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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21
FARM PRODUCTS.
Average Yield and Value Per Acre
Of the Principal Products.
Interesting Statistics from the Depart
ment of Agriculture Covering a Pc
riod of Ten Years-Average
Yield for Each State.

A valuable work, entitled the Gal
bum of Agricultural Graphics," has just
been issued by the department of agri-
culture. 1t contains a series of maps
showing the value per acre and average
yield of various crops in the different
states for the last ten years, the figures
being based on the results of an in
yestigation under the direction of the
'statistician of the department. The ma
tiona1 averages for the crops of ten
years, says the statistician in his intro
ductiOn. show wide range of values
per ;>cre. Tobacco has the highest av-
erage, S6I.51. That of potatoes is S3S. "a.
Cotton comes next, S15.6S, and hay
Sl1.0S. The cereals fall below $40 per
acre except barley, which is not grown
III sufficient quantity to meet the re-
quirements of consumption. The fol-
lowing table shows the average value
and yield per acre of the crops named
in the entire country during the past ten
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

concerned. Mr.. Miller Err Treasurer Notdnd.
testified that money had been paid out on
tickets by Mr.. holland to the state officers
and their clerks as a matter of expediency.
At one time during the session of the Thirty
fifth general assembly there was as much
as 500, 900 paid out on tickets to members
and clerks of the general assembly. He did
not know what money was in the state treas
ury when the committee took charge. He
only knew what ought to have been there.
Mr.. T. NJ. Bradbury, clerk in the treasury
department under Mr.. holland, and also I'M
der Mr.. stephens, testified as to the manner
of drawing and entering checks in vogue in
the treasury. He Identified from the check
register certain checks that Mr.. holland had
directed him to make out on the Franklin
bank of st. Louis, on the night of January
L. 1890 One of tn ~. was for ST. 80, and the
others for the following amounts: $500, SO.
sIOO sI3, s45.75, s325, 81 40, $780, 1918. These
holland. 4 check for $3.50 on the Franklin
bank. which the investigating committee
found, was raised to S1,l50 The witness was
unable to state whether the signature was
that of Z. T. holland or that made by his chief
clerk, Mr.. Wilkerson. Mr.. Bradbury said
that it was either on the 9th or 18th of Feb
ruary that Mr. holland admitted to him that
there was a shortage in the treasury, and
that he SNoland) intended to resign.
Eugene Wiikerson, chief clerk of the treas
ury under holland, was examined. He said
that as the chief clerk il was his duty to re-
oeive and handle the money coming into the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21
CORN AND WHEAT.

The extremes in values of corn per
acre are S24. 81 and So 10. Eighteen states
and territories average above SIS. Half
of these are east of the Alleghenies and
north of Delaware, and the other half
on the Pacific coast and the Rocky
mountain region. In the former the
cause is found in large yield per acre
and high prices, both the result of de-
Enand for consumption by large pro-
portion of the population engaged in
uon-agricultural pursuits. In the lat
ter, the climate is not so well suited to
snaize, and mining and manufacturing
stimulate the demand Where prices
are lowest, there is either an excessive
production or a very low rate of yield
1t requires nearly four acres in South
Carolina to equal the value of one in
New Hampshire, although the soil of
the former IS superior to that of the
latter; and it requires more than three
acres in Nebraska, which makes the
highest average rate of yield, to produce
the value of one in the Granite state.
These results depend far more upon in
CAPABILITIES in distribution of population,
and especially in the ratio of consumers
20 producers, than upon climate or soil.
The higher values per acre in wheat
are found in the eastern states. The
middle states and the Rocky mountain
districts generally make relatively high
averages. The entire northwest runs
below the general average, and also
the entire cotton states. in the former
ease because of supply beyond con-
sumption, and in the other because of
- Il TO <>f
yield for the country, twelve bushels,
is nearly the same as that of Europe.
England, with small acreage, has an
average more than twice as large, while
Russia, with large breadth, averages
scarcely two-thirds as much as the
United States. As population shall in
crease. higher cultivation and soil en-
richment will follow as a necessity.
This result is beginning to be seen in
the practice of the most progressive
wheat growers, and is shown in the
differences of state averages. Even
the exceptional richness of the western
prairies is fully offset by the fertiliza-
ton and cultivation of relatively poor
soils of the Atlantic coast. In this way
the wants of population of more than
100, 900. 900 people should be met by a
breadth of wheat no larger than that
of the present year.
AVERAGE PRODUCTION.
In the following table is shown the
average production per acre of corn,
wheat, oats, potatoes, tobacco, cotton
and hay for the past decade in each of
the states producing them. The amount
of tobacco and cotton is given by
pounds, of hay by tons, and the other
products by bushels.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

lucky, Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri,
Iowa, Minnesota, Texas, Kansas and
Dakota, S7.01 to 1898, and in the other
states s.. 95 to SO. 81.
The average value of oats in New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Colorado,
Montana, Nevada, Idaho and Washing
ton was S1444 to S1S.15; in the other
New England states, New York,
Wyoming, Utah, California and Ore
gon, S11.12 to S13.s7; in New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas and New
Mexico, $500 to SLOTS; in Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and
Nebraska, S4.56 to SIS. SIS, and in the
other states, Sc. IS to S7.Ss.
The average yield of potatoes in Mas
sachusetts. Rhode Island, Alabama,
Florida, Texas, New Mexico. Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho, Nevada and California
was from 5000 to S76.25: in the other
New England states, New Jersey, North
Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louis
lana, Arkansas, Colorado, Arizona, Ore
gon and Washington, $40. II to S54.91; in
New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, South Carolina, Illinois, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Kansas, Dakota and
Utah, S35. II to $40. OF; in Virginia, West
Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri and
Iowa, S32. to S34 90, and in Indiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Nebraska,
$50 40 to S31.
The tobacco crop averaged from
S196.5S to S204.2S in Massachusetts and
Connecticut; S1O;.45 to S159.56 in New
York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,;
S63.27 to S66.2S in Missouri, Ohio and
Michigan; S5O.22 to S5S.63 in West Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and
Arkansas, and from S44. pa to $40. 43 in
Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois
and Indiana.
The cotton crop averaged from $50. 0S
to S2O.S3 in Arkansas and Louisiana;
s17.21 in Mississippi; S14.4O to S16.92 in
North and South Carolina, Tennessee
and Texas; 1911 to $3.50 in Virginia
and Georgia, and S11.16 to S12. 43 in Ala
bama and Florida.
The average hay crop ranged from
S15.71 to S1S.s2 in Massachusetts,, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey,
the states south of Tennessee and
North Carolina, and in Colorado and
California; from $3.50 to SLIGO in New
York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Della
ware, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Michigan, Arkansas, Louisiana.
New Mexico, Arizona, Washington and
Oregon; S1O26 to S12.95 in Vermont,
New Hampshire, Maine, West Virginia,
| Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Tex
as, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Ne
vada; IS. 80 to S93s in Missouri, Wiscon-
sin and Utah, and 81. 81 to S6.76 in the
other states.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

Cor. ID. n. Francis that he desired to make
an examination of the books and cash OF the
treasury department. Mr.. holland assented
The safe was closed, and he directed the
treasurer to show him statement
of all money received ana as
bursed and all checks sent out. The
examination lasted until midnight of
March 3, when he was satisfied that there
was a deficiency of between $4,000 and $780,
OOl. This evidence he deemed sufficient for
suspending the treasurer. This was done,
after he had verified his figures, and under
the authority of the statutes he appointed
the committee of Investigation. GOV john
son objected to certain statements made by
the governor as to the amount of cash in
the vault, which he said had been made to
him by the chief clerk of the department,
and the court sustained the objection to
hearsay evidence.
Lon V. stephens, who succeeded Mr.. NO
land as treasurer, was next placed on the
stand, and testified to the existence of con-
tracts of the state with certain banks. These
contracts and the bids for the keeping of the
state funds were read to the jury and sub
mtted as evidence.
FP Neil, vice president of the Union ma
tional bank of Kansas City. testified to the
state having money on deposit in his bank
since the month of May, 1889. He said that
statements were rendered monthly of the
account with the state.
Gov. Francis was recalled to the stand to
identify some statements of the Union ma
tional bank of Kansas City. He identified
those for the months of July. August and
September as the ones he found in the pri-
yate office of Treasurer holland while he was
making the examination of the office. The
statements for the other months he was I'M
able to say whether they were the ones sent
to him by the bank when he wrote for state
ments, were those found in the private
office
These were the only points brought out
to day and the court adjourned untilS a. IN.
of the 18th,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21
THE holland CASE.
Six for Conviction and Half a Dozen
for AcquittaL
State Officers ard Others, Some High In
Financial Circles, Tell About the No
land DefaIcation-In struc-
tions and Arguments.

The trial of ex State Treasurer Ed I. No
land was begun at Jefferson City on the
9Th, before Judge Burgess. The defend
ants attorneys were Charles T. holland,
Charles z. johnson and W. S. Pope. The
formaIity of arraignment was waved and a
plea of mot guilty" was entered. The jury
was selected out of venire of thirty five,
and the jury as selected was composed, 1t Is
said of farmers with one exception. Fol
lowing are the names of the jury: John \.
Steininger, o. W. Hickaway, j. w. Ogden
Samuel White G. A. Dawson, w. II. Jones.
w. b. Taylor, X. w. Bayswenger, r. NJ Proc
tor, G. L. Evans, W. NJ. Hogg and Albert
Prnger.
Attorney General John NJ. Wood opened
the case for the state. He read the indlct-
ments against Mr. holland and then reviewed
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.l2l1 ll2 .OI2s.6i 76.2I 727llss. III. 10
AVERAGE VALUE.

The average value of corn per acre
In the New England states and in Mon
tana during the ten years from 1880 to
1889 was from SOL to S24.32; in New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
IN all the states and territories west of
Kansas, except Montana, Wyoming and
Utah, from S15.O4 to $500; in Mary
Hand. West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ar
kansas and Utah, from S10.07 to S1S.54;
In Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
sissipi. Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois,
Iowa, Texas and Dakota, from IS. 46 to
SO. %. and in the other states from Sc. 10
TO 500.
The average value of wheat per acre
in the New England states, except
Rhode Island and in Colorado, was
from S16.22 to SaO.74; l. New York,
New Jersey, Michigan. Wyoming, Mon
tana, Idaho and Nevada, $3.50 to
1855: in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wis
copsin. New Mexico. Arizona, Utah
and the Pacific coast states, S1o.0S to
Sic. es: in Virg mia, West Virginia, Ken
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

treasury, to pay and sign drafts, checks, etc.
He testified that he was cognizant of the fact
that Mr.. holland took money from the safe
and placed due bills in place of it. On the
4th of March, $780, there should have been
between $4,000 and $4,000 in the safe. OF
this sum about $1,000 was represented by
due bills. These due bills. the witness said,
were taken out of the safe before the
governor came into the Office to make
the examination. The books showing
the accounts of the state with the de-
positors were kept by Mr.. holland him
self. Mr.. Wilkerson was asked if Mr.. No
land had told him of the shortage, and he
replied that he had. A few days before the
governor took charge of the treasury the
witness received telegram from Col john
O'Day, who desired to know what the
amount of the shortage The witness
took the telegram to holland and showed it
to him. The latter said he was about s3U.10G
short. How the shortage occurred the wit
ness did not know, but the general SUPPOSE
ton was that the money was lost at the gam
ing table.
L. f. Neal, vice president of the Kansas
City national bank, was recalled, and testi-
fled to the authority and correctness of
monthly statements made by his bank
MIR. Houck assistant cashier of the Frank
lin bank, of St. Louis, examined. He
said that the books of his bank and the
books of the state treasurer did not coincide
in regard to certain checks. One check for
SloU, as SHOWN on the DOCKS IN the Stdte
treasury, was for 81, $50 on the books of the
bank. Another check for $780, which the
bank had paid, was not on the books Of the
treasury. One for 1854. 40 is credited on the
treasurer's books at $40; one for S336. IS is
1913; one for $500 is 5000, and another for
S402.25 is 1925. The checks were produced
and identified by the witness.
Several bank cashiers and tellers, where
the state had money on deposit, testified as
to the genuneness of the statements rem
dered by their respective banks.
Mr.. charles r. Parsons, president of the
National Bankers association and of the
State bank of st. Louis was placed on the
stand. He was chairman of the Investigate
ing committee. The defense objected to his
stating how the committee had arrived at
the result of the investigation, on the ground
that it was improper testimony, because it
Was based on reports from the banks hold
lg state funds that were not official The
court sustained the objection in part, ruling
that as the law required the depositors to
make monthly statements between the LIST
and 5th of each month, all statements not
made within the time required were not Off
cial papers, and therefore not competent
testimony.
At the night session of the court Mr.. Mar
shall, of the investigating committee, was
put on the stand instead of Mr.. Parsons.
He identified papers and books from the
Treasures "tf'c" those from which the
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a HUMOROUS BIRD.
An Incident Illustrative of the Crows
Love of Fun.

All 1HCiueAJ Va Shc ShoSs
Love of Fun.
There is some fun in crow, even if
it be. love of mischief. In Calcutta,
says writer, I had large garden sur
rounded by shade trees, in whose
branches many crows used to roost at
night. AS soon as daylight appeared
they all flew off to their favorite re-
sorts, where they lived upon the gar
bage of the city; and it must be adj
mitted in their favor that they are the
most useful scavengers. But, when
sunset came, they used to return to
their roosting place, and sometimes
they gave nae an unwelcome evening
serenade.
Coming home late and tired from the
office, used to sit out on my lawn, and
a very large white Persian cat would
come out to keep me company. Then
the cat and the crows used to have a
little game of their own. The cat would
stretch itself out and flick it's long,
furry tail about. Some twenty or
thirty crows promptly accepted the
challenge, and quickly alighted round
the cat, with the intention of pulling
his tail Some of them hoped up in
front, as near as they could with safe
ty from the cats fore paws, others stood
at the side, and several of the best
players took their position behind the
cat. They evidently acted in concert
The crows in front crept up as close as
they dared, to secure the cats atten-
ton, and then one of the crows behind
the eat made dash at the tail, which
the cat skillfully guarded by flirting it
from one side to the other. 1t was very
seldom that n crow succeeded in getting
a mouthful of the cats fur. The cat,
meanwhile, had really an eye to busi-
ness, and if one of the birds in front of
him came within practicable distance,
he made spring that sometimes had
fatal result, and the game terminated
among the terrified cawing and clamor
OF the survivors, who saw their unlucky
comrade torn to pieces before their
eyes But in the course of twenty-four
hours they seemed TO have forgotten
the mishap of their brother, and they
came again to renew their diversion
with the cat, who was always ready to
play the game, in which it might be
said that his motto was: "Heads
win, tails you loose. "-Longman's Mag
azine.
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by Attorney General Wood over the infor-
NAL objection of the defense. On cross eX-
animation, Mr.. Marshall could not remem-
Der whether a proposition to settle was
made by Mr.. holland or not. He did not re-
member if Mr.. Charles holland had demand
ed a legal and final settlement, but was I'M
der the impression that he had not.
Waller Young of St. Joseph, one of No
lands bondsmen, testified as to converse
ton he had with Mr.. holland shortly after
the defalcation was known. He had sent
Col Elijah Gates down to Jefferson City the
week before to find out what his Young's)
pro rata share as bondSman would be.
Then he came down himself and met No
land who told him there was a shortage.
They talked of it in a general way, but in
direct terms the amount of the deficit was
not named. In this conversation holland told
him that If he was going to be hung he could
not tell what he had done with the money.
Ex-Gov. Morehouse, also one of Mr. hollands
bondsmen, was on the stand for few
moments He came to Jefferson City
on his way to st. Louis to attend meet
ing of the bondsmen. Mr.. holland
preached the subject of the shortage to
land) about it. Morehouse told him it
would be best for him not to talk of the
matter. Mr.. w. II. Chick, the third member
of the investigating committee, Identified
the books and papers of the treasurers Of
flee as those which the committee had used
in making their examinations and report.
The court then adjourned until O'Clock OF
the Sth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

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hat lS-yOu can get II HUN
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

The crime for which Nolan was indicted
and tried is covered by section $3.50 OF the
Revised Statutes, which provides that "any
officer appointed or elected by virtue or the
constitution of the state or any law thereof
who shall convert to his own use.
In any manner whatever, or shall use
by way of investment in any kind
of property or merchandise, or who
shall make way with or secrete any portion
of the public moneys or any moneys that
may have come to him by virtue of his office
official position, every such officer shall,
upon conviction, be punished in the man
ner prescribed for stealing property OF the
kind or the value of the articles so embez-
zled, converted, taken or secFeted-" If the
amount taken, therefore, is over $50 the Of
Tense comes under the head of grand lar
ceny, which is punishable by imprisonment
in the penitentiary not exceeding FIVE years
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

the jury tHe TACT THAT
years for the state
treasurer to pay out
money before appro-
oriations were made.
This was objected to
by the state, and the
Jury was withdrawn
while the law point
was argued. Judge
Burgess sustained the
objection as to it being,
tcustom, but admitted
{ as far as the transac-
ions of Mr., holland was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-21

the known facts In
connection with his
election and the de-
felt in his accounts.
Gov. David r. Fran
els was called to the
stand. The governor
did not complete his
testimony, the defense
objecting to a part of
the documentary evil
dence on the ground
that it was not orig
inal, and the objection
was sustained. He first
notified Mr.. holland
on February %, 1890,