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Cattle — Cattle are in good condition but seem to be scarce and soutliern 

 buyers are picking up all tbe larger .cattle. 



Horses — Scarce and high. 



Stvine — Crops of young pigs reported to be very short, many not having 

 doubled their original number. 



Sheep — Verj'^ fev/ raised but small flocks look fine. 



Poultry — About the usual number of poultry was raised. 



Bees — Were doing fine the first of the season but the dry weather in 

 August cut the honey season short and but few have filled their supers. 



Drainage — Quite a large amount of drainage is being done; several 

 large drainage districts have been formed. 



Lands — Not much land changing hands; prices range from $40 to $100 

 per acre with many desirable farms being offered for $65 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 27-29 inclusive. We had a good attend- 

 ance and a very good showing in most departments. The showing of 

 fruit, grain and vegetables was the best for years. 



WRIGHT. 



CHAS. ROTZLEK, CLAEIOX, SEPTEMBER 27, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very uneven as hail and exces- 

 sive rains have done great damage. 



Corti — Averages about 25 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Averages from 20 to 23 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Not any. 



i?i/e— Not any. 



Barley — Fair. 



Flax — Not any. 



Buckwheat — Not any. 



Millet — Not any. 



Sorghum — Not any. 



Timothy — Fair. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — Good. 



Potatoes — Fair. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Poor. 



Other Fruits — Poor. 



Cattle — Good. 



Hoi'ses — Good. 



Stoine — Good; losing a great many small pigs. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Good with the exception of turkeys. 



Bees — ^Fair. 



Drainage — Making great progress. 



Other Industries— Not enough to be able to make a report on same. 



Lands — Need more drainage. 



Report of Fair — Held September 7-9th inclusive. Was a good fair and 

 fairly well attended. 



