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Nearly all of the associations represented here are from 

 the Missouri river "Loess" district. This district produced in 



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1912 more apples than any other apple district in the world, 

 and this district supports at the present time as prosperous and 

 well-to-do fruit growing communities as can be found. At 

 Wathena, Kan., just across the Missouri river from St. Joseph, 

 Mo., $500,000 in fruits are shipped yearly. This little town of 

 Wathena is a "fruit growing town." The Wathena lumber 

 yard, the elevator, the general store and the county insurance 

 company are owned by the Wathena Fruit Growers' Associa- 



