The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-05-10
From Missouri.
JAMESON, DAVIES Co., Mo-,
April "a. 1883.

ApAll HT, 1COc'
To the the Editors of the Standards:
Daviess County is situated in North
western Missouri, As miles east of st.
Joseph, 70 miles northeast of Kansas
City, IS miles northeast Of Leaven-
worth, Kansas, and 80 miles south Of
the Iowa State line. 1t has popula-
ton of 10000, and an assessed valua-
ton of $5,OOO,0OO, the valuation being
only about one-half of the real value
Of the real and personal estate Of the
county. Two-thirds of the county is
high rolling prairie, the balance being
well timbered, with various kinds of
timber over all parts of the coun-
ty. The local markets are always
we'll stocked with wood at $1.50 to
$3.50 per cord, and nearly every far
mer has timbered lot sufficient for
all present and prospective uses.
The soil of Daviess County is as
rich and productive as any between
the Mississippi and the mountains.
It is a black vegetable mould, from
one to six feet deep, Of inexhaustible
fertility, and is generally underlaid
with rich calcareous clay, abundant
in silica and the phosphates and car
Donates of lime. Such a subsoil,
with the black mould above, makes
the finest basis for grain, grasses and
fruits. A mild and genial climate too
may be mentioned among the special
inducements to settle in this region.
There is really much rain and snow
fall here, and the climate is very sim
liar to that of Southern Ohio. 1t is
the pleasant, equable mean between
the extremes Of temperature. 1t is in
the latitudes of the standard fruits,
a healthful climate. There are no
stagnant waters to breed miasma. 1t
is above the damps and fogs and hu-
midity of the lower latitudes. The
west wind that blows across the high
open plains of Kansas and Nebraska
give tone and vigor to every form of
animal and vegetable life. The eli
mate is really an attraction and is un-
luestionably great improvement on
;he extremes of North and South.
The readers of the Jackson Standard
will want to know about lands and
and values in this region, and the
writer gives with pleasure the follow
ng: Wild prairie lands of excellent
quality are selling at S. to $40 per
lcre, and good improved lands at $40
% $25 per acre. Timbered lands are
n the market at about the same value
IS the improved prairie.
There is wide range of produc-
ion. Everything grown in this lati-
ude from ocean to ocean is produced
lere in high quality and most beauti-
'ul growth. Corn, wheat, oats, bar
ey, rye, fax, broom-corn, millet, Hun
,arian sorghum, tobacco, hemp, all
he garden and field vegetables, and a
ong list Of fruits, with the whole
amily Of grasses, any and all are at
lome in this soil, and reach perfection
n growth and quality. This remark
Ible versatility of production gives
)aviess County prime agricultural ad-
rantages over the special farming re-
,ions of the continent. Corn is the
,reat staple, and gives yield Of 40 to
90 bushels per acre, depending upon
and season, the crop of the
eason running from 100000 to
100000 bushels annually. Winter
nd spring wheat are both success
ully grown, the yield per acre rang
ng from Is to 35 bushels. Rye new
r fails to give a yield of 20 to 40
'ushels per acre, oats run from 80 to
o bushels, and barley from 25 to so
,ushels. Flax is very remunerative
rop, and will become popular pro-
Iuct in the near future. Irish and
weet potatoes give an unusually
arge yield, and are particularly adapt
d to this soil. The garden is bounti-
'ul in every variety of vegetable pro-
Iuction. Farmers are all about done
planting corn here. Wheat promises
Ibundant crop. Ct. w. Barlow, of
his place, recently from Ohio, owns
! beautiful farm on grand River Bot
ON, and has 10 acres of corn planted.
lie sends his best wishes to the editors
# the Standard, the grandest paper
# all he takes.
ENos T. LoCKARD.
JAMES r. DAVIS.