Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-16

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phRsized that more and better live
stock in Missouri will mean greater
wealth and satisfaction for the farm
er and greater prosperity for the
state.
Legumes are in turn shown to be
essential to the production Of more
and better stock by building a more
productive soil as. well as supplying
protein feed cheaply.
Every step in growing clover will
be shown in this exhibit-from lining
sour soils to the utilization Of the crop
for greatest advantage to both live
stock and land.
The many uses of the soybean are
also to be demonstrated-as a soil
builder on thin land, as a green
manure crop, as hay, and as a sup
Elementary feed grown in corn for
hogging off with hogs or lambs.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. -.
Corn gathering in Audrain County
indicates an average Weld Of 2G bush
els, with SO per cent If the crop
merchantable. Of me 1921 crop only
8 per cent remains on farms. The
average county price Of new corn IS
81 cents. Farmers are harvesting this
year 88 per cent of their corr grain,
8 per cent hogged off," and 4 per
cent went into silos, and cut 5 per
cent for fodder.
Missouri corn gathered to date in
idcates an average yield of 20 BUSH
els per acre, or 171,477,000 bushels,
according to E. A. Logan and Jewell
Mayes of the Federal-State Crop Re-
porting Service. The yield in 1921
was 182,880,000 bushels, Of which 6
per cent or 11,973,0 900 bushels re-
mains on farms.
Missouri farmers report corn husk-
ing out 20 bushels per acre upon
5,913, 900 acres producing 71,477,0 900
bushels, against 80 bushels totaling
182,S80,000 last year. The FIVE year
average is
The September rains helped the
corn somewhat, the gathering indicat-
ing a slightly higher yield than was
anticipated on October first. Gather
ing has been more or less delayed by
;. WARM weather, and sharper frosts
are needed to dry out the grain il
certain sections.
The yields are satisfactory through.
out the northern third, but or
the east side are poor, having beer
reduced by chinch bugs and extreme
drouth. The crop is very short thr.
oughout most of the southern count.
. les. Southeast Missouri has a fairly
good corn srop. E. E. Carver Of
Guilford, Nodaway County, says
"Corn husking is progressing, yielt
fully up to all expectations, but ha:
been too warm for h~usking."
The portion of crop m~erchantablt
is "a per cent, or A points above leas
year, although there is chaffy corr
due to chinch bugs and premature
ripening with shriveling of grain.
The price of new corn is not stab
ilized, but averages 81 cents pc.
: bushel ranging from SIS cents in tn
good crop counties to 93 cents il
Ozark County. The corn put int
' silos shows no increase above las
year, as labor was high in many sec
tons and forage plentiful. Cor
was cut for fodder more than usua
in the drouth stricken counties.
Wheat seeding has been completed
/, and is coming up to good stands
Recent rains have improved growt
so that the coming 1923 crop now ha
good prospects of going into winte
quarters in fine condition.
Saddle Mare Brings $500.
The highest price ever paid for
five gated saddle mare, according
horsemen at Kansas City, was las
h week, when Mrs. w. P. Roth, of So
Francisco paid R. A. Long, Of Kansa
City, $500 for Lou Ann, bred an
l. raised on the long farm. Lou An
n took several big premiums at tn
fairs last fall.
Ia The Ben Turner farm of 80 acre
near Sturgeon, adjoining the Ola
I farm, was sold at trustees sale Tue
day afternoon at the Court House
o. F. Rawlings for $4022.50. TIL
IS is said to be one of the best farm
If in that section.
LOTS OF SHEEP.
In the past 80 days more tha
. 21,500 sheep have been shipped I'M
% the visinity Of Rush Hill to say notl
ing of a large number of cattle.
|, Near Eden John Crum attempts
I. ito push a mule out Of its tracks whs
the animal turned on him and kicks
7 him to death.
"a The following eleven counties
! Missouri voted on the proposition
!, close the quail season for two year
4 Boone, Christian, Clay Dade, Lafa,
a cite, Lincoln, Newton, Phelps, Ra
u Schuyler, and Warren. The propos
I ton was placed on a special ballot
those counties as a result Of petition
being filed by 100 voters. There w
! no effort to call a vote Of that kind
Howard County.
SALE DATE.
Big Type Poland China Hogs-De
ember s. j.. Il. Sterner, w. wv. WI
bingham and d. e. Owen.
Buyers from eighteen towns az
cities representing three states WEI
e present at the Emnions and Son
is annual sale of the Shorthorn cattle
n Mexico Tuesday.