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Other Fruits — All very fine quality but yield poor on account of the 

 hail storm in 1908. 



Cattle — About an average number of cattle and prices high. 



Horses — High, scarce and hard to buy. 



Stoine — Healthy; about 80 per cent of average number. 



Sheep — More sheep being raised each year; fine quality; prices good. 



Poultry — Very fine poultry year; well matured and prices range 33 1-3 

 per cent higher than last year. 



Bees — Not many raised; quality of honey very fine. 



Drainage — No artificial drainage needed; county is very rolling and 

 the natural drainage is very nearly perfect. 



Other Industries — Mostly an agricultural county; very few factories. 

 Taken all in all 1909 was one of the best years in the history of the 

 county. 



Lands — Very few farms for sale; prices range all the way from $70 to 

 $100 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held August 24-27 inclusive. Fine attendance; weather 

 perfect and fair was a success in every way. 



WORTH. 



E. II. JIILLEK, ^•0KTIIW00I), OCIOBER 9, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — General condition of crops 

 good, although damaged somewhat by the wind and hail the latter part 

 of July. 



Corn — The crop will be above the average; fine weather in September 

 has thoroughly ripened the crop and people are looking forward to a 

 good yield. 



Oats — The crop was of good quality but not a large yield. 



Wheat — The crop here was the finest in years — some pieces yielding as 

 high as 30 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Not any sown in this county to speak of. 



Barley — Was good quality; feed barley averaging from 15 to 25 bushels 

 per acre. 



Flax — Very little grown and only of medium quality and yield. 



Buckwheat — Ver*^ little grown here but where sown it looks well and 

 has had ideal weather in whicH to ripen. 



Millet — Not much raised here. 



Sorghum — Not much raised but some small patches look fine. 



Timothy — Was a good crop and was secured in fine condition. 



Clover — Was good and went into stack in first-class shape. 



Prairie Hay — None in the county to speak of. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Slough or bottom land hay was good and 

 was put up in good order. 



Potatoes — Are yielding fine and are of large size and fine quality. 



Vegetables — About an average crop and are being gathered in fine shape. 



Apples — Are a very good crop; some new orchards making a fine yield; 

 mostly fall fruit. 



Other Fruits — Not much other fruit raised here. 



