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more money for the farmers, to say nothing of the good seed that will be 

 saved for next year. In the southern section of the State, where this 

 seed was distributed, a smaller amount of good seed has been grown 

 than in the northern and central parts of Missouri. Yet the people are 

 thoroughly alive to the importance of what they plant. As proof of this 

 the interest at Neosho, where the last stop on the Frisco was made, may 

 be cited. Here between 8,000 and 3,500 people waited and actually 

 stood in the rain to hear the lectures, and so great was the demand for 

 seed that it was impossible to take care of the orders. Additional orders 

 were later cared for through the city's commercial club. One man who 

 came to the car stated that he had traveled twelve miles especially to get 



Crowd Outside the Cars Waiting to See Missouri Chief Josephine. 



the corn, and that he did not want to make another trip. He, with a few 

 others, who had made almost as great sacrifices to secure the seed, was 

 accommodated. Some corn was taken on the Burlington, but not ad- 

 vertised, as it was not thought necessary to do so, much good corn being 

 grown in Northwest Missouri. However, 3,200 quarts of seed, about 

 equally divided between corn and cowpeas, was disposed of on the trip. 

 No corn was taken on tlte Wal)ash, but hundreds of inquiries revealed 

 the fact that an immense quantity was wanted. In the three days 2,000 

 quarts of cowpeas were distributed. 



The twelve ears of Reid's Yellow Dent corn, grown by T. R. Doug- 

 lass of Columbia-, and which won for Missouri the first prize on yellow 

 corn at the National Corn Show at Columbus, Ohio, were carried on the 

 train. This corn did more than attract attention ; it told a striking story 

 of the value of scientific com breeding. 



