The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-12-31
Great Il Missouri.

In our Issue last week. We men.
toned the fact that an Iowa man had
won first prize for producing the best
bushel Of corn. From the article be.
low taken from the Kansas City Jour
nal, II Is found that a Missouri ~om.
an was given the honors for display.
ing the best collection Of white corn
Mrs Miller, OF Osceola, st. Clair
county: that Missouri won more prizes
than all other states IN the Union on
its general exhibit and won six more
prizes than Iowa, a close second on
its agricultural display:
The people OF Missouri will In all
probability be almost as much sur.
prised as gratiiied TO scan the record
established by the state at the recent
San Francisco exposition. W. ID.
Smith, ce.president Of the Missouri
state commission, gives Ia an inter.
view "facts and figures" which prove
that Missouri Is not only the greatest
agricultural state In the Union but
the greatest In the world.
II Is worth while recspitulating the
salient points made clear BY Mr..
Smith, for while missourians know
that theirs II an agricultural com.
monwealth " immense achievements.
II Is not the general impression that
It so far surpasses others as the results
Of the exposition show. The indus.
tries Of Missouri are widely diyersi.
He'd, as eloquent orators At agricul.
tural and other gatherings have
pointed out. It's agricultural su.
premacy has not been insisted upon
heretofore as strenuons,y as the facts
appear TO warrant, the products OF Its
ields aud orchards having been CO.
ordinatod with those OF It's mines and
fac, cries.
Hut ai san Francisco not ouly did
Missouri win more medals than
any other state in the linton on It's
general stale display. hut It demon.
Str;',d It's superiority In IL. follow.
Ing special depart meh's
1 proved 10 be the greatest apple
growing commonwealth IN the Union
II passed Kentucky and other IA.
nous horse breeding states In horses,
winning every medal bat one IN tie
fne ssddle.horse classes.
u proved To I've the greatest state
lof the breeding VI "muies,' there
being Only one other state TO receive
a medal for display 81 these ami.
mas
H. beat New Jersey ia raising line
turkeys, and also led all states MAS.
iachusel,s being presumably included
I" the competition, Ia raising White
Plymouth Rocks
" won more medals uian any other
state on Its mining eAhlIit.
And laSt, but not least, ~ the
minds o. many, 1t io,L tie world ~
the production OF p,r-,nmons, win.
niny the gold m,dal H. that tooth.
some class and com,og out close
second In the paavas 60 npetilion.
The on'y woman l" the United
states Ia win gold medal Tor A. Ia.
dlyldual agricultural EXHIBIT, Sxs a
Missouri "oman. Mrs. Mabel Miller.
VI O'ceola, whose disNsy Of white
corn .Sc'lled e's:;K,"g Ia it, class
Y. nv exposition, ahi'. "our oan
Luula Long" Won ihe majority Of
medals for saddle horses In agrlcul.
tural exhibits Mi~>ou'i aon six more
gold medals than Iowa, tie next high.
est state, Missouri Srn tie grand
medal OF honor for the minrrAi eShib.
II. aud only California cKc-lIed tie
Missouri horticultural display,
These Il ures ought "a si,e a dis
tinct ,mpc;uS TO any movement for
encouragement u agricultural "im.
migration" and II properly adSer.
Used HiIt undoubtedly do ~,