Audrain county farmers report $3.50
of the the 1890 corn crop on farms;
$3.50 of the wheat and 57% of the
oats. They estimate the average price
of our poor pillow lands at s125; good
pillow lands at $195, and average of all
pillow lands at SITS. Wheat condition
94To, soil condition $3.50 compared to
the usual year,and condition of fruit
buds 89%S.
Missouri farmers have now on hand
at the beginning of the 1921 crop
season more than double the corn,
three-quarters of a million bushels
more wheat, and over 100000 bush
els more oats than they had on
March 1, 1920, according to E. A.
Logan and Jewell Mayes, of the U.
IS. Bureau of Crop Estimates and
State Board of Agriculture. The
total grain on Missouri farms now is
125, 14S, 900 bushels against 65,49O, goo
last year.
Missouri farmers still hold 47To of
the 1920 corn crop, which is consid-
erably above 1870, the Z year average
and even above the years following
large corr crops. The amount on
hands in farm cribs is 93,474,000
bushels against 44,240,000 bushels
March, 1920. Amount shipped out
of the county was 14% against the
usual 10%. The holdover comes
from less feeding Of the live stock,
lower prices and difficulty in securing
cars early in the season.
The amount of wheat on farms is
,7,853,000 bushels against $780,
900 last year. The proportion
(24q6) still on farms is much above
the 1870 average of the last z years,
while the portion shipped out of the
county, 54% is the Z year average.
Rapid reduction in wheat prices and
lack of cars early in the season is
given as the cause. Missouri farmers
now have % 1921 900 bushels of oats
in bins against 14,020.000 last year.
Proportion remaining is 44To of the
1920 yield and 10 points above the
usual. Barley has been practically all
consumed on the farms and very lit
tie remains.
Cash rents still rule high, with Sc
per acre for the farm as a whole and
So for grain fields rented separately.
The average size Of rented farms is
118 acres, with average value per c
$104. Reports show renters moving
to town, as rents are high and some
few are reported as having stripped
themselves to pay 1920 rent. Lands
are usually rented in Missouri upon
q crop rent basis.
Land values remain about as last
year, tendency lower, little land chang
ing hands. The average value of poor
plow lands is $50, good pillow lands
$110, average all pillow lands $87,
while land with improvements is
priced at s105, and that without at
$s2. The average price of "raw and
wholly undeveloped land" is 500,
which is slightly above the price for
1920, there being a very widespread
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17
GRAIN MEN
FAVOR UNITY
IN SELLING

JEFFERSON CITY, March 49,
About seventy-fve representatives
from the various farmers organiza-
tons of the state met here Monday
and voted 10 send delegates to the
farmers grain marketing conference
. be held in Chicago, April z, when it
is expected that an extensive plan
will be worked out for cooperation
among Missouri trainers to market
surplus grain in the future. G. Il.
Gustafson of Lincoln, Neb., chairman
OF the Committee Of Seventeen that
has been working since last July on
a plan for organizing the farmers in
twenty-five states, presided at We'd
nesday's meeting.
1t vas decided to give each Of four
of the principal farmers organizations
in the state the right to select a dele
gate to Chicago, four being the num-
Der allotted to Missouri.
]. A. Hudson of Columbia was
named to represent the Missouri
Farmers association, and C. o. Rain
es of Hayti to represent the Missouri
Grange. The Missouri Farm Bureau
of Federation will name a delegate at
a meeting of its executive committee
this week, and the Missouri Grain
Dealers association will choose its
delegates at a meeting to be held at
Sedalia next Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17
9,2I1,295 MOTOR
CARS REGISTERED IN
u. s. LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON. March 1s.-Moto1
car registered in the United States
last year numbered 9,211,295, an in
Hrsase Of 1,645 $40 over the proceed
ing year, Or % per cent, the Bureau
Of Public Roads announced Tuesday
The registration and license fees
amounted to s1O2y 034106.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

]. T. johnson paid $66 for a COW
and calf at the Dick billiard sale re-
Gently. Mules for as high as S362.50
= span: Fletcher Sims paid $40 for
a span.
G. L. Deane shipped a load of heif-
e7s to market this week that brought
from $3.50 to $3.50.
w. A. Shrout has charge of the
local Producers Grain Exchange ship
ping department, and has been send
ing quite a little stock to market
lately.
Joe w. Berry, Of neal Thompson,
was here on business Saturday. He
reports having in so acres of oats
with 40 more to SOW, btu says that
his ground looks more like q garden
plot than it does a farm owing to the
excellent condition Of the soil and the
way it worked-Centralia Courier.
j. v. Baker, who farms northwest
of Laddonia, has so acres Of his oats
In and expects to put in so acres
more. He has 100 acres of wheat in
and says the prospect is the best he
has ever seen. The farmers in his
serSion are burning all the dead grass
and brush in their fight on the chinch
bug and he states that he doesn't
think any of the bugs are in the wheat
yet. About half of the oats crop has
been sown in that section and an un-
usually large acreage will be put in.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

There will be a meeting of the
stockholders of the Producers Grain
ompany Saturday afternoon at the
Court House to vote an increase in
took.
Shrout and Dean shipped two loads
of cattle to the National Stock Yards
Tuesday.
Jake Shook of Rush Hill, R. R.
Arnold AMI Carl Dishman of east of
Mexico and Willis Crosby of Benton
City have delivered fine seed oats to
the Producers Grain Company this
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17
GuBBrNc RAVE

The Weekly Ledger and the Ma
tional Live Stock Reporter, q daily
stock paper Of East St Louis, Ill,
for one year, both $3.50. This is a
money saving rate If you want two
good papers. WITT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

JEFFERSON CITY, NO., March
16.-The grain marketing bin, advo-
Gated by farmers organizations, pass
ed the Senate by a "a to z vote. 1t
was a House bill. A single amend
ment vas adopted under which farm
ers' organizations if they become
members of grain exchanges will
have to share with other members in
any losses. The amendment was Of
fered by Senator Kinney and was the
only one of consequence that was
adopted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

In a statement issued by the In
stitute Of American Meat Packers. the
total value Of by-products of a steer
are declared to be worth only $40
now, as compared with $35 about the
middle Of 1919. The hide is the most
important of the by-products. The
price Of heavy steer hides (packer)
now is 10 to 1874 cents a pound, com-
pared with So cents, to top in 1919,
and 17h to IS cents in February,
1913.-Paris Appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17
EfGrt

We have a car of SALT IN track
row, consisting Of barrels. sacks and
blocks. Have nostorage room 50 will
make q very close price of the car.
PRODUCERS GRAIN co. 64-2t WI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17
bort

Just received a car of Cypress red
fence, FIVE cable.
LACROSSE LUMBER co.
d2t-4.2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

RYFoR SALE:-A Corona Type
writer. Look at one. THE TYPE
WRITER EXCHANGE. Phone 40.
d1 wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

FOR SALE:-Breaking plow
good as new; set of leather harness
in good shape; l mare, work single
and double, good puller. w. F. SET
TIE, R, F. D. 2, Mexico, Mo. dtw1-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

GFOR SALE: - Thoroughbred
White Leghorn eggs for setting. 81.
for setting of Is or Sc a 100. LOUISE
JOHNSON, Phone 208. d2w1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

FOR SALE:-I have about 25
bu. of extra good Yellow Dent Seed
Corn. This seed was picked out from
some that averaged over rs bushels
per acre, being in corn for the third
year. Will guarantee $3.50 germin-
alton. DANIEL C. HADER, Mexico,
Mo. Aft
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

m the country. Any farmer who
wants help or Information and in
struetion from Mr.. Burril may call
the Chamber Of Commerce and make
an appointment with him. It is pos
sible that meetings may be arranged
in the farm districts at which Mr..
Burrill will talk to farmers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

Thus far two horses, thre@cows and
four hogs, all Of which were bitten
have gone mad and been killed. Most
of the animals became very vicious
and dangerous before being put out of
their misery.-Paris Appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

gH7FOR SALES. C. Buff Or
pington eggs for setting. Extra nice
pen. ]. D. GREER, 515 W. Monroe
st. 61-3t o-oe-d & wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

EPFoR SALE:-White Wyan-
dotte eggs, 6 cents each. MRS. C.
M. FOX, Route z. Phone 2F2
56-3t 3-2t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

eyFoR SALE:-A new Ford
Truck used only 2 weeks. A bargain
if taken right away. w. L. MEYER
Auxvasse, Mo. 64-3t WHIP
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

i. YF0R SALE-Barred Plymouth
Rock eggs. Mrs. R. D. W0RRELL
d1w1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

A.. C. Burrill, extension entomolo-
gist of the College of Agriculture of
the University Of Missouri, will be
in Mexico March II and 18 to help in
the campaign against the chinch bugs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

G557F0R SALE:-Large White
Pekin Duck eggs. MRS. j. W. BAR
NETT, Ala N. Clark st. d1w1-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

Next week you can buy fruit trees
from the wIKERSoN NURSERY g.
ORCHARD co, at Mexico. wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

Mrs. ]. F. Wood, of Fulton, spent
the weekend with her daughter, Mrs.
W. E. Blattner, Of Mexico,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

For q new auto top that viii give
satisfaction see WILLIAM s. RAGS
DALE HARNESS SHOP. dit S-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

Reports from all parts of Audrair
county show that about half the oats
crop is already in and that when the
full crop is sown Audrain will again
have its usual big acreage planted.
What Audrain is doing with oats is
always watched with interest by the
state in general as Audrain county
for years has led the state of Missouri
in the production of oats.
Wheat in this county is exception
ally promising and from every part
Of Audrain come reports to the eff
feet that wheat has never loked bet
ter or more promising than it does
today. Quite a large acreage was put
in last fall and SO far as can be as
certained the chinch bugs are not in
it.
1t is encouraging to note that the
activities against the chinch bug are
general throughout the county. Grass
and brush is being burned and fence
rows cleaned out in the fight against
this pest.
The recent rains were just what
were needed for the recently planted
oats. While it delayed slightly the
sowing of the full crop the good it did
more than Offset any loss of time in
planting oats.
In speaking of chinch bugs Prof
Burril, of the University extension
department, who is leading the fight
in the state against them says:
"Chinch bugs fly some miles in the
great spring migration from winter
quarters: that is why large eommun-
ity units must burn together to make
the work effective and lasting. Look
out for bugs in your cloves with tim
othy or wheat stubble. Now it close
and after freezing, burn over with a
quick fire which will not hurt the
meadow but will expose the ehinch
bug. Bunch grass and broom sedge
average 400 to 10000 ehinch bugs
each and every 1000 bugs will CON-
pletely take a hill Of corn. Burn the
tufts close to the ground. If it is half
burned, go back and do it over. at
least TO an average of less than an
inch high per tuft. This with winter
mea 1914 pc rcent Of your epidemic
will be destroyed"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

VIM. Dunlap, near South Fork
Church, is poorer by $500 because Of
bites administered by his dog the first
week in the year. The dog was mad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

FROM NOW ON AND HENCE
FORTH? WI DE-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

It's a safe bet that the next time
Judge C, W. Adams Of Clarence goes
to a public sale he viii keep awake.
Because he didn't at a recent sale near
Clarence he is out $40 Of good money
and the astonished owner Of "Betsy's
Pride"a pedigreed Duroc hog. Bidding
was slow on @Betsy's Pride" and the
a%utcioneer happened to glance at the
Judge where he was comfortably
snoozing at one side mistook the Wig
orous mods Of his head as perZnisisons
to raise the other fellows price until
thehog was finally knocked down to
the slumbering jurist at $40. He had
to be awakened before being told of
his purchase. At first he declared it
was a dream and then a practical
joke, but finally decided it was a good
thing and stood by his nods.-Kansas
City Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17
You Are Getting
The Best
, When you buy at
The MORRIS
GROCERY

Last week we begged our customers
to buy Sugar and today it looks cheap
at a dollar advance.
Best Cane Sugar, per 100 lbs. $3.50
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
~ lbs. for S1.00
California Red Kidney Beans lb. 15e
The big red kind. Sweet and tender.
FISH FISH
White Fish, per pail ........ s1.45
Fancy Mackeral per pail ...... $500
Blood Red Salmon. per pail 80. $500
Fancy Pink Salmon Y size,
per dozen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sl.O0
Fancy Pink Salmon, big size
2 cans for Use
Fancy Red Salmon, big size =
z cans for 35c
LARD PURE LEAF KETTLE
RENDERED 8 lbs for ...... soc
Better lay in a quantity at this
price. Unless the strike is settled
lard win retail for Csc a h., during
March.
GRAPE FRUIT, Big Juicy Ones
Each 1Oc
CORN, TOMATOES, PEAS
A real bargain in No. 2 cans Ten
der and good quality.
FeI IAN lOc
AS Ib. sack BLEND FLOUR
FER sack .................... $2.45
Al real treat. A combination light
bread and pastry -four. Your neigh
bor is making splendid bread and
brags about the quality.
MORRIS BLEND COFFEE, LIB. s5C
pounds for $f.OO
Try It. Try IL.
SEED POTATOES, BULK SEEDS
ONION SETS
Highest Market on your produce
Del Monte Apricots, can ...,.... Csc
Del Monte Peaches. can ........ 35c
Monsoon Asparagus Tips, can S5c
Fancy Large Asparagus. can 45c
Eating Potatoes, Best Quality,
Per bushel ............,...... SIZE
Fancy Egaporated Peaches, b.. Use
Fancy Big Prunes, ID. 25c
fancy EYap. Apples, ID. ........ I5c
OUR SERVICE rs THE BEST
Two trucks At your service
Fred A. Morris
THE GROcER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17
SEED FOR SALE
NEW AND TESTED

Red Clover, Timothy. Kentucky
Blue Grass, Rape Seed. German Millet,
Orange Cane, Kaffir Corn
5e-tf SAM MORRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

FARMERS (:
EXCHANGE:

RATES-15 cents a line an inscr-
lion. A line consists of 5 words.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

Gene ThomlinsOn, Of St. Louis, is
here on a visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

The keenest little
carr is here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-17

Gets high mileage
on Gas, Oil and
Tires.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-10-13
BOONE FARMERS
Will Test And Raise
Value OF Cows.

"A further step DOB Increasing
,s, sa'uc # their herds .rs,a Boon,
.alrt farmer, vfu ar. .su,r, 90
H.s1 producing animal. f.., become
~,mH.r. ~ Oh. Cam .,H.E .r,
County Caup,rlas. CO.'S urs a.
ISOLATION ana H Has,
or .F.,a' Pes. Or rex t.- fm.r.
RECORDS. according Go O. r.r.r. % D.
VI Pr.at. Har, extension .r..a.
..-t e t.e DaU,F, . Nrr.ar4-r
Boone county s recognized 60. .H,
% ,aa best ls.r, -agr... k...
tu,ay. aa.r specialist. EOS. hI' ..,
aa.rgm,r realize t.a ,..s cannot
command me h.gH,., pg., iur their
animals until tr,r haze aH official
Res. - them and snoH vHa, H,.r
m.. and hu''crfat records af. BY
becoming member. ~ 90, .o,a. Cow
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-10-13
BRYANTsvIlLE

Mrs Henry &. Rublc has been on
the sick list
Rev. \ +. Jones was the guest
sunday ~ Miss Elsie VI lson and
father
Miss Norma Burns Montgomery
spent the weekend with relatives ~
Bourne.
Mis-. Mary Brown was the guest
last "Wednesday night u Mis- stella
Mae Grow
Mis-. Stella Ma, Grow spent the
weekend with her aunt. Mr.. Chas
WiIsno. ~ Nicholasullc
Mr. u. II Chcatham, ~ Ashland.
wa. the weekend guest Of his
mother. Mr. Lucy tn,atham
MIR and Mrs Robert Gullcy and
Mr. jesse Gul.cy were guest ~ rc'a.
tttcs IN Lexington Sunday
NJ. Wayne Lee Ballard has r,.
turned home after several days stay
with relatives IN Lexington
Mrs Mary Woolfolk returned Co
her home IN Lexington Sunday after
several days stay with her sister.
Mrs. T.. u Ballard.
Mr. and Mr. ". J. Broaiius and
Mr. and Mrs. loui. " Broadus and
Miss Lcttic Broadu. were guest.
sunday Of Mr. and Mr. William
Broadus. 81 Lancaster
Mrs. Carrie Walls. 81 n, RIO.
Texas and Mr.. Tom Walls. 81 Por,.
mouth, Ohio ami Mr., Wm Lear. ~
Lancaster wcr, guests Tuesday Of
Mr. and Mr.. " J Broadu.
Mrs. VIM Lear Of Lancaster. M.
Carrie Walls. Of Del Rio. Texas. and
MR. Tom walls. ~ Portsmouth. o
Mr.. Ross Basin. ~ Laucatcr. Dr
and Mrs y G. Rose. Mir r. u
Ballard and Mi,. Mayme Ballard and
Mr. Mary voolfolk. u Lexington
vrr, guest. Thursday az Mr and
Mr.. Rob, Gulcy
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-10-13

AZ. AL ~. EJ,a,J IA. ~
ot., ali ,.t. ys,,. f,,,,, .or,,
~.
In, school J. planning on attend.
ug the S,Aos. Fair AZ Bcr,a Oc.
,l-
Tia. n 81 % I. b. r,,--....gr
a.ge,y and ha. pat on some Hne Pre-.
grams
Wad, Spars. and Leonard Niece.
q Irvine 5r, visiting friend. 100 tHt.
vicinity
Mr. 4 T. K.ii -a. bourH, prop.
,r.. o., nina 20, and family will
a, moving soon
~ p-... .-
-. ....t.l.....N ........
,,r. IN Lexington
- III. ,.. ..
go. .....i ,... t-.l... ...-.. A.
- a.. 80.
Misses l1's AMI i'..Iar hn',Hl"-
SPENT me Weekend "i" Ni~s,-
Evelyn ana No.H Quinn.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-10-13
MANY LIKE THIS IN LANCASTER
slm'lSr Cases Be,ra pIslthed In
Uach issue

Uach issue
Tho followiul case b. but one OF
many occurring daily IN Lancaster. u
s. an easy matter to verify q You
cannot ask Tor better proof
l. & Montgomery. farmer. star
Route says w are seldom
without box of Deans Kidney pils
handy ,n the home ! have used this
r'm'd, Ca several occasions when
ny Kidneys wrry giving me trouble
and % never failed Co do mo good. l
am farmer aud have CONS .derable
exposure and hard work to undergo
and 'hi. puts M, kidusN- cut ~ or.
der ! have suffered lot from
hackachc and pains through my hips
and there was one time hen I was
past ro.nr Nv kidneys were weak
and unnatural most 81 The time. 1
wanted 'n pass tho ss,rstuns every
sti" while. too when ! feel any OF
those symptoms coming on go Co
Srocuamorv's Drug Store and set
boy ~ uoHns kidney Pills After
using them q while nv troubles uc.
come corrected
zoe a. all dealers Foster Nnburn
Co Nifs Buffalo y Y
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-10-13

The man who 8. trgc 20 himself
ever q traitor Co other-.