. 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. n corn or maize is the leading agricultural staple of this has usurped the throne of cotton as king of American ]iroducts. The States for >f tlifi TTnited total corn-yield rthe year 1887 A\ahaving a market This is not th(ever known. It 1passed frequently,to the high pricein 1887, it is the ^ket value ever pithis crop or any <any time in thehistor
. 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. n corn or maize is the leading agricultural staple of this has usurped the throne of cotton as king of American ]iroducts. The States for >f tlifi TTnited total corn-yield rthe year 1887 A\ahaving a market This is not th(ever known. It 1passed frequently,to the high pricein 1887, it is the ^ket value ever pithis crop or any <any time in thehistory of theUnited StatesOfthisamount,Missouri pn»duced 140,080,-000 bushels,and the farmers of the Stairpocketed $52,-151,000as theirshare of theprofits of thiscrop. In nf)State is Indiancorn more at home, and it is one of the most profitable crops to the farmer. Its yielddepends largely upon the soil upon which it is grown and the characterof the cultivation given to it. On ordinary soil, with careful cultivation,it should yield from forty to fifty bushels per acre. As a matter of fact,however, the average yield is mucli less than this for the whole State, aswill be seen in the following tables. Corn was a light crop throughout. «T^. -^ f ^ ON CURRRNT RIVFRN. ^^ MISSOURI. MISSOURI. 29 the whole corn belt last year, and the average was small, but there is noreason why the yield of corn for the State of Missouri should not bedoubled without increasing the area planted by a single acre. Farmers ongood lands, who take extra care of their corn, can obtain a return ofeighty bushels per acre easily. It will bring cash always, as the farmersof Missouri are near to good markets, and it is the cheapest and bestfeed with which to fatten his pork, beef and mutton, which are alwaysin demand at the best prices. It is a crop easily raised, suffers little fromdroughts, unless greatly prolonged, and cannot be injured by rains afterit is ripened and before it is secured. In fact, the farmer can
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