TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK-PART XII 855 



Horses — Rapidly advancing in numbers and qualitj'. No disease of 

 any kind. 



Sivine — Good herds of good quality. Possibly not quite so many raised 

 as in former years, but free from disease. 



Sheep — Not a very prominent industry here but on the increase. 



Poultry — Receiving increased attention and appears to be a very 

 profitable industry. 



Bees — Few kept. 



Drainage — Great sums of money are being invested in draining the 

 lowlands. Many hundreds of acres will have been reclaimed for the plow 

 by another season. 



Lands — Rapidly advancing in price. Values from $100 to $250 per 

 acre and such activity in trade.- Nothing with improvements can be 

 bought under $100. 



Report of Fair — Held at Malvern, August 3, 4, 5, 6, 1909. The most 

 successful and satisfactory in our history. Weather ideal throughout. 

 Attendance good and racing excellent. 



MITCHELL. 



D.- F. SHEEIIAN, OSAGE, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — A very late, backward spring 

 retarded the early growth of all crops but the season was made longer 

 than usual by a late fall, making the general average of crops very good. 



Co7-n — Acreage the same as usual; crop good. 



Oats — Quality excellent; best crop we have had in years. 



Wheat — None raised. 



Rye — -Very little raised but the crop was good. 



Barley — Below our usual standard. 



Flax — Good; not much raised. 



Buckivheat — Very little raised. 



3IiUet — Quality good. 



Sorghicm — None. 



Timothy — Good crop; considerable seed. 



Clover — Heavy yield; all haj'. 



Prairie Hay — Very littlee. 



Other Grains and Grasses — All crops were good. 



Potatoes — Best yield in years. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Good apple year. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits above the average. 



Cattle — In good condition; quality gets better every year; Short-Horns 

 in the lead. 



Horses — Better horses all the time; prices going higher. 



Swine — Most profitable thing on the farm; no disease. 



Sheep — More sheep than ever. 



Poultry — A very good quality. 



Bees — Not very many. 



