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cent of a normal crop as he did moi
finish sowing them until May 5. He
, says however, that two years ago he
did not finish sowing until the first
of May and had an unusually heavy
crop. So he feels that in saying he
will have but a half crop he is being
very conservative.
ell will have in about 200 acres Of
corn when he has completed plant
ing, there being about 30 acres yet to
plant.
Other farmers in his district did
not put in so much wheat as he, &C.
cording to Mr.. Pryor due to the late
fall rains but all crops in his district
are looking very favorable consider.
ing the drawbacks farmers have beer
having the past year.
G. F. Bush says it looks like he'll
have to buy a flock of geese to pick
his oats. .
c. T. Collins, one of Audrain's lead
ing young farmers, erected bird
houses on his farm recently. He had
been informed that if built right they
would house black martins which
would drive away the hawks and
crows from his chicken yard. The
prophecy came true and he intends
to keep comfortable black martin
apartments the year around. The
week before he built the bird house
the crows and hawks stole a large
number of his wife's small chickens.
j.. w. Morris sold S. P. Emmons
229 pounds of wool last week for. SO
cents a pound. His brother, a little
earlier, sold $50 pounds for 36h
cents a pound.
Joe Luckie reports seeing a red
bird on his lawn feeding a large, fat
baby robin this week. He says in all
his experience with birds this is the
first instance of this kind he has ever
seen.
John Paul caught seven swarms of
bees in the large orchard on his fruit
farm south of Mexico last week. He
says this is the biggest catch of it's
Kind he ever heard of.
J. W. Peck and G. B. Slonaker, near
Molino are each feeding a load of
yearling cattle. D. M. Slonaker, of
the same neighborhood, says that a
few cinch bugs have appeared in the
wheat crop, which is looking fine;
oats are doing well and that most
Moline farmers will finish planting
corn this WEEK.-MRS. Appeal.
R. P. Carpenter & Sons, northeast
Of Paris, have planted 40 acres Of
corn and Is acres of kaffir corn.
These crops, together with the soy
beans which they interplanted in
both, will be used to fill their silo
for winter feed for their herd of high
class Herefords. They will also plant
several acres of soybeans alone
Paris Appeal.
Geo. F. Fennewald, Audrain coun-
ty, Mo-, topped themarket for heavy
! steers. on the St. oLuis market Mon
day, having in IS head, 1876 lbs aver
age, that sold to Armour at $685. per
cwt.--Live Stock Reporter.
Over 1900 Missouri stations have
been licensed for public service in
Missouri already this year. The
owners of good stations find that
early compliance with the law helps
their business. Stallion owners
which have not yet received their
license, if handling any public bus
mess, are doing so illegally and are
subject to prosecution.
According to advice received by
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture from the western sheep
country in particular, there's a mater
ial shortage in the spring lamb crop,
there being not more than 70% OF
the normal production Of lambs in
Montana, Wyoming, Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and Nevada. The lamb
supply has already had an important
influence in the prices-in at least
the contracting prices for lambs and
wool,the sentiment being for stronger
figures, time Of delivery considered.
The first half Of June brings
bluegrass stripping#ime"-the per-
iod ranging from the first week in
June up, depending on the season and
the section of the stare. June 9th to
18th is the state average range for
stripping bluegrass. Bluegrass in
Missouri, on an average from year to
year, ranges from 5 to 16 bushels or
more, dependent on the Aset" and the
method Of gathering the grass heads.
A two-horse stripper strips from z
to 12 acres per day.
Hugh Dempsey sold a fine saddle
gelding to W. F. Miller, of Des
Moines, Ia, this week for 500.
Shooting old sheep ID more profit
able than shipping them. For in
stance, a farmer near Holiday sent
i bunch to ST. Louis last week. They
brought SOC to 81 per 100 pounds,
much less than It cost to pay the
freight-Paris Appeal.