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Sorghum — Fair. 

 Timothy — Very good. 

 Clover — Total failure. 

 Prairie Hay — Number one crop. 

 Potatoes — Good to fair; average yield 75 per cent. 

 Tegetables — All kinds number one. 

 Apples — Very poor; yield about 35 per cent. 



Other Frtiits — Cherries and plums almost a failure; poor yield of 

 grapes but all other berries a good crop. 

 Cattle — Good condition. 

 Horses — Good condition. 

 Sicine — Fair. 

 Sheep — Good. 

 Poultry — Number one. 

 Bees — Poor. 

 Lands — Much damage done by floods. 



EMMET. 



A. .J. RHODES, ESTHERVILLE, OCTOBER 29, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Seasoii — General condition good con- 

 sidering the cold, wet spring and the drouth early in the fall. Consider- 

 able fall plowing is being done; fall pastures are good and stock in good 

 condition. 



Corn — Yield good. Numerous replantings required on account of suc- 

 cessive rainfall but many acres matured beyond expectations. 



Oats — Generally good in weight but light in yield. 



Wheat — Very little raised. 



Rye — Not extensively raised but crop was fair. 



Barley — About the usual acreage; yield about two-thirds of an average 

 crop. 



Flax — Very little raised. 



Buckioheat — ^Very little raised. 



Millet — Good, but small acreage. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — Excellent crops. 



Clover — Very good and put up under favorable conditions. 



Prairie Hay — Small acreage. 



Other Grains and Grassees — Blue grass is the main pasturage and is 

 good. 



Potatoes — Good yield and good price. 



VegetaNes — Good crops. 



Apples — A good crop of summer and fall apples. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits light; good yield of grapes. 



Cattle — In fine condition; several large herds of fine stock. The usual 

 number not being fed on account of high price of corn. 



Horses — A good class of draft horses and some very good roadsters; 

 prices high. Attention is being paid to the better breeds of draft horses. 



