FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 891 



LEE. 



JOHX WAr>I,.IASI*KI!, WKST I'OIXT, OCTOUEll 26, 1914. 



General Cdndition of Crops and Season — The season opened up aus- 

 piciously, but about .June the drouth began and it continued until Septem- 

 ber. General condition of crops, fair. 



Corn — Average from thirty to forty-five bushels. 



Oats — Yielded about thirty-five bushels to the acre; quality first class. 



Wheat — Fine crop; average yield from twenty to twenty-five bushels 

 per acre. 



Rye — Not much sown. Quality fine; average yield twenty-five bushels 

 to the acre. 



Barley — Hardly any sown; quality and yield poor. 



Flax — None sown. 



Buckwlicat — Very little sown. Quality and yield fair. 



Millet — Good quality and yield above the average. 



Sorghum — Very little grown; quality and yield good. 



Timothy — The drouth cut the yield short about one to two tons per 

 acre; quality good. 



Clover — Very little grown. Quality was good; also the yield was fair. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Farmers are making an attempt to grow 

 alfalfa. That -which was sown did well and it will be a coming crop. 



Potatoes — Average yield; good quality. 



Vegetables — Fair. 



Apples — Almost a failure. 



Other Fruits — Very good. 



Cattle — Owing to the drouth of the last two or three years, farmers 

 have sold most of their cattle, and there is a general shortage, which 

 will soon be made up on account of the high price of beef. 



Horses — We have a lot of good horses in this district, but prices are 

 somewhat low. On account of the war in Europe, we predict there will 

 be a better demand with higher prices. 



Swine — This is always the money making industry in this county. Not 

 so much cholera as last year. 



Sheep — Lots of sheep in this locality and still more farmers are plan- 

 ning on going ihto this business. 



Poultry — This is a great poultry county. 



Bees — Very poor year on account of the drouth this summer. 



Drainage — Owners of flat and low lands are tiling their farms. 



Lands — Prices range from $50 to $225 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 22d-25th, inclusive, and it was a 

 "hummer." 



LINN. 



ir. F. I.OCKWOOf), C'EXTRAL CITY, OCTOBER 5, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season— Yery good. 

 Corn — Forty-five bushels per acre. 

 Oflfs— Twenty-five bushels per acre. 



