TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 877 



Report of Fair — Held at Toledo, September 21-24th inclusive. Entries 

 in all departments were well filled; racing good; stock exhibits were fine 

 and the weather was very good. 



TAYLOR. 



F. X. LEWIS, BEDFORD, AUGUST 9, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good; prices are high on 

 all farm products. 



Corn — Fair. 



Oats — Good. 



W7tea/— Fair. 



Rye — Not much grown. 



Barley — Medium. 



FZoa-— Medium. 



Bnckicheat — Fair. 



Millet— Good. 



Sorghum — Good. 



Timothy — Good crop. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — Good, what there is of it. 



Potatoes — One-half crop. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Fair crop. 



Other Fruits — Fair. 



Cattle — Normal. 



Horses — Good. 



Sivine — Good supply. 



Sheep — Good supply. 



Poultry — Extra good. 



Bees — Fair. 



Drainage — Increasing throughout the farming districts. 



Lands — Very high and increasing in value. 



Report of Fair — Held August 31-September .3d inclusive. Although the 

 weather was not good the fair paid out in full. 



UNION. 



GEORGE DAT, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Not favorable although grains 

 and fruit did very well. 



Corn — A great deal of corn was planted late on account of early rains 

 and an early freeze in October damaged it greatly. There is still some 

 corn in the fields on account of being covered with snow. 



Oats — Generally a good crop; good quality. 



Wheat — Fair crop; good quality. 



Rye — Not much rye but w'hat there is is of good quality. 



Barley — Good. 



Flax — None raised in this county. 



