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grass region ; in fact, most all grasses do well here; corn does well 

 here. 



Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway runs across west end of 

 oounty, down valley of Medicine creek; Powersville and Lucerne are 

 thriving towns on this line. 



Burlington & Quiucy railway runs across the center of county in a 

 northeast and southwest direction, passing through Mendota, a mining 

 town of no mean importance; then Rowland, a neat little village; then 

 Unionville, the county seat, which has had an unprecedented growth 

 the last several years ; then Lemon, a beautiful prairie town. 



Most all small fruits do well here. This county is very well 

 adapted to raising apples of the hardy varieties. Many car-loads have 

 been shipped from here the last few years. Sour cherries do exceed- 

 ingly well. Society good here; nearly a dozen churches are repre- 

 sented here ; schools unexcelled, taxes low, people all prosperous and 

 in good cheer. 



Land rates from $10 to $50 per acre, according to improvements 

 and location, though several fairly well improved farms can be bought 

 for $20 to $25 per acre ; but price of real estate carries a steady annual 

 rise. 



Shipping facilities good. Apple trees sell at i ome nurseries for 

 10 to 124^ cents ; peddlers sell for 15 to 25 cents. 



Most soil for orchards can be put in good order with plow and 



harrow, though some ground would be better for tiling. The high land 



apd northeast slopes are the best for orchards. 



Home-seekers are welcomed here. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



James T. Scott, 



Eesident here 3G years. 



WORTH COUNTY. 



To the home-seekers: I would advise you to see little Worth 

 county, Missouri, before you locate. 



Worth county is the third county from the Missouri river, and 

 borders on the State of Iowa; is 21 miles east and west, and a little 

 over 13 miles north and south. The land of the county is what would 

 be termed rolling ; there are four streams that cross the county from 

 north to south, and of course there is considerable level land along 

 the streams. 



I suppose that about one-tenth of the land of the county is timber, 

 consisting of four or five varieties of oak, also black walnut, two 



