SURPLUS PRODUCTS-Besides home consumption, the following products were shipped in 1894 : SOCIAL AND GENERAL ADVANTAGES—One could travel through the entire State and find no county in which there are as many educational and religious advantages as are to be had here; schools may be found every few miles, and churches are supported in every settlement; the society throughout the county is composed of law abiding, honest, intelligent and refined people; homeseekers can find no more pleasant country in which to reside than in Pulaski county. WAYNESVILLE is the county seat; situated a little ways off the railroad; abundantly supplied with water from cisterns and wells ; good streets and sidewalks, and well lighted by oil lamps. This beautiful town has many well stocked stores, two churches, a good public school, many beautiful homes and a community of cultured citizens who extend a hearty welcome to all new comers. FACTS AND FIGURES-Pulaski county has 224,842 acres assessed at $636,465; her town lots are assessed at $129,765; personal property assessed at $458,865; total assessed value of property, $1,225,095. Assessed values are 35.50 per cent of real values; hence, actual wealth of county is estimated at $3,450,972. Pulaski county's personal property consists mainly of 3,791 horses, assessed at $23.29 per head; total Schools in 1894... Teachers. Pupils...... Amount spent on schools... Permanent school fund.. .... $88,305 29,455 95,570 9,610 24,065 95,280 60 68 3,777 $12,012.13 11,861.23 PUTNAM COUNTY. Population, 16,270. Situated on the northern State line, about 235 miles northwest of St. Louis and 130 miles northeast of Kansas City. C., M. & St. P., C., B. & K. C. and Q., O. & K. C. roads traverse the county. SOIL-Surface a rolling prairie, with black, sandy soil; good timber land along the creeks. Fully one-half of the county underlaid with extensive coal fields and many large coal mines are operated. Fire clay and limestone are found in abundance. WATER-Supply is good. Springs and wells furnish a clear, wholesome drinking water. The Chariton, Blackbird, Shoals, Locust (two forks), and Medine creeks, tributaries of the Missouri, furnish ample water supply for stock raisers. ROADS-Are in fair condition; road taxes, 20 cents on the $100 valuation. TIMBER-An abundance of oak, black walnut, hickory, maple and elm cover the banks of the creeks, and shipments of cross-ties and furniture lumber are made. FUEL-Coal at $1.50 a ton is in general use, though good wood can be had for $1.25 to $2 per cord. COST OF LAND-Farm land costs from $15 to $35 an acre; pasture land, from $15 to $20 an acre. FARM LABOR-Supply is good; wages are low; range from $12.50 to $18 a month and board. PRINCIPAL CROPS-Corn is the principal crop; it matures in five months; yields from 50 to 75 bushels per acre; very little of it is marketed. Wheat yields from 10 to 40 bushels; oats from 20 to 60 bushels per acre; hay from 2 to 4 tons. The distance from the large markets does not permit a direct shipping of these commodities, with the exception, perhaps, of wheat. Corn, oats and hay are almost exclusively fed to stock. The rich pasture land, with its indigenous blue grass, gives great prominence to stock raising in this county. Cattle is the main product of the stock farm, with hogs, horses, mules and sheep raised as to number in the order named. SURPLUS PRODUCTS-Besides home consumption, the following products were shipped in 1894: SOCIAL ADVANTAGES-The major portion of the 16,270 inhabitants are native born Americans; some foreign born citizens are found in the mining camps in and near Mendota. The county has 25 churches, including all the prominent denominations, and some 85 public schools. GENERAL ADVANTAGES-The moderate price of land, with an abundance of good water and rich pastures, make stock-raising espe cially profitable. Climate is healthful and mild. Fruit-raising (apples) has during the last five years developed into a profitable pursuit. UNIONVILLE, the county seat, with 1800 inhabitants, is reached by the C., B. & Q. railroad; it is a wide-awake little town, with good wells, wide, clean streets and sidewalks; it has two flour mills, two national banks and a number of drug, grocery and general merchandise stores. As the town is situated in the center of numerous and prosperous farms, a creamery would be a profitable business venture. A box factory, a planing mill and a foundry would more than likely meet with success. There are four churches in Unionville-Presbyterian, Catholic, Methodist and Christian. Of fraternal organizations there are a G. A. R. camp, Masons, Odd Fellows and K. of P. lodges. Other towns are Mendota, with 1000 inhabitants, in the midst of the mining district; Powersville, on the M. & St. Paul railroad. GENERAL INFORMATION-The rich coal seams of the county are only partially developed and great fortunes lie still buried in the depths of the earth. FACTS AND FIGURES-Putnam county has 329,498 acres assessed at $2,071,722; her town lots are assessed at $222,431; personal property assessed at $1,143,844; total assessed value of property, $3,437, 997. Assessed values are 37.05 per cent of real values; hence, actual wealth of the county is estimated at $9,279,344. Putnam county's personal property consists mainly of— 11,840 horses, assessed at $20 per head; total..... $236,895 18,227 257,073 11,856 31,914 331,270 85 85 5,706 $31,651.87 34,252.42 RALLS COUNTY. Population, 12,522. Borders the Mississippi river; about 95 miles north of St. Louis. The St. L, K. & N. W., H, & St. J., St. L. & H., M., K. & T. and C. & A. afford ample railroad facilities. SOIL-One-half of the area of the county consists of an undulating prairie; the other half, rolling timber and low bottom land. The bottom land between the Salt and Mississippi rivers is an alluvial, rich, productive land; the prairie, of black loam; the timbered ridges consist of red clay, well adapted for wheat growing and orchards. About 25 square miles of the area is underlaid with rich coal veins. WATER-The main water course of the county is the Salt river, a tributary of the Mississippi; other streams are the Spencer and Lick creek, in the southern and southwestern portions of the county. Fine springs, wells and cisterns furnish an abundance of wholesome drinking water. ROADS The county has about 30 miles of good stone and gravel roads, all kept in excellent condition; road tax, 10 cents on the $100 valuation. TIMBER IS found in abundance. Oak, walnut, elm and maple cover the ridges along the Mississippi and Salt rivers; large quantities are annually shipped in the shape of railroad ties and furniture lumber. FUEL-Coal is mined and shipped for home use, cost is $2 a ton; wood, $2 a cord. COST OF LAND-Farm land at present sells for $15 to $50; pasture land, $10 to $30 an acre. FARM LABOR-Is rather short; farm hands receive from $10 to $20 a month and board. PRINCIPAL CROPS-Corn is grown in preference to all other cereals, but for stock feeding only; wheat is marketed to the extent of 100,000 bushels a year; corn yields 40 bushels per acre; wheat, 15 bushels; oats, 30 bushels, and potatoes, 100 bushels. Special care is given to orchards and poultry. Ralls county ranks high among the stock-raising counties; hogs, cattle and fine horses being the principal products of the stock farm. Her Jersey and Durham breeds of cattle have established a reputation for the county as a fine cattle country. SURPLUS PRODUCTS-Besides home consumption, the following products were shipped in 1894: SOCIAL ADVANTAGES Besides six district schools, there is a normal school, 28 churches, representing the Methodist, Baptist, Christian and Catholic faith; of fraternal orders are noted the Farmers' Aliance and the Patriarchs of America; population, 12,522; principally American born; in the northeastern part, near Hannibal, the Germans have settled in great numbers; in the southwest a few Swedes. GENERAL ADVANTAGES-Ralls county is of late the ElDorado of homeseekers; low prices for land, excellent quality of soil, adapted to nearly all agricultural pursuits, attracts those who desire to embark in a profitable money-making business. The climate is excellent, as is the case in all northeast Missouri. NEW LONDON-On the St. L. & H. railroad, with nearly 1000 inhabitants, is the county seat. It has two banks, a number of general stores, a canning factory and a flour mill. As broom-corn is grown in the bottom lands, a broom factory would doubtless prove a profitable enterprise for a new comer. The streets are wide, clean |