Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24

Rambouillet sheep at the Paris Fair
had an entry consisting Of three inn
mense rams, three ewes and six
lambs. This is one Of the most in
teresting exhibits in the pavilion as
there are few pure bred Ramboulllets
in this vicinity. The Ellis Bros. herd
consists Of $50 head, all pure bred
Rambouillets. The fleeces from the
entire herd averaged 10 pounds, last
spring, and sold to a Chicago firm at
~ cents, delivered at Mexico. The
fleece from one ram weighed 35
pounds.-Paris Appeal.
Year by year agriculture becomes
more and more profitable as it grows
more and more scientific. There was
a time when a farmer was considered
too conservative to adopt "new-fang-
led ideas" In those days, many
many people thought that anyone
could be a farmer. Today it's recog-
nizes as just as much a profession as
any other and in no line of work is
science more respected and more
widely used. That this is so is due
largely to practical educational work,
which the Department Of Agriculture
of the United States Government has
been carrying on in every part of
country.
This work is described in a book
let, entitled the Greatest Farmer in
the World a copy of which WI have
received. 1t is the latest number Of
the series of stories on Our Govern
ment, which is being circulated
among the homes Of this community
by the North Missouri Trust Com
pany. This account of the work Of
the Agricultural Department brings
out many interesting and little
known facts.
| Few people realize, for instance
that no individual agricultural prob
lem is too small to receive the atten'
ton Of the Governments experts
These men tell a farmer why his pc.
tato crop failed, or the best way tx
! fertilize a given soil for a certain
crop. If they cans answer his ques
tions by mail, they will send a per
, sonal representative.
One NTH Of an inch of rain fell il
Mexico Friday morning from II
o'clock to 1890. Heavy showers
were reported south and north ives
of Mexico Wednesday evening ant
east Thursday afternoon.
The highest temperature Thursda,
was 101 and the lowest II. This j
the highest the mercury has gone il
August. The thermometer registers
1873 at Z o'clock Friday morning.
Joe Considine's mules won the BIZ
prize at the Paris Fair Thursday.
Missouri live stock increased il
numbers during the last quartz
slightly less than the proportional
rate of Increase for the same quartz
in 1921, according to the quarterl
livestock survey announced by th
Federal State Crop Reporting Ser
vice.
Missouri cattle on farms now mum
Der 2,964,000, compared to 2,836,0O
on April rst, and 2,659,000 in Jar
uary, resulting from births of calve
during this period, which was j
smaller proportion to the total nun
, Der Of live stock on hand April
than the rate in thesame quarter
1921.
, The number of cattle on feed no
is only eight per rnt of the tota
while those on grass are so per cen
, being several points greater tina
last year.
Hogs totaled 4,899,00O on July fir
against 4,866, 600 in April and 8
6 500, 900 January first. This increa!
: is due to the increased number
: pigs. The birth rate Of pigs for tt
! second quarter of 1921, based upt
: the total number of stock on han
April first. However, this actual
: means a large number Of pigs ia
rowed during this quarter than (
:, the same quarter Of 1921.
I Missouri sheep total 1880
: against 1885, 900 in April and 1,04'
: 600 in January. Ewes total $3.50
!, compared to 791,eOO in April, the pr
!. portion to the total sheep stock bell
Z two points above that Of 1921. Brit
of lambs during the second quart
: Of 1922 was six points lower than