Mansfield mirror., 1916-03-02
MANSFIELD

IN the southwest part OF rlght county.
on the Frisco railroad, a miles east OF
Springfield Mo, within Just miles of
the highest point in the state, 1850 feet
above sea levrl
The society is Of the best; the people
are friendly III both the city and the coun
try; no more hosptable people live than
we have here Both religious and educa'
tiona institutions in the city and coun-
try are OF the best. and people take
great pride in their schools and church
es. We have tour good churches in the
town and all the country round about
have splendid churches. We havea fine
high school building erected a. cost OF
$500.
Mansfield has the climate, the altitude.
the water and the people. We are so
far south that We escape the cold win
terS of the northern states, and owing
to the altitude we do not have the hot
summers OF the southern states. Mala
ria and diseases of that kind are un.
known here only when parties come in
from places that are subject to such
malades. Owing to the altitude and
purencsS of the air, it is good place for
people who are subject to Catarrh, A>th
ma and other troubles of that kind.
MINERAL
The minerals Of our country are prac-
tically undeyeloped, although nlmber
of mines have been opened with good
ShoWing> of lead and zinc. Companies
are now working in these mines and are
very much encouraged by the yield.
ROCKS
This country has some rocks, but we
contend that the rocks are a benefit
rather than hindranCe to the farming
in this country. as they keep Il looSeness
in the soil and prevent packing. All
farms do not have rocks. Some are as
clear of rock as any Kansas land. Some.
times our very vest soil has the small
rocks.
TIMBE
About three fourthS of the land in the
Ozarks is covered with fine timber con
Si,ting of oaks of several kinds, hickory,
walnut. sycamore, and many other
kinds. Plenty of good saw timber for
al kinds of building purposes, when
sawed into lumber.
PRODUCTS
Corn. wheat, oats, hay and all kinds of
vegetables grow in abundance in the
Ozarks As good gardens are seen in
the OzarliS a. ever grow anywhere in the
world. Anything, almost that grows
for table use in this country rounda
bout. This part of the state is uneXcell
cd in ali kinds of fruit, both large and
small.
DA[RYING
This is one of the greatest dairy coun.
tries in all the world Grass is natur
al growth here and grows we'll for eight
months in the year. Blue grass comes
on all these hills when the timber brush
are removed. Plenty of good pure wat
er for the cows. which IS one of the es
sentals in the dairy business Winters
are mild, and heavy feeding is not so
necessary as in the cold countries.
POULTRY RAISING
No country is better adapted to pont-
ny raising than the Ozarks. All kinds of
fowls are healthy, have vigorous growth,
arr bnt very little trouble to raise, and
are inexpensive to the farmer. Owing
to the climatic conditions and the pure
running water on almost every forty a
cres OF land, this is an ideal poultry
country.
TITLES
Titles are as good as in any country,
as the land has not changed hands very
often. Abstracts and Warranty Deeds
are always furnished to any farm pur-
chased.
ROADS
There is at this time very much in
thusiasln over good roads in all this
country. Organizing into special road
districts, and bonding the districts for
money to make better roads is being
pushed on all roads throughout the
country. i''ivc years will find all the
roads in this part of the state in excel
lent condition.