Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-09
STOCK
NEWS
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Tae sale of live stock and farm
ing implements belonging to the late
Charles W. Lewis and W. E. Sims,
partners, which were sold at public
auction near Mexico Friday brought
a ;atal of S4,0Is.I5. A good crowd
attended and bidding was fast.
Among the live stock sales were:
W. E. Sims, SOW for $25; SOW and
seven pigs for $40.
Fletcher Sims, pair of black mare
mules for S297.50.
Elmer Dicus, BLACK mare mule for
$40.
w. E. Sims, pair of mare mules
for $3.50.
Thornton Scott, pair of mares for
$142.50.
John Buckner, 5~-year-old horse for
s56.
w. E. Sims, gray mare for S46;
bay saddle mare for $35; black mare
for $50.
Elmer Dicus, yearling colt for $26.
Joe Considine, two colts for SCI
and $40; bay mare for sos.
w. Z. Sims, registered mare,
$46.50.
Harry Householder, black steer,
$3.50.
William Vivion four steers for
$4,000.
W. W. Mundy, three heifers for
$1s6.5O. IL
Joe Considine, red cow for $40.
Carl Weinand, spotted COW for $31.
Joe Considine, Red COW for $46.50;
roar COW for $50.
Milt Householder, coow and calf for
$3.50 COW and calf for S51.50.
w. E. Sims, red cow for $50.
Joe Considine red cow for $41.50.
W. E. Sims, holstein COW for $45;
red COW for $35, red cow for $25,
bull for $42.
w. W. Mundy, jersey COW SIS.
Ellis Brothers, prominent stockmen
of Audrain County, are still winning
prizes on their Rambouillet sheep,
having taken nine out of the ten first
prizes which were offered at the State
fair at Shreveport, La, and two grand
championships, one on ives and one
on a ram. From Shreveport they will
take the sheep to Kansas City where
they will be show in the Royal Live
stock show.
Ellis Brothers have been making a
record with their sheep this season
and their many friends will wish to
congratulate them on their well des-
erved success.
The Audrain County Poultry AS
ISOLATION will have a poultry show in
Mexico November 20 and 80 and Dec
'ember / and 2, according to plans re-
Gently made. The prize lists and
other arrangements have not yet
been completed but announcements
will be made soon. The show last year
was a decided success. Those in
charge feel that the show this year
will be ever bigger and better.
The poultry show which was held
here last year was the first event of
its kind in Mexico for some time and
will be made soon.
The rainfall Sunday morning a.
mounted to 80 inches.
Reece Hughes Of Wellsville has
sold a fine saddle horse to John
Hook of Paris for $1,000. This is
the highest price paid for a saddle
horse for some time in Montgomery
County. Hughes purchased the ami
NAL a few weeks ago from Roger See
of Mineola. g
January Is to 10, 1923, are the
dates of Farmers Week at the Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture.
The short courses offered farmers
and homemakers during Farmers
Week, January 15 to IS, by the Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture include
ITS different lectures and demonstra-
lions covering ten broad phases of
agriculture. These lectures and dem
constructions are on subjects included
under the following general topics;
Agricultural Engineering, Animal
Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry, Ento-
mology and Bookkeeping, Home Eco
Monies, Poultry Husbandry, Horticul-
ture, Rural Life, Soils and Crops,
Veterinary Science.
Farmers Week is the greatest an
nual farmers meeting in Missouri. OF
the ia counties in the State; 104 were
represented at Farmers Week last
winter.
A six-day conference of all county
extension agents starts Dec. II, at the
Missouri College Of Agriculture.