The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-02-01
Missouri Grew Millions More.

acres in corr; Kansas $3.50, 900 Yet
Missouri with l75,000 iewes acres,
grew 81, ,6l2, 900 more bushels. These
are United States Department Of Agn-
culture figures. The Missouri figures,
as complied by the State Board Of Agri
culture, make slightly better showing.
The Missouri State Board Of AgIi'
culture recently asked its crop cores
pondents TO express their views, as to
needed legislation. The replies show
the greatest demand for changes in the
present road laws. Ninety farmers
place this subject first. Second in or
der is the request for a pure seed law
81 correspondents answering to this ef-
feet. Sixty mention the need Of dog
law. Thirty nine are Of the opinion
that the school laws especially those re
lating to rural schools should be amen
Ged. That there is need for some sYs-
tenn Of farm credits under state control
is the opinion Of 80. Better protection
for the quail or Bob White" is asked
by 80 farmers, many Of whom suggest
a closed season Of from three to ten
years. Another suggestion on this
subject is 10 limit the number OF birds
that may be killed by any one hunter
during the open season. Next in or
der Of suggestions for farm Legislation
come some provision for farm organic
alton, buread Of marketing, support
OF the county agent law pure food law
and a stallion law. Other suggestions
mentioned are better fertilizer inspect
ion regulations, changes in road drag
ging law, change in revenue laws, a
law making plain what constitutes a
legal fence, law requiring hedges to
be cut and all distractions at turns or
intersections OF roads to be removed.
Missours was the first state in the
Union to enact a farm name regislra-
ton law. The Missouri Statate Board
OF Agriculture has just issued a bulie
Farm Names" the author being W.
L. Nelson Assistant Secretary Of the
Board and who was also the author Of
the farm name bill referred to. This
bulletin, in addition to giving the
names OF 1000 Missouri farms tells
how many Of these names originated
and offers suggestions for the naming
OF farm homes, The origin Of the
names Of famous places 10 other states
is also given. Many Missourians and
others have contributed 10 this bulIe-
tin, thus making it Of unusal value. In
list Of 1000 Missouri farm names
view is used 88 times as in Fairview or
Lakeview. Other popular basic words
are valley used 3S times; maple "a
oak "a dale %; walnut, %; side %.
Then there is found frequent use oil
hurst, Old English for thicket or grove
as in Hickoryhurst, foyle Old English
spelling Of the word GIenioyle meaning
a leaty glen. This bulletin on Farm
Names is free TO Missourians.
Replies made to the Missouri State
Board Of Agriclture as 10 the amount
Of meat consumed by the average farm
family show that S84 pounds Of porE
are consumed annually. With ST
persons as an average iamil this is ap
proximately l5S pounds per person,
hog to a man. In order 10 encourage
large number Of farmers to make
sufficient supply Of meat loT their owl
use, and possibly TO have some to sci
the Board Of Agriculture established
the Missouri Farmers Ham and Bacol
Show. The fifth annual show recentl
held was most successful. Allseclion
Of the state were represented in III
entries, and the meat was oil a yer
superior quality. A representative {
the United States Department Of Agr
culture has just asked fr detailed 1t
form ZION as to how the Missouri Sho
is co iducted Similar luquiiies hav
come from other states. Evident
the plan oI the farmer living at hume
proylrg popular
Free Trade Is Doomed.
1t is the overwhelming opinion