496 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Uplands or flat woods, besides the cereals, produce the finest apples, 

 I»ears, plums and cherries to be seen, as well as grapes; all kinds of small 

 fruits do equally well. 



Southeast of Fredericktown, the county seat, many orchards and 

 many an acre devoted to strawberries and other small fruits always re- 

 ward the horticulturist with abundant crojis and prove the adaptability 

 of this soil to successful horticulture; why this most profitable branch is 

 not extended is beyond conception; they do not care. 



This county is well watered by rivers and creeks, has the finest 

 timber; its climate mild and healthy, short winter. The chain of the 

 Ozarks screens the county south to southwest. 



Probably nowhere can land be bought so cheap as in this county, 

 although no better soil can be found for all kind of fruits including the 

 grape. 



Well improved farms can be bought from $io to $25 per acre; un- 

 improved land from $2 to $I0 per acre. The Iron Mountain railroad 

 runs through 23 miles of this county. 



BOLLINGER COUNTY. 



Surface hilly and broken; valleys of rich soil; level lands on top of 

 the hills; well timbered and well watered by rivers, creeks and springs. 

 Five flouring mills, wool carding machine, blacksmith and wagon shops, 

 and a few tanneries include all the improvements of this county. Im- 

 proved land can be bought from $5 to $15 per acre. About one hun- 

 dred thousand acres of the best fruit land can be bought from $2 to |5 

 per acre. All kinds of fruit succeed admirably, never fail. This county 

 needs industry and capital to develop its great resources and to occu- 

 py a prominent rank in Southeast Missouri. 



MISSISSIPPI COUNTY. 



This county, opposite the mouth of the Ohio river, is level bottom 

 land, some prairie and some timber; its rich, warm soil produces the 

 finest melons to be found anywhere; strawberries could do as well. 



This county is almost surrounded by the Mississippi river; the 

 James Bayou runs through its center, but could easily be drained. 



This county includes 253,440 acres of land; about 40,000 are im- 

 proved; this last sells from $8 to $15 per acre, unimproved from $1 to 

 $2 per acre. 



