Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-29

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here last winter and bought ITO mules
with the help Of Mr.. Middleton. He
likes Audrain County stock but says
the crops and grain are much better
in his state and express regret that
ONE of the farmers here are not
With HIM wher they would get a
bountifui yield for the energy and
skill which they are expanding here.
One of the big blue grass seed
rowers Of Kansas City says w. B.
Hanna, Of near Santa Fe has two or
three Of the finest blue grass farms
in the state.
James Shuch, one of our success
full young farmers of northeast of
Centralia believes he mas made a re-
markable discovery in connection
with the campaign against the chinch
bug. When he planted his corn this
season, Mr.. Shuck washed the rust
of the plates of his corn planter with
coal oil He says his corn is doing
nicely and is absolutely free from
thu. destructive pests, when great
havoc is being wrought by them in
an adjoining field. He believes that
the coal oil from the plates and in
the planter feed box touched and COW
cred or partly cove9ed the grains
and this oil or odor of it, kept the
pests out of the ground. In telling
of his discovery Mr.. Shuek pulled
up a stalk of corn and the odor of
the coal oil was still distinct about the
roots of the stalk of the young plant,
Mr.. Shuck and others of his neigh
borhood are watching the field with
a great deal of interest in the hope
that at last a way has been found to
rid the fields of one of our greatest
and most destructive pests. If this
method, when tested out, proves eff
fective, why not give the wheat drills
and the oat seeders a thorough bath
with coal oil, or spray the seeds with
the stuff at seeding time? The
method is not expensive and it can
easily be given a trial. If it proves
effective and you use it, don't forget
TO give the credit to the Missouri boy
whose keenness of observation
brought the method to Eighteen
tralia Guard.
H. l. State returned Saturday from
a trip in the northern part of Mis-
souri,. Mr.. State says that that part
of the State had such a heavy rain
Sunday that is was impossible to
plow corn until Tuesday and that all
of the crops are in wonderful condi-
ton. The corn is hip high in some
places and both the oats and wheat
look good.
Chas. E. Sellers cut ONE wheat
just east Of Lake butcher this week
that was higher than the backs of
the horses drawing the reaper. Ex-
perienced wheat men and threshers
estimate the yield at 20 Bushels to
the acre.-Centralia Guard.
Henry Brown, of Hallsville, who
was kicked and injured by a horse
Wednesday had been delivering mules
to B. R. Middleton in this city.
The Farmers Live Stock Commits
sion Co., of East st. Louis, handled
four hundred cars of stock the past
week, Of which the Producers Com
ranies sent in 172.
Fifty-two Shelby County boys and
girls started into the hog business
last Saturday when they met at
Shelbyville to receive their pigs and
start the Shelbyville pig club. This
club was fostered by the county farm
bureau and local breeders, assisted by
Joseph Davis, County Agent, and H.
M. Garlock, extension specialist from
the Missouri College of Agriculture,
The pigs distributed were purebred
gifts just weaned, and weighed from
40 to 10 pounds. They will be fed
and developed by the club members
A show will be held in Shelbyville
during October at which time the
pigs will be judged and sold.
Ten Of the counties of Eastern
Missouri have Joined with the Mis-
souri, Agricultural Extension Ser
vice in a Clover and Prosperit,
Campaign. They are: st. Francois
Jefferson, st. Louis, st. Charles, Lin
coin, Pike, Rails, Marion, Shelby an,
Monroe. The plan is to stimulate in
terest in the growing Of legumes
particularly clover, for the maintain
ing Of soil fertility. Two meeting
will be held in each Of thes countie
where there is q luxuriant growth Z
clover due to proper soil treatmen
Their has been a considerable il
crease in clover acreage this year.
j. B. Hickman of Williamson
sold 238.3O worth of ginsing rot
Thursday to Sam Morris. The roo
which is used for medicinal purpose
brought SO a pound. 1t was collecte
in Warren and st. Charles countie
Let the Ledger print your sale bill
We are equipped to do this work
your satisfaction. wifi
The Boone County Farm Burear
according to the sentiment expires,
ed by the directors at their meetir
Saturday, will lend its support to Il
revival Of the Boone County Fair bl
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