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if not in the world. She has more votes and more wealth than two or 

 three of those little Eastern states that call her poor old Missouri. 



This was no state or county fair, but the World's Fair, where all 

 premiums had to compete with the world, and 1 think they should he^ 

 placed so unborn generations can see the enterprise of Missouri at the 

 age 1893. 



Missouri was represented in more departments than any other 

 state or territory in the United States, by exhibits, and won many 

 prizes. Missouri took two-thirds of the prizes offered at the World's^ 

 Fair — sweepstakes on cattle against the competition of the World, and 

 Merino sheep, Berkshire hogs, saddle horses and mules. 



In 1822 this prairie country up here was classed as a part of the 

 great American desert, and could never be inhabited, and now, in the 

 short space of 70 years, stands almost, if not quite equal in enterprise^, 

 with any place in the world. Wm. Brodbeck. 



Oregon, Mo., Dec. 20, '93. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman : 



Dear Sir— By a postal of October 5, '93, you asked me to tell how or whereia 

 I have failed or succeeded during the past two years. Please allow me to submit 

 the following, considered success by such a practical fruit man as fl. E. Van De- 

 man. This is not only a few acres or a few hundred trees, but 437 acres and over 

 100 trees to the acre. . 



Now this is much better than any experience I can give of my own, and I be- 

 lieve it is worthy of a place in the State report. As these trees and orchards are 

 just across the Missouri river in Kansas, the same treatment will attain the same 

 results in Missouri. 



I am sorry I could not be with you at Fulton. I enjoy these meetings above 



all else. Respectfully, 



Wm. Brodbeck. 



SUCCESSFUL FRUIT FARMING. 



PROF. H. E. VAN DEMAN. 



There are few readers of our horticultural papers who have not heard of the 

 orchards of Wellhouse and Wheat, in Eastern Kansas. Mr. Wellhouse is one of 

 the old substantial, practical fruit-growers of that State, and in 1876 formed a part- 

 nership with Mr. Wheat, a lawyer of Leavenworth, who owned farms in Leaven- 

 worth and Miami, and had faith in the judgment and ability of Mr. Wellhouse to 

 grow fruit. Mr. Wheat furnished the land and agreed to pay the taxes on it, and 

 also money to buy .apple-trees for the first 117 acres planted. Mr. Wellhouse did 

 all the work, and had entire responsibility and oversight of the planting and care 

 of the trees. He sub-rented the land while the trees were small to persons whom 

 he could trust to plow among them, and had nothing but corn planted. He made 

 liberal terms, but bound them to cultivate well about the trees, and gave the mat- 

 ter his personal attention. 



The share of corn he recived paid for his trouble and more too. At the end 

 of five years the two contracting parties began to divide the proceeds of the apple 

 orchards, each having half. There were a few more than 50,000 trees p'anted, but- 



