The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-13
It Leads In Corn and Is the Apple
Orchard of the World.
Stock Raising and Wheat Growing Leading and Profitable
Agricultural Pursuts-Rich Lands Are Cheap
and Opportunities for Investment Will
Never Again Be So Good.

It will be seen that there is such a di-
versity in the possibilities of Laclede
county lands, that the farmer may be in
dependent Of the losses that so frequently
occur when the lands and climate are
suited for the growth Of two
products only, and no others pay. He
produces almost everything required for
home use, ,sincluding many things that are
luXuries elsewhere.
Stock and WOOL
TO the stock grower no portion of the
United States now offers greater advan-
tages than our lands.
With a surface of country better adapt
ed to wool growing than Ohio, with soil,
water and tame grasses at least equally
as good, and with superior indigenous
grasses. the region is destined to excel in
wool growing and manufacturing.
The climate is milder. less subject to
long winter storms than Ohio. This in
dustry has been steadily increasing for
years. Sheep are annually rolling up an
increased income to to their owners. The
order Of the day is the Introduction of i'm
proved breeds, in large numbers: the re-
suit will be, without doubt. the satlsfac-
ton of all who engage in the growing of
wool.
The mildness Of the climate in winter
helps to make large profits. The wool
grower is not compelled to spend one
half the year in providing provender' for
his sheep during the other half. The lati-
tude is about the same as that of north
ern New Mexico. where sheep are grazed
the year round without hay or grain.
Wild and Cultivated Grasses.
On the cultivated lands the grasses are
mostly clover timothy and blue grss; of
the uncultivated lands the pasture is prin-
cipally blue grass and prairie grass, COM
monty so-called.
The grasses that make high class dairy
products are timothy, red and white
clover, northern June grass and Kentucky
blue grass. The best of all is the last;
it surpases all others for producing sweet.
highly Favored butter, and cattle will eat
it in preference to others.
Good Schools
Educa tionaI advantages under the laws
| of Missouri are ample and liberal. From
| the proceeds Of School Lands district
| schools are established in nearly every de-
sirable locality, and in the larger towns
graded schools of higher order are estab
! lished and in successful operation. ~
! AS to Lebanon.
Lebanon, the capital of Laclede county,
| is prominent station and shipping point
| on the st. Louis 4 San Francisco railway,
1856 miles from st. Louis. ,.-.
1t is a fine woodland and prairie dis
trict and has 5000 inhabitants. The bust
ness portion Is built mostly of brick, and
has many pleasant streets and tastefully
built dwellings. There are several heav-
lily stocked mercantile houses two banks
three weekly newspapers, seven churches
several large schoolhouses. an elegant
high school building, which cost $25, 900
Touring and saw mills, factories and grair
elevators.t Hotels as excellent as any Wes
Of st. Louis. S1r
1t is confidently believed that Lebanon
will soon become health and recreation
resort second to none in Missouri, the
state justly distinguished for it's minera
waters.
Some Special Advantages.
Special attention is directed to the ad
vantages offered to the farmer in tn
economy thus enabling him, with the sam
farming force, to work twice as much Ian
as he could in a climate where the winte
holds the ground in it's icy grip four or fiv
' months each year.
4 Here the settler is within easy distanc
! of trunk line of railway, which in eigl
= = hours put him into st. Louis, one
the best markets for all salable things. H
is among hospitable, law abiding pee
pie, where he can enjoy and express free
a ly and safely his opinion; where there al
: schools within reach, supported mainly /
). the revenues Of the state, with religion
l., privileges at hand, and all these advan
l., ages rapidly increasing.
IS AS to church privileges, they are equs
" to any in the older states. and social OF
d ganizations, secret societies, farmers
y clubs or Institutes. county and state hol
It ticultural and agricultural societies al
t. in full activity.
:, Short Winters.
: While Laclede county is we'll adapte
for all kinds of agriculture. and its SO
will grow all kinds of grain and far
and garden products, it excels in stocl
q raising and in orchards. This is due
! its mild climate and short winters. TT
1 average temperature for period Of te
years IS SIS degrees. On account of II
mild winter weather, fruit is less lab
to be winter-kiled, and the expense
feeding stock through the winter seasc
is but slight when compared with tt
cost in more northern localities. Unin
proved lands in Laclede county range fro
81 to SO an acre. Improved farms ar
town property can be bought, in mar
instances, for less than the cost of in
provement. There are about 100,0 900 acr
i Of railroad land in this county for sale
4 long time and at low prices.
Il The county is we'll supplied with waite
the Gasconade, Usage Fork and Niang,
rivers run through it, besides many small
4 er streams and never r-failing springs. TT
surface of the county is rolling and pi
4 turesque, and the soil consists Of vale
and table lands in larger quantities thu
bottom land. The table, or up-lands, a
more or less covered with loose rock. b
= this grade of soil is the best orchard Ian
= growing smaller trees but larger and fin
1 favored apples. In fact. the cheap u
l lands are more valua BILE. when devoted
l orchards, and produce better returns tn;
j the richest bottom lands in other loca
ties will yield in any kind of grain.
q. aa Not one-crop Country.
an No one kind of crop necessarily absor
gs Vs all the care and labor, and in case of
n1 m loss destroys the years s work and impo
ire erishes the farmer. But the variety
So. crops that he can have If he pleases, a
ne the use of the whole season, or elev
months in the year, to carry on the fa1
ira work in. amounts, with properly direct
;ht efforts, to an insurance of success.
- Vernon County.
su,. 90. Vernon county is one Of the best COT
~ X ties of Missouri, 100 miles south of I
,at Missouri river, and is unsurpassed
,at the richness of it's soil and the variety
ter ter it's products. The entire county is #
'us rolling prairie. except along the strear
'5 which are heavily tirnbered. Vern