TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 831 



Barley — A large acreage sown and harvested. Yielded from 15 to 40 

 bushels per acre. That which was stacked and threshed early was of good 

 quality but the remainder was injured by severe rains. 



Flax — The crop was not so good as in 1908 as it was harvested during 

 a rainy season and was severely injured by growing in the bundles. 



Buckwheat — Quite an amount sown as the spring was late and the qual- 

 ity was good. Yielded from 8 to 20 bushels per acre. 



Millet — Not much sown; hay injured by rains. 



Sorghum — Some raised for making molasses but not much for fod- 

 der. The season was not a good one for sorghum. 



Timothy — A large acreage; mostly cut for hay but some threshed for 

 seed. 



Clover — Winter killed quite badly; all ciit for hay and no seed saved. 



Prairie Hay — Not a large quantity cut; mostly mixed with timothy and 

 other clovers and used for pasture. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Field peas do well here; the crops for the 

 past ten years have yielded from 38 to 60 bushels per acre; the season 

 of 1909 being the best of all. 



Potatoes — A good crop of potatoes; no rot or blight this season. 



Vegetables — All kinds did well; a large crop of sugar beets raised and 

 shipped to Waverly, Iowa; average yield of sugar beets was 9 to 14 tons 

 per acre and price $5.00 per ton. 



Apples — None on account of the late frost killing the buds. 



Other Fruits — Strawberries were a fair crop; raspberries were a light 

 crop owing to dry weather; grapes v*ere killed by late frost in the spring. 



Cattle — On account of shortage of feed in the spring the cattle were 

 thin and did not regain much flesh until after the drouth in July and 

 the death of the flies in the fall. No feeding being done here this season. 



Horses — Good quality and plenty of buyers at prices ranging from $75.00 

 to $225.00 each. Much attention given to the breeding of draft horses. 



Stoine — Raised in large numbers and consume nearly all the corn raised 

 in this county. No disease. 



Sheep — Farmers owning their lands nearly all have them and some 

 renters are getting them. Breeding sheep are of good quality and sell at 

 auction sales at $7.00 to $10.00 per tiead for ewes. 



Poultry — Great many raised in this county and there is a regular ship- 

 ping demand for them at remunerative prices. 



Bees — Are much in evidence and usually are a paying proposition; 

 the season of 1909 was not a honey season owing to the July drouth, how- 

 ever, they are wintering w-ell. 



Drainage — Several miles of tiling laid during the season of 1909 and a 

 large amount will be laid the coming season but more will still be 

 needed. 



Other Industries — Creameries and cheese factories are progressing. 



Lands — Frequently selling at prices from $65 to $125 per acre. 



Report of Fair — No fair held. 



