TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 799 



Sorghum — Very little raised; quality good. 



Timothy — Heavy yield generally; put up in good condition. 



C/ot'Cj;— Good crop; considerable threshed for seed. 



Prairie Hay — But very little raised; average yield. 



Other Grains and Grosses— -Average yield. 



Potatoes — An average yield, but the early potatoes were affected by the 

 wet weather in the spring, except on sandy soil. Late potatoes are good 

 generally. 



Vegetables — A very good yield. 



Apples — A very poor crop, affected by worms. Where the trees were 

 sprayed the crop is good. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits were injured by the dry weather in July. 



Cattle — The average number and in very good condition. 



Horses — A tendency for a better class and selling high. 



Stcine — The average number, generally in good condition. A little 

 cholera in the county. 



Sheep — Few sheep but of a very good class. 



Poultry — Poultry raising increasing, and of the better kinds. 



Bees — Bees are scarce, but there was a large yield of good honey this 

 year. 



Drainage — Farmers in the western part of the county are taking the 

 benefit of the drainage laws and are forming drainage ditclios. Tile 

 drainage is increasing all over the county. 

 Other Industries — Brick and tile. 



Laids — Increasing in value and now ranging from $.50 from to $150 

 per acre. 



Report of Fair— Held at Allison September 7, 8 and 9, 1909. There was 

 the largest number of exhibits for several years, but bad weather on the 

 second and third days prevented a large attendance. The society is in a 

 very good condition financially. 



CALHOUN. 



J. C. HOAG, MANSOX. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops in general are of excel- 

 lent quality, but in quantity not over abundant. The season was ex- 

 tremely wet until the latter part of July; it was almost impossible to 

 put in the crops, yet the quality was never better. 



Corn — About 80 per cent of the regular yearly crop. 



Oats — Yielded from 20 to 45 bushels per acre and of excellent quality. 



Wheat— yione. 



Rye — None. 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None. 



BucTctcheat — None. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — An excellent crop. 



Clover — An abundant crop. 



