The Ozark Mountain region of Missouri and Arkansas as it appears along the line of the Kansas City southern railway . l furnished by one class of producers,though each does well in his specialty. Building up a farm is not an easy job, norfor that matter, is any other undertakingwhich is successful. Land is cheap, yet itrequires some money to buy it. The farmshould have a good team, one or two milkcows, two or three sows, and must also bestocked with poultry, for all of which moneyis necessary. Lumber costs from $ to$ per thousand feet, and some moneyis needed for supplies until the f


The Ozark Mountain region of Missouri and Arkansas as it appears along the line of the Kansas City southern railway . l furnished by one class of producers,though each does well in his specialty. Building up a farm is not an easy job, norfor that matter, is any other undertakingwhich is successful. Land is cheap, yet itrequires some money to buy it. The farmshould have a good team, one or two milkcows, two or three sows, and must also bestocked with poultry, for all of which moneyis necessary. Lumber costs from $ to$ per thousand feet, and some moneyis needed for supplies until the farm pro-duces them. The rest is good hard work,with the satisfaction of knowing that youare working for yourself and family, and ifthere are any profits beyond living expenses,they are yours. There is usually timberenough to build the fences, stables, poultryhouses, barns, corncribs, feed bins, etc., andthe rest is elbow grease. On the farm workis money, is a good appetite and good diges-tion, good health, long life and a soul con-tent. The planning out of a campaign forthe season on the farm becomes more inter-. ;GES C-WK. KEK SPRINGS, MO. THE OZARK REGION


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