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TOSTART SOY BEAN SURVEY C. OF TO DETERMINE ACREAGE IN EVENT PLANT IS ESTABLISHED. Information on the Crop in Fifty Mis and Kansas Counties Be George W. Catts Says. ankle. A survey of fifty Missouri and KanDespite the fact he was carrying the as counties contiguous to Kansas City plea of major for artillery support. to determine the acreage of soy beans Larson picked up the soldier and carried available in the event soy bean plant him the improvised hospital in the is established here. will be begun today Beaufort cathedral Then he completed by George W. Catts, agricultural comhis missioner of the Chamber of Commerce The runner the Rev. Elmer J. Larson W. H. Manss, industrial engineer of of Omaha, lost all trace of the wounded Chicago, who to direct the Chamber of soldier the rush of the Argonne Commerce expansion program, forest drive. He now is attempting to suggested in his acceptance the developtrace him. ment of agricultural resources and Mr. Larson believes the soldier was among other things pointed out the member the machine gun company of utility the soy bean and its adaptation the 353d infantry which was in the same to this territory. section as his regiment. The soy bean is used as a for stock and its oil in the manufacture of paint. On many farms tributary to Kansas City the soy bean has been found reliable crop. Mr. Catts will conduct the survey through farm bureaus. He will also make personal trips inspection. Good soil will yield fifteen to twenty bushels of soy beans an acre and the price normally is around a bushel The return largely profit, since it is an inexpensive crop to raise. Mr. Catts plans to have his soy bean survey ready when Mr. Manss assumes his duties within the next thirty days. RECEIVER BYSFIELD Judge David H. Harris Appoints Cashier to Hold Securities. COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 2.-Judge David H. Harris of the Boone County circuit court yesterday appointed A. G. Spencer, cashier of the Boone County National Bank. receiver for the $85,000 securities pending the outcome of the case E. Bysfield against his wife, Mrs. Annie Bysfield.
