TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 807 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Up to the average. 



Sorghum — Good crop; quality fair. 



Timothy — Excellent crop. 



Clover — Good crop. 



Prairie Hay — Large yield. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Good crop; quality good. 



Vegetables — About up to the average. 



Apples — Light yield and of poor quality. 



Other Fruits — An average crop of good quality. 



Cattle — The farmers are continually improving their herds, such as 

 Short Horns, Herefords, Polled Angus and Jerseys. Some very fine stock 

 was on exhibition at our fair. 



Horses — Are still bringing top notch prices. Our county can boast of 

 some very fine specimens. 



Svnne — One of the principal industries. Local breeders were all rep- 

 resented at our fair with some very fine specimens. 



Sheep — This industry is growing yearly. Some of our farmers have 

 flocks numbering from two to three hundred. 



Poultry — A very profitable industry. The farmers are realizing a hand- 

 some profit from their flocks. 



Bees — An average crop of honey. 



Drainage — Natural. 



Lands — Are continually increasing in price. Verj^ little offered for 

 sale. 



Report of Fair— Held at National, September 7, 8, 9, 1909. The weather 

 was not very favorable this year, consequently the attendance was not 

 as large as in former years. The exhibits were about up to average. 



CLAYTON. 



F. J. GKESSLEE, STRAWBEKRY POINT, OCTOBEE 26, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — A good average crop raised. 

 General prosperity seems to prevail throughout the farming communities. 

 The weather during the early part of the season was cold and rainy; the 

 dry weather later did some damage to high sandy land. Fall weather has 

 been splendid and com is maturing in fine shape. 



Corn — Quality fair; j'ield thirty-five to forty bushels per acre. 

 Oats — Quality extra good; yield thirty to thirty-five bushels per acre, 

 acre. 



Wheat — Quality good; yield twenty to twenty-five bushels. 



Rye — Very little raised here; yield about average. 



Barley — Yield about half a crop. 



Flax — Very little raised here. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised; average crop. 



Millet — Very little raised. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Good average crop, about one and one-half tons per acre. 



