FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 873 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — Very little grown. 



Timothy — Just fair; hardly up to the average. 



Prairie Hay — Very little in the county. 



Potatoes — Good; I think, above the average. 



Clover — Fall clover is fine. 



Vegetables — Above the average. 



Apples — None worth mentioning in this county. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Very scarce; not many being raised, but they are in good 

 condition. 



Horses — A goodly number of horses, and they are of good quality. 



Swine — In this part of the county the hogs nearly all died last fall, 

 consequently our stock of pigs is under the average in number. Have not 

 heard of any cholera this year. 



Sheep — Not many sheep in the county. Mostly shipped in for feeding 

 purposes. 



Poultry — I think poultry is above the average this season. 



Bees — Very few are kept in this county. 



Drainage — Very little drainage in this county. 



Lands — Still increasing in value and ranging from $100 to $250 per 

 acre, according to lay of land and location. 



Report of Fair — Held September 8th-llth, inclusive. We held over one 

 day on account of rain during most of the week. Had only a day and a 

 half of good weather. However, we had a good attendance, and we think 

 we would have had a record breaker if the weather had been good. 



DAVIS. 



MR. H. C. LEACH, BLOOMFIELD, SEPTEMBER 25, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 

 ' Com — Full average crop for this county; quality good and acreage above 

 the average. 



Oats — About one-half crop; quality fairly good. Acreage about an 

 average. 



Wheat — Small acreage; quality good. 



Rye — Not much sown; quality good. 



Barley — Not any. 



Buckicheat — Not much raised this year.. 



Millet — Mostly late, and rains have damaged same quite a little. 



Sorghum — Small acreage. 



Timothy — Fair crop; quality fine; yield small. Not much seed saved 

 this year. 



Clover — Fine crop; excellent quality. 



Prairie Hay — Not any. 



Other Grains and Grasses — About average. 



Potatoes — Fair crop; quality good. 



Vegetables — Good; acreage larger than usual. 



Apples — Almost a failure in this county; quality fair, but crop is short. 



