Here almost every kind of farming may be successfully followed. True, oranges, for instance, cannot be profitably grown in Missouri, but a case of eggs, produced without a labor problem, is worth more than a box of oranges - and Missouri is the leading poultry state of the Union. No attempt has here been made to touch upon all the agricultural side lines or minor crops of Missouri. Many, among them some of the most important, have not been mentioned. Fortunate is the Missouri farmer.
Meat is but one of many good things.
And what shall be said of Missouri sorghum, which from its golden depths seems to catch the finest of the fall flavors and even the richness of the autumn colors. Missouri offers to her farmer citizens choice of many crops, and never fails to reward the laborer. Missouri is a state of wonderfully diversified crops . No other state grows so many crops so well. Nowhere are the returns from labor expended in agricultural pursuits more certain.