Agriculture: cattle, soy beans, hogs, dairy products, corn, poultry & eggs

Capital: Jefferson City

Courts: Judicial System

Flower: Hawthorn

Governor: Bob Holden (2002)

Motto: The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law.

Nickname: Show Me State

State bird: Bluebird

Statehood: 24th state in the Union August 10, 1821

Tree: Flowering Dogwood

For more information visit the following sites:

www.50states.com

www.theus50.com