FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 877 



1913. Rents have come up considerably and tenants are mucli more nu- 

 merous than farms for rent. 



Report of Fair — The Fayette county fair was held August 24th-28th and 

 was one of the most satisfactory fairs in the history of the association. 

 Notwithstanding one rainy day the aggregate attendance was larger than 

 ever and the exhibits in nearly all the departments were exceptionally 

 good. 



GREENE. 



S. C. CULBEETSOIf, JEFFERSON, OCTOBER 30, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Generally good. 



Corn — Will yield from thirty to fifty bushels per acre. 



Oats — Will yield from twenty to forty bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Will yield from ten to twenty bushels per acre. 



Rye — But little grown. 



Barley — Practically none raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckicheat — I know of none. 



Timothy — Average yield. 



Clover — Average yield. 



Potatoes — Small crop. 



Vegetables — Unusually good crop. 



Apples — None. 



Cattle — In this locality there are comparatively few cattle on feed, 

 less than one-third the usual number, owing to the high price of feed. 



Horses — The supply of horses for the war trade is very limited and 

 prices are high. Prices for horses for ordinary trade and markets are 

 poor. 



Sicine — The supply of hogs is less than last year — a falling off of 

 about 50 per cent. But few hogs have been lost from disease in this 

 county. 



Sheep — More sheep being fed than last year. 



Poultry — It has been a most excellent season for poultry. 



Bees — None. 



Drainage — In the past season Greene county has spent in excess of 

 $200,000 in the way of district drainage. 



Lands — In the early part of 1914 quite a lot of land changed hands 

 at rates prevailing in 1913, the prices ranging from $185 to $250 per acre 

 for the best lands with fair improvements. The latter part of 1914 but 

 little has been done in land sales. 



Report of Fair — Held on September 8th-llth, inclusive. We had rain on 

 the first three days so we carried the fair over one day and this brought 

 our attendance up to the average. 



GRUNDY. 



E. v. MC BROOM, GRUNDY CENTER, OCTOBER 26, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops find Season — General condition of crops 

 good. Early season too dry, latter part too wet. 



Corn — Increased acreage. Yield about average and quality good. 



