FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 895 



Lands — Higher in price than formerly. Best farms running to $300 per 

 acre. Cash sales, however, are not so frequent. 



Report of Fair — Held September 14th to 17th, inclusive. Very heavy 

 rainfall during the week and we only had two days of good fair weather. 

 A good many bridges were washed out, thus our attendance was far 

 below the average. We had more exhibits than usual. 



MARION. 



CHAS I'ORTEK. PKr.I.A. OCTOBEU 30, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Fair. 



Corn — The early corn did not ear so well as the late planting but 

 the crop is good. 



Oats — Some report yields of from fifty to sixty-five bushels per acre. 

 Rain did some damage. 



Wheat — Winter wheat generally good yield and quality, making from 

 twenty to forty-three bushels per acre. Spring varieties yielded from 

 twelve to twenty-two bushels. 



Barley — Some regenerated or selected seed sown and this proved a 

 paying crop. We believe there will be more sown in the future. 



Flax — None. 



Buckioheat — None. 



Millet — Very little grown. 



Sorghum — Not grown very extensively but there is a tendency on the 

 part of the farmers to go into more intensive farming and this will be 

 a paying crop. 



Timothy — The acreage is decreasing. It has been impossible to get 

 very good seed the past few years. 



Clover — Without clover we would be now compelled to resort to the use 

 of fertilizers. Rotation of crops with clover is a good profit maker. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other G7-ains and Grasses — None. 



Potatoes — Both early and late were better than had been anticipated. 



Vegetables — Early gardens excellent but the late ones were hurt by the 

 hot dry weather. 



Apples — Only a few of the well cared for orchards gave returns this 

 year. 



Other Fruits — Berries were a fair crop. 



Cattle — The beef breeds predominate, with the Shorthorns leading. Our 

 people believe the Shorthorn is the best breed for both beef and dairy pur- 

 poses. 



Horses — A nice lot of young stock and there is a good demand. 



Swine — A good bit of cholera reported the past year. 



Sheep — Increased in number. Large numbers are shipped in from the 

 west in the fall for feeding purposes. 



Poultry — All farmers raised lots of poultry. 



Bees — Few are paying any attention to bees. Those who make a study 

 of the bee industry are securing good results. 



Drainage — Most of the flat and slough lands are tiled. 



Other Industries — Doing well. 



