794 BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI. 



and a limited range is a necessity. Our high, rolling prairies 

 in these parts are well adapted for sheep raising, and are being 

 utilized for this purpose as their advantages are better apprecia- 

 ted. 



OTHER STOCK. 



Horses and mules are raised on the farm to supply the 

 teams, and a small surplus is disposed of every year, as it is 

 better to have an animal to sell than one to buy. A few su- 

 perior breeds of poultry, and a good supply of bees fill up the 

 list, each one of which is successful in proportion to the time 

 and attention given it. 



In selecting a farm for an investment or a home, there are 

 many things to be taken into consideration. After choosing 

 the kind of farming to be pursued, whether grain or stock, a 

 location must be selected suited to that choice. This part of 

 the country is peculiarly adapted to stock growing in all its 

 branches, as the land is dry and rolling, with ample facilities 

 for obtaining water, while the soil can not be excelled for pro- 

 ducing alhkinds of grasses and coarse grain. Wheat has not, 

 until recently, attracted much attention, but the crop is coming 

 into better favor, and many farmers are growing it quite ex- 

 tensively. Our market is good, having competing railroads to 

 St. Louis and Chicago, which insures cheap and quick trans- 

 portation ; and with the present strong upward tendency of 

 real estate, our chea»p and desirable land must soon become 

 valuable. 



