FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 885 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — 100 per cent. 



Potatoes — 70 per cent. 



YegetaMes — 80 per cent. 



Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — 50 per cent. 



Cattle — Average as compared with the past two years. 



Horses — 100 per cent. 



Sicine — 100 per cent. 



Sheep — 50 per cent. 



Poultry— IQO per cent. 



Bees — 100 per cent. 



Drainage — A great deal has been done along this line. 



Other Industries — Good. 



Lands — High and advancing. 



Report of Fair — September 21st-24th, inclusive. We had the best fair 

 this county has ever had. Many improvements were made this year and 

 we had night attractions for the first time, with free acts and fireworks. 



JEFFERSON. 



A. E. LAUAGH, FAIRFIELD, OCTOBER 28, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good, slightly damaged by 

 drouth. 



Corn — Good. 



Oats — Fair yield; good quality. 



Wheat— Good; only a small acreage. 



Rye — Same as wheat. 



Barley — None. 



Sorghum — Very little grown. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay — "Very little left. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes good; late ones a light crop. 



Vegetables — Most of the vegetables were good. 



Apples — Very few this year. 



Cattle — We have a high class of grade cattle and there are a great 

 many of them. 



Horses — We have a good supply and they are of a good grade. 



Swine — There were a good many hogs raised but cholera has taken 

 quite a few of them. 



Sheep — Not many raised. 



Poultry — Prosperous. 



Bees — Very few in the county. 



Drainage — Natural drainage. 



Other Industries — Farming is the principal industry. 



Lands — Price of land is steadily increasing. 



Report of Fair- — Held September lst-4th, inclusive. One of the best fairs 

 we have ever had. The attendance was good, exhibits excellent and 

 the weather fine. 



