Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1922-07-20
MARKETS.

Cattle $500 ..........,.. Steady
Sheep 5000 ~. Steady
Wednesdays Local Poultry Market:
Hens, per b. ............. 14c
Eggs, per doz. -. tie
Butter Fat, per lb. ............ 3Oc
Horses on Missouri farms have de-
creased 1870 from January /, 1922,
totaiing $4,000. Their are 1000 stall
lions, 100000 geldihgs, 45O, 900 mares,
5000 yearlings and $1,000 colts.
Cows Of beef breds comprise SG9o of
all cattle in Missouri, and dairy cows
1870, an increase af go over this time
last year. The total of all cattle is
2,SS6,00O, including calves.
Hogs are. the most numerous class
Of livestock in Missouri, totaling a.
$4,000, April, 1922.
Let the Ledger print your sale bills.
We are equipped to do this work to
your satisfaction. WITT
4 Q. H. Brown went into his corn
fields Wednesday morning, following
the rain, and says he heard the ehinch
bugs singing: @0h, What A Night .
Jefferson City, July 1S.--Missouri
farmers are growing 5,913,120 acres
of. corn, as compared to 6,096, 600
acres last year, with present condi-
tion Of So per cent indicating f5S,-
654,24O buahsa.ssss with acre average
of n bushels. As against the final
yisId of 49,. .Ss0, 900 averaging 30
ntslssss Int XuA aeesxaina u x. q.
Logan and Jewell Mayes Of the Fed
eral-State Crop Reporting Service,
who, also announce the July wheat
crop total as 40,969, 800 bushels on
2,9a6,000 acres averaging 1882 bush
els per acre.
The farmers of Audrain county re-
port that they planted 109,3S0 acres
Of corn last year and 1920 acres
this year, with a present condition
of 66 per cent of normal. In addition
they have reported the July condition
of long list Of crops growing at this
time, of which the most important
are wheat at 55 per cent Of normal,
oats So per cent. apples SO per cent,
hay SO per cent and pastures 63 per
cent,
Missouri corn is growing upon
5,913, ,120a acres, which is 1S2,SS0 acres
short of the 6,O96, 900 acres in 1921.
The condition of SO per cent indicates
27 bushels per acre, totaling 159,-
654,24O bushels against 1s2,sS0, 600
last year.
Missouri wheat at 70 per cent in
dicates yield of 1882 bushels upon
2,945,000 acres harvested, totaling
40, ,6s9y 1900 bushels compared to S4,-
100000 bushels. in 1921, when the
average yield was 1913. =
Missouri oats are only half crop
or 50 per cent of normal, indicating
~ bushels per acre, totaling 21.91S,-
900 bushels upon / 1,2S9, 600 acres seed
cd. compared to 42.S60,OO0 bushels
last year.
AS a part Of the most extensively.
planned campaign to boost Jerseys
in its history, the American Jersey
Cattle Club is holding number Of
meetings in this state, under the lead
ership of Mr.. Roy 4. Lee, its Field
Representative. The closest meeting
in this territory win be held at Pal
anyra, Friday, July 21st. It is the
wish Of those in charge Of this cam
paign, that every owner Of pure-bred
or grade Jerseys attend this meeting.
The success Of the Jersey COW de-
pends to certain extent on the
spirit Of aget together among the
Jersey breeders, for without local or
ganization they cannot forge ahead.
Interest M jerseys IL moving awest'
as evidenced ~ the fact that II was
recommended. at the annual meeting
In New York this year, that the next
annual meeting Of the Club be held
al Kansas City. This is i departure
from tie uaual order Of things. as thai
elnb seldom holds its annual meet
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