Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

summer set one Of three worlds re-
cords for honey production, according
to Mr.. Critics.
I The abundance of fall blowing, loc-
ally and pretty much throughout Mis-
souri,, bespeaks well for frst-class
seed bed for wheat and a fine pre-
liminary for 1928 corn crop. The
world of bugdom hates fall pIowing
which upsets the accursed plans OF
/ field pests to the nth degree"
The Carrolton Republican suggests
that set of signals from the auto
mobile drivers when chickens are
killed in the road in order that the
farmers may be advised and 50 they
can recover the dead chickens in
time to prevent the loss of the meat.
1t is suggested that the system be
for two honks to mean: 'sWe have
killed chicken" three honks, eve
have run over a porker," No signal
would be necessary for running over
a cow unless it would be the S. o. S.
The first new corn reported sold
in the Monroe County was from AL
Carpenter to James Maxey last week
at SOC per bushel.
Among the best cattle in st. Louis
the week of Oct. 9Th were three cars
of lang yearling steers marketed late
Wednesday by E. w. Rockwell &
Son of h1drain county, No., at $11.5O
and $10.75 Fer cwt. The drove at
the higher figure comprised IS head
that averaged 1923 lbs, while the
$10.75 lot consisted of 32 head, 9O5
lbs. average. The senior member of
the firm accompanied the shipment.
Mr.. Rockwell said most of the cattle
were of their raising. The early cal
YES were weaned last October and put
on ration Of corn, oats and flaxseed
meal. This feed was continued thr-
oughout the winter. In the spring
the cattle were turned on pasture and
in addition to good blue grass, had
corn and flaxseed meal. For the last
sixty or seventy days the beeves were
given a portion of Purina Fatena
molasscs feed for finish, about two
| pounds of this being used per head
each day. Results were very salts
factory and the cattle showed the
high finish that usually characterizes
cattle fed by the Audrain county op-
orators. In his younger days Mr..
| Rockwell maintained his .feedlots in
Iowa, but has been a resident of
Missouri for the past 18 years. Twen-
| ty-two years ago he created quite a
sensation in Chicago when he mark
eted drove of bullocks at SIPS per
cwt. He fed the lot for IL months,
and notwithstanding their high sell
ling price at that time, lost money
on the transaction. On another oc-
casion, Mr.. Rockwell said, he was q
whole week in disposing of load of
prime Christmas beeves at $5.25. Mr..
Rockwell is among the feeders that
have made success at the game.
He is an advocate of flaxseed meal
as part of a feeding ration and uses
about / pound to the head in his
operations.-Live Stock Reporter.
In the Mule Show at Centralia last
Tuesday, six pairs of extra fancy an
imals were shown in the aged ring
while fourteen entries were in the
ring for best mule of any age. Joe
Considine's pair won in the aged ring.
A 3-year-old sorrel belonging to Rob
Brown of Audrain won championship
honors. 1t was one of the greatest
mule shows ever seen in Missouri.
The soil method of inoculating a
field for soybeans is as good as any
and considerably cheaper-says W.
A. Albrecht of the Missouri College
of Agriculture. One must be sure.
however, that the soil to be thus
used actually contains the desired
: bacteria. Soybeans seeded on land
for the first time should be inoculat-
ed if they are to do their best as
! "soil improvers." To be certain Of
having good soil for inoculating the
next seeding it can be collected now
At this time of the year the root;
: and nodules on the crop of the past
; summer have not yet rotted away
and one can see that the soil is wei
infected by the number Of nodules i
{ contains. Soil thus collected alone
: the row may be put into old bags
{ allowed to dry down slowly in som'
: convenient storage and used for in
oculating next spring.
: Let the Ledger print your sale bills
a We are equipped TO do this work Z
: your satisfaction. WITT
: IF YOU have any doubt about Aud
: rain county as a fruit growing sectiol
you should visit the apple and pea
/ orchards of John Paul and w. L
+ Kent & Son. The apples are unusu
5 ally fine and plentiful to say the leas
f A large number of men are engage
n in picking and packing these apple
e and shipping them. These two oI
chards are among the best in thl
n section and are quite an asset |
l. Mexico.
II George Waterston, Of South Fol
+ township, reports that corn in whic
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