Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11

n 3 Theodore Nodler was the only
man in the vicinity Of Laddonia who
had any oats sown- Too much wei
weather.
The cows ii Missouri cow testing
associations made an average produc-
ton Of rs pounds Of milk containing
22.s pounds Of butterfat during the
month Of March. The average profit
above feed cost was $4.s9 per COW.
H. W. Stuart, a big sheep feeder Of
Audrain county, Mo-, had on the st,
Louis Market May 8, a two-car ship
ment Of sheep Of his own feeding
Live Stock Reporter.
IN a recent address Theodore Gary,
head Of the Missouri Good Roads
Commission, stated that while he was
interested in good roads he was inter
ested in Missouri first and that he
believed that as o as this state
developed dairying and higher grade
stock on thefarms not a state in the
union could touch Missouri. This is
a fact. We know an Audrain farmer
who has a Few cows. He sells his
milk and cream and hangs on q hook
the checks received in payment for
several months before he cashes
them. He recently stated that the
amount Of money he was receiving
from this source surprised him and
that he saw he could make a good liv-
ing with his cows alone if all the
crops on his farm should fail. There
is no question but that such testi-
mony, especially here at home, should
impress those not possessing dairy
cows on the farm. This is one
method of making Audrain and it's
citizens more prosperous and n in
which a crop failure has practically
no effect.
H. K. Clement, o Of Martinsburg,
in this city Friday and reported
that in many instances in his Sec
ton the farmers are only sowing a
small amount of oats although there
are a few who are putting in the usual
large crop. He says the ground
around there is not working very sat
i~sfactorilly.
The Farm Bureau in Monroe coun-
ty has organized eight road dragging
crew to keep the highway in shape
there
Jim Dowell, near Moline, began
breaking ground for 40 acres Of oats
Monday, May 1st. He is feeding two
loads of calves for July.
The Monroe County Court has fixed
the total tax levy for county purposes
at 48 cents This is z cents higher
than last year.
The County Fair at Paris will be
held August Is to 1S inclusive
The best wool clip brought into
Paris so far this season sold for 27c
pound.
Audrain will have a large oats acre
age this year according to reports
into Mexico from all parts Of
he county.
Farmers havebeen busy the past
week in the field getting their delay
ID oats crop in and all feel that with
weather the results win be
most satisfactory.
Claude Bybee was In Mexico Thurs
lay and reported that the fields in
he vicinity of Moline and between
and Mexico were filled with
workers and that a large acreage of
ats was being put in and that the
was working up most satisfac-
Similar reports from all parts of
Audrain r coming in. That the crop
or the most part be all planted by
saturday May 18th, is the general
pinion.
Horace Bybee, near Santa Fe, will
evote IL acres to soybeans . He de-
oted five acres of very thin land to
hem last year and raised As bushels,
cling his surplus seed at $3.50
ushed. Horace says that it is unnec-
ssary to feed hay or anything else if
give your horses or cows plenty
f unthreshed beans. Hogs, chickens
nd sheep also thrive on them, he
avs, while as a soil builder they are
cry valuable.-Paris Appeal.
S. P. Cunningham, Clerk of the
Court, spent most of Friday
fternoon in an effort to convince the
that he had new potatoes for
inner from his own garden. Mrs.
cunningham is said to be the FORUM
te gardner.
AUDRAIN farmers are hard at
FORK putting in their crops. An old
inner states that the years the farm
r has a hard time getting his spring
rops in because of wet weather al
rays promises a big crop year. This
the kind Of a prophecy we are all
Istening for. Let US hope it mater
Perry Davis, the popular Long
ranch merchant, was in this city
friday and says that he came to
fexieo by way Of Long Branch and
hat the fields were alive with men
teams putting in oats. He re-
'orts the ground as a bit heavy but
hat "a large acreage is being sown.
Te says the Roads to Mexico BY way
/ Long Branch have been dragged