FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 879 



Timothy — Good crop and all put up without being rained on. 



Clover — Exceptionally good. Have even heard of the third and fourth 

 crops being cut. 



Prairie Hay — Scarce. 



Potatoes — Good crop, especially the early ones. 



Vegetables — Plenty of rain made all garden truck grow fine. 



Apples — Very light crop and prices are high. 



Other Fruits — Average. 



Cattle — Increasing as to number and quality. 



Horses — We have a good type of draft horses but the buyers keep 

 them pretty well picked up. 



Swine — We have lots of hogs and they are all in good, healthy con- 

 dition. 



Sheep — More sheep being raised each year. 



Poultry — One of our principal industries. 



Drainage — Every farm in and around this locality is being tiled if 

 it has not already been drained. 



Lands — Rapidly advancing. It is hard to find land at less than $125 

 per acre in this community. 



Report of Fair — Held September 2d-4th, inclusive. We had a good fair, 

 and good attendance. Financially our fair was a success. 



HARDIN. 



GEO. W. IIAYXES, OCTOBER 28, 1914. 



Corn — Generally a good crop; quality fine. 



Oats — Good crop; average quality. 



Wheat — Fair. 



Rye — Fair. 



Bfirley — Fair. 



Flax — Not much raised in this county. 



Sorghum — Good. 



Timothy — Fair crop; good quality. 



Clover — Good. The fall growth reported excellent. 



Prairie Hay — Not much left. 



Potatoes — Fair crop; very good quality. 



Vegetables — Generally good. 



Apples — Very few. 



Cattle — Not so many as usual but they are in good condition. 



Horses — About normal. 



Sicine — About normal and very little disease reported. 



Sheep — Average. 



Poultry — Plentiful and generally in good condition. 



Drainage^A. great deal being done. 



Lands — Prices gradually on the increase. 



Report of Fair — Held September 8-11, 1914. Weather conditions were 

 very bad, causing a heavy shortage in attendance, consequently a financial 

 shortage. 



