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itable than is the growing of fruits. Field plantings of 

 radishes, peas and other hardy sorts begin in January. 

 Shipments begin by the first of March and continue un- 

 til the melon crop is harvested in July. The first crop 

 of Irish potatoes, mostly Early Ohio and Triumph, is 

 ready for market in May, and in August a second crop 

 is often planted which matures in November, when it 

 finds a ready home market, or is left in the ground until 

 early spring, when it is placed on the northern markets 

 as ""new potatoes just received from Berniudu," and 

 brings a high price. This second crop, however, is un- 

 certain, as it is difficult to secure a prompt growth if 

 seed from the early crop is used, and it is often impos- 

 sible to secure northern seed so late in the season. 

 Sweet potatoes are grown in all parts of the state, and 

 are shipped fn.ni July \intil JIarch. Asparagus is a 

 profitable- t-Av\y i-n.p vAiirh is grown quite largely in the 

 central di-trict, mimI -.mis wholly free from rust or 

 other disia-.-. IJliul.arb i-< unnhle to endure the heat 

 of the long summer, ami tlii> rr."t-- «.."ii .Ifcay. Beans, 

 beets, cabbages, peas, radi.-ln- :■'-! .m... .^ arc all grown 

 so largely as to be shippi-d m ; i iiom a num- 

 ber of towns in the north. ,i : lal districts. 



MISSOUBI 



1023 



The wild American era! 

 enduring the rigors of 

 in the same forests will 

 and papaw. The north, 

 like Concord, are aiinui 

 on the other hand, the 

 of which the southern S 

 cultivated sort, grows 

 While the berries and si 



the 



ental 



nearly all the j.i 

 tains from Bo-i 

 Denver and Pu 

 Detroit on the i 

 ton on the s..ui 

 ing states to t 

 fruit is produia 

 fruit. The >Ii 



Tilt 



the 





!i is grown in all parts uf the state, and 

 vl ..I liy the cardoad to all parts of the 



... n.-tnn to St. Paul, Omaha and Denver. 



.^1: iiul. LT.wcrs ship by cardots, and in June from 



10 to 20 oars are shipped daily from Crystal Springs, 

 with nearly as many from Madison Station and 

 Booneville, besides smaller shipments from many 

 other points. 



From the central district, shipments are 

 about as follows : 



Beans, Mav 10 to June 10. 



Beets, April 20 to June 15. 



Cabbage, May 1 to June 5. 



Carrots, April 20 to June 10. 



Melons (Gem), June 20 to July 20 



Peaches, .Tune 1 to August 1. 



Peas. :\I;,r.-h 2:-. to April 2:.. 



l'..Ia!....-, Iri-li.Mav 1(1 t.. June IT, 



Turnips, March 20 to May 1.'). 

 Tomatoes, May 25 to July 4. 

 Watermelons, July 1 to August 1. 



shipments of apples to European 

 The following figures give the 

 fall in inches for the past six years 

 bv the U. S. Weather Bureau: 



also favorable to the 



and peaches are sent to 



ast of the Rocky moun- 



.11 tlie east to Omaha, 



■ : ti..mSt. Paul and 



. .1 li'ans and Galves- 



. - milling and graz- 



,, . 1. wlu-re but little 



I' til.- stai.., -ive cheap 

 a..rili\v.-st, while direct 

 If ports affords cheap 



average monthly rain- 

 , recorded at Columbia 



1410. Missouri. 

 The diagonal shading in the southern half designates the Ozark up- 

 lift. The double-line sheading along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers 

 shows the loess formation. The short-line cross-shading designates 

 the parts where frait-groiving is much developed. 



amount to not less than 5,000 cars annually, in addition 

 to nearly as much more which is shipped in small lots. 

 The northeastern and central districts ship principally 

 to northern markets, while the Gulf coast district finds 

 its markets in Mobile, New Orleans, and on the many 

 foreign vessels loading in Ship Island harbor. Nearly 

 the entire business has been developed in the last 15 

 years, and each succeeding year shows a marked in- 

 crease in its volume. New localities are being opened, 

 the work is becoming better organized, and, with the 

 increase of the business the markets are becoming 

 more steady, prices more uniform, and the profits more 

 satisfactory than in the early days. The business has 

 by no means reached its full development, and will not 

 do so for years to come. g_ ji_ Tract. 



MISSOURI HOKTICTJLTURE. Fig. 1410. Its central 

 position gives Missouri a medium climate, favorable to 

 the growth of a variety of horticultural products. The 

 native flora embraces both northern and southern plants. 



Jan., 1.89; Feb., 2.57; March, 2.97; April, 4.52; May, 

 5.87; June, 4.56; July, 4.85; Aug., 2.81; Sept., 3.60; 

 jQct.. 1.40; Nov., 2.87; Dec, 2.02. 



While these figures show that the rainfall is ample, 



and well distributed throughout the y.ar. the n nls 



also show that the percentage of siiimy .lays in this im- 

 mediate section is high. Durimr Au-ii-i. S. |.ii ml.ir 

 and October especially, when iimst of our fruit is ma- 

 turing, the average amount of bright sunlight is con- 

 siderably higher than that of the majority of our orchard 

 states. No doubt the intense sunlight and proximity to 

 the airy prairies are important factors in producing the 

 rich color and high flavor of Missouri fruit, and may 

 also account, in part, at least, for its comparative free- 

 dom from many of the fungous diseases which are 

 known to thrive best in a moist, cloudy atmosphere. 



The topography and soil of the state are both favor- 

 able to fruit-growing. The undulating areas, intersected 

 by the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tribu- 

 taries, are amply provided with both soil and atmos- 



