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JOHN K. GLASSFORD, horticulturist, farmer, and fruit-grower, was born in Butler county, Ohio, in the town of Hamilton, in May, 1826. His father, Henry, was a farmer, and died in 1873. The subject of this sketch was married in August, 1848, to Augusta Lucas, who was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, in 1825. Their children are William A., Ann Eliza, and four not living. His son is in the signal service of the United States. Mr. Glassford is an ordained minister of the United Brethren Church, and his wife is a member. He is an anti-Mason, both in theory and practice, and has renounced all its teachings and beliefs. He went to Indiana in 1836, and Iowa, Bremer county, in 1855. He migrated south in 1865 and settled two miles south of Carthage. His farm comprises 290 acres. Mr. Glassford has probably the finest fruit farm in Jasper county, having sixty acres set out to bearing trees, 3,000 apple trees, 1,500 peach trees, 500 pear trees, 500 cherry trees, 30 quince, five acres of blackberries, five of raspberries, one-half acre strawberries, one-half acre gooseberries, and 2,000 grape vines. In the season of 18S2 he raised 6,000 bushels of apples, 200 of peaches, 250 of pears, 100 of blackberries, and 45 bushels of cherries. When we consider that his farm was wild land a few years since we are surprised at its wonderful productions, and that his hand has turned every furrow, trimmed and set every tree and shrub, we can form some conception of the work he has performed. He markets most of his fruit at Monterey, Mexico, Wichita, Kan., San Antonia, Texas, and his small fruits in Carthage and Joplin. For a time, in the early history of Carthage, Mr. Glassford was interested in selling groceries and furniture, and built a good residence in Carthage. Mr. Glassford is authority on fruit-growing in southwest Missouri, and is to be commended for his success and enterprise.