. Statistics and information concerning the state of Missouri and its cheap farming lands, the grazing and dairy region, the mineral and timber resources, the unsurpassed fruit lands, and limitless opportunities for labor and capital. or whose dutiesbring them in contact with the fact. Deer are found in every jiortion ofthe State, and are especially numerous in the thinly settled, hilly andmountainous districts. They are also numerous in tlie swampy Ozark mountains and the swampy lands of southeast Missouri con-stitute a great deer paik and game reserve and will continue to do so
. Statistics and information concerning the state of Missouri and its cheap farming lands, the grazing and dairy region, the mineral and timber resources, the unsurpassed fruit lands, and limitless opportunities for labor and capital. or whose dutiesbring them in contact with the fact. Deer are found in every jiortion ofthe State, and are especially numerous in the thinly settled, hilly andmountainous districts. They are also numerous in tlie swampy Ozark mountains and the swampy lands of southeast Missouri con-stitute a great deer paik and game reserve and will continue to do so untilimmigiation crowds them out. It is a notorious fact that venison sells ascheap as good beef in the St. Louis markets during the winter season. Game in the Ozarks of all kinds is most jjlentiful. It is a strikingindication to the sportsman to see the skins of deer, wild cats, foxes,coons, possums and minks hanging on the posts of the porticos in front MISSOURI. 63 of the country stores, while the skins of bears and wolves are not infre-quent. These skins tell an unmistakable story of the sport which tliehunter can find in Missouri. The truth is that small game is so plentifulthat it is practically ignored by the In response to an inquiry a native said: Did anyone thereabouts go gunning for game? Eight smart of folksdid that. What did they kill? Most generally deer. The railroadbrought right smart of folks from St. Louis gunning through that else did they get besides deer? Turkeys. City folks sot a heap of 64 MISSOURI. store by turkeys, but folks didnt bother em very much less there was aworkins and meat was skeerse and no time to kill a deer. There wasdroves of turkeys up the river. How far? Bout two mile. It was scan-dalous the way them ud rassle with a farmers corn. Hed as lief have adrove of hogs in a corn field as a flock of turkeys, and there want nokeeping of them out. Partridges? Never see none. Quail? Do youunsshoot quail? Well I reckontheys
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