FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 889 



Timothy — Small crop; about one and one-fourth tons per acre. 



Clover — Good yield. 



Prairie Hay — Medium crop. 



Potatoes — Not a very large yield and selling from seventy to eighty 

 cents per bushel. 



Yegctahles — Short crop but quality is excellent. 



Apples — Very few ajiples this year. Almost a total failure. 



Other Fruits — A scarcity of all kinds. 



Cattle — A number of fine herds. 



Horses — Breeds improving, especially the heavy draft horses. A great 

 many horses sold here to eastern buyers. 



Swine — More than last year. No disease reported. 



Sheep — Good quality but not many raised here. 



Poultry — One of our principal industries. 



Bees — Lots of bees but little honey on account of dry weather. 



Drainage — Increasing. 



Other Industries — Doing well. 



Lands — Advancing. 



Report of Fair — Held September 21st-24th, inclusive. Very good exhibits 

 in all departments; good attractions and the fair was a splendid suc- 

 cess financially. 



KOSSUTH. 



T. P. HARRINGTON, ALGOXA, OCTOBER 22, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — All crops better than the 

 average, except fruit. Season excellent with the exception of a few days 

 of excessively hot weather in the early part of July. 



Corn — An unusually good yield and excellent quality. 



Oats — Growth of straw heavy and promised better than the average 

 yield but the hot weather cut it short. The yield will average about 

 thirty-five bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Fair crop but little raised. 



Rye — Practically none raised. 



Barley — Very little grown; fair crop. 



Flax — Good growth but filled poorly. Not a large acreage. 



Buckivheat — Practically none raised. 



Millet — Crop good but not much grown. 



Sorghum — I know of none. 



Timothy — Very good. 



Clover — Unusually good and the acreage is increasing. 



Prairie Hay — Good crop but not much left in the county. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good reports from alfalfa and many pre- 

 paring to sow small fields. 



Potatoes — Yield small; not enough to supply home demand. 



Vegetables — All kinds good. Crop was light in early part of season. 



Apples — Almost a total failure. 



Other Fruits — Berries made a good crop but other small fruits are 

 scarce. 



Cattle — Scarce, but the farmers are increasing their herds. The dairy 

 breeds are becoming most popular. 



