Missouri Farm Facts. 441 



I think we need a better road system. It is time we were getting 

 out of the ruts. — Moniteau county. 



The greatest problem is how to obtain good roads and maintain the 

 same. — Saline county. 



Bad roads cause trouble, nor are railroad conditions always what 

 we would like to have them. — Butler county. 



Yes, "Back to the farm" should be the cry. Automobiles are com- 

 ing. Likely that will help some, but we must have good roads first. — - 

 Cape Girardeau county. 



We are 12 miles from a railroad and need good roads as badly as 

 anything else. — Hickory county. 



I think a better road system is needed. I would like to see the entire 

 tax payable in cash, and the work of each township placed in the hands 

 of one man who would do the work or hire it done where and when need-, 

 ed. This would insure constant attention. I would have the overseer 

 responsible to the county court and removable for neglect of duty. — 

 Cedar county. 



Farming in this part of Missouri should be on small tracts — 40 to 

 80 acres — and cultivated intensively, principally with dairy and poultry 

 farming. This would settle up tlie country more thickly, thus giving us 

 more men to work the country roads to better advantage. We could 

 then get our produce to market without so much trouble. As it now is 

 in some of the road districts, there are but five or six men to work six 

 miles of road, so you can imagine in what condition such roads are. — 

 Washington county. 



AUTOMOBILES AND MANURE SPREADERS. 



The farmers in this township own no automobiles. In fact, desire 

 none. About 10 per cent of them own manure spreaders, and more are 

 clamoring for them. — Christian county. 



In our little town about 25 manure spreaders were sold last spring. 

 I know of but one automobile owned by a farmer in this part of the 

 county. He let his get away from him and came near hurting all his 

 family and himself. — Cass county. 



The auto craze has not struck this county. With free range and 

 plenty of horses, we "old hayseeds" think "gas machines" too swift for 

 us. — Howell. 



We need more manure spreaders and silos. — Macon county. 



We want a stricter enforcement of the law for automobiles, and 

 reckless driving. Any ptrson v'aught intoxicated and driving a machine 



