FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 861 



Barley — Fully up to the average and better if anything. 



Flax — None that I know of in the county. 



Buckwheat — I know of none. 



Millet — An excellent yield. 



Sorghum — Good quality; small acreage. 



Timothy — A fine stand. 



Clover — A good crop and with fall rains will make excellent crop for 

 next year. 



Prairie Hay — Very little prairie hay left in this county. 



Other Grains and Grasses— Yery good. 



Potatoes — Plentiful and a good crop. This community is noted for the 

 large number of potatoes grown and this crop has been found very prof- 

 itable. 



Vegetables — Good yield and good quality. 



Apples — Very scarce this year. 



Other Fruits — Cherries abundant and plums a fair yield. 



Cattle — Have done very well, owing to the abundance of grass and feed. 



Horses — More heavy horses are being raised every year owing to the 

 good demand. 



Sicine — Not so many raised this year, owing to the prevalence of 

 cholera last year, which wiped out a large number of herds. However, 

 this year will find as in better condition than last year. 



Sheep — Only a small number raised. 



Poultry — A profitable industry. 



Bees — Not very flourishing in this community. 



Drainage — There is more drainage being done every year where it is 

 needed and this is putting the land in excellent condition. 



Other Industries — Strictly a farming community. Storm Lake has a 

 corn canning factory which is doing a very large business. 



Lands— Selling from $150 to $225 per acre. 



Report 0/ Fair — Held August 18th-21st inclusive. The weather was ideal 

 and the crowds large. A total of 10,500 paid admissions and the exhibits 

 were fairly well filled in all departments. Our entries were a little 

 lighter than in former years but that is something that comes and goes. 

 From a financial standpoint, it was one of the best fairs ever held at 

 Alta and the Association will clear a nice little sum of money. 



BUTLER. 



W. C. SHErPARD, ALLISOX, OCTOBER 14, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season was wet and cold 

 in the spring, dry in the summer and very wet in the fall. There has 

 not been a killing frost so far this fall. The general condition of all 

 crops is above the average. 



Corn — A good crop. Corn matured early and would have been ready 

 for the crib now had the weather this fall been more favorable. 



Oats — Generally below the average in weight and yield. Straw was 

 plentiful. 



Wheat — There has been but very little wheat raised in this county. 



Rye — Was a fairly good yield but there is not much raised here. 



