FOURTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART XIV. 919 



BUTLER. 

 0. F. MISSMAN, ALLISOX, OCTOBER 1, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — With the exception of crops 

 on sandy soils, of which there is not a great area in the county, they 

 are about average. 



Co7-n — Probably not as large a yield as last year, owing to conditions 

 above stated. 



Oofs— Heavy grain and well matured. Straw generally short but quite 

 free from rust. 



Wheat — Reported a good big yield of fair quality. 



Rye — Fair quality fully up to the average yield. 



Barley — Not as large acreage as usual but a good crop. 



Flax — Very little raised. 



BuQkicTieat — Small acreage; average crop. 



Millet — Heavy, probably not as much foliage as in former years. 



Sorghuvi — A few pieces; very good quality. 



Timothy — Not as heavy as in former years; acreage decreasing. 



Clover — Nearly every farmer raises clover and some excellent pieces 

 are seen. The foliage is fairly heavy and the yield of seed is average. 



Prairie Hay — Not much in existence; slough hay was heavy. 



Other Grains and Grasses — A number of fields of alfalfa and reports 

 on this crop are quite encouraging. 



Potatoes — Early ones very light; late ones about half a crop. 



Vegetables — Good yields; late cabbage reported sound with fair yield. 



Apples — Heavy yields with excellent quality, epecially where sprayed. 



Other Fruits — Berry crop was large and of good quality and grapes 

 reported good. 



Cattle — About the usual number raised; shipments of finished stuff 

 below the average; feeders and stockers in good demand. 



Horses — Very thrifty; many horses in the county and not an unusual 

 amount of sickness. 



Swine — Many pure bred herds in the county. A great deal of cholera 

 was prevalent this summer. Breeders reports favorably on immunizing. 



Sheep — Not a large number raised but they do well. 



Poultry — Doing well; some poor hatches reported in the spring. More 

 turkeys being raised than usual. 



Bees — No large apiaries; a great many farmers keep a few colonies. 



Drainage — The county has good natural drainage but much tile is being 

 placed. 



Other Industries — Progressing 



Lands — Values increasing; many sales this year at $100 to $200. Farm 

 mortgages 5% to 6%. 



Report of Fair — Held September 10-12, 1913. More exhibits than last 

 y(par but the rain ciii the attendance badly the last day. 



