. 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. idges? Never see none. Quail? Do youunsshoot quail? Well I reckontheys tolable good eatin, buttaint a mouthfulapiece skeerselyto the littlethings. The truth isthat wild t u r-k e y s are no-where morel^lentiful in theUnited Statesthan in theOzark moun-tains. What,with the acorns and othermast, mild winters, thegreat stretches of unsettledlands, and the indifferen
. 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. idges? Never see none. Quail? Do youunsshoot quail? Well I reckontheys tolable good eatin, buttaint a mouthfulapiece skeerselyto the littlethings. The truth isthat wild t u r-k e y s are no-where morel^lentiful in theUnited Statesthan in theOzark moun-tains. What,with the acorns and othermast, mild winters, thegreat stretches of unsettledlands, and the indifferenceof the native sportsman, turkeys ^thrive like barnyard fowls in is it necessary to lie in wait in ablind and call them to get a is as easy to get a shot at a turkeyas to get a shot at a partridge in thePennsylvania woods. As for squirrels and rabbits, they everywhere abound. Thereis but one drawback to the shooting of small game in this countryIt is so tame as to take the zest out of the sport. Except for the pleasureof having a well-stocked larder, there is no fun in shooting smallgame. However, if a man were to come here armed with a 20-boredouble shot-gun and cartridges loaded with two drachms of powder.
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