tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post533914252399030198..comments2024-03-23T14:32:06.043-05:00Comments on Missouri and Ozarks History: Apple IndustryLarry Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12024182801689417267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-40336462634644201562013-11-23T11:14:16.345-06:002013-11-23T11:14:16.345-06:00Thanks, Bob, for your comments and additional info...Thanks, Bob, for your comments and additional info. I knew that the apple industry predated the railroad, but I guess I didn't realize the extent of it in the early years. At any rate, the peak did not come until after the railroad. Larry Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024182801689417267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617745107547433863.post-52113526123931418632013-11-22T18:23:04.371-06:002013-11-22T18:23:04.371-06:00As early as 1870, long before the railroad, apples...As early as 1870, long before the railroad, apples were being shipped from Barry County to Texas by wagon. By 1884 the Cassville Fruit and Evaporating company was shipping dried apples to St. Louis in 10,000 pound lots.<br /><br />Someday I'd like to hear what you've found about the game industry (quail, prairie chicken, etc.). In 1877, the Neosho <i>Times</i> reported that Pierce City had shipped 100,000 pounds of game to New York in a single week, "not counting rabbits."<br /><br />Enjoy your blog.Bob Bankshttp://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cappscreek/bcnews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com