TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK-PART XII 845 



Report of Fair— Held at Central City, September 7, 8, 9, 10, 1909. An 

 excellent exhibition and good attendance, notwithstanding bad weather 

 on two days. A suoess financially and in pleasing the people. 



LINN. 



C. J. KNICKERBOCKER, FAIRFAX, OCTOBER 23, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Seaso7i — Condition of crops not as 

 good as hoped for, owing to late spring, especially the corn crop which 

 experienced late planting and in many cases cut worms causing replant- 

 ing, and finally the drouth through August. Conditions seemed more fa- 

 vorable to the oats crop, which outclassed that of last year both in 

 quality and quantity. 



Corn — Average yield about thirty-eight bushels per acre. 



Oats — Good quality, averaging about forty bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Small acreage; yield a lower average than last year. 



Rye — Fair quality; average yield. 



Barley — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Good quality but less plentiful "than in former years. 



Clover — Good crop. 



Potatoes — Early planting yielded well, but late varieties fell far below 

 the average. 



Apples — Very few. 



Other Fruits — Cherries and plums ranged from poor to medium in pro- 

 duction. 



Cattle — Scarce. 



Horses — Draft breeds predominate. 



Swine — Farmers are not feeding to a great extent. 



Lands — Selling at $125 to $2.50 per acre. 



Report of Fair — No fair held at Fairfax this year. 



LINN. 



J. v.. TRAVIS. MARION, OCTOBER 25, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Best in several years. 

 Corn — Good; forty to sixty-five bushels per acre. 

 Oats — Good; forty to fifty bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Small acreage; yield averaged about twenty-five bushels per 

 acre. 



Rye — Not much raised; crop good. 



Barley — Not much raised; crop good. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — Good crop; small acreage. 



Timothy — Good crop; best in several years. 



Clover — Good crop best in several years. 



Prairie Hay — Not much raised. 



Potatoes — Crop fair; affected by dry weather late in season. 



