FOrilTEEXTII AXXUAT. YEAR BOOK — PART XIV. 921 



Thnothy — New seeding yielded best. On the older sod the yield was 

 two-thirds of an average crop. 



CZorer— Was good, either when grown alone or when mixed with 

 timothy. 



Prairie Hay — Only slough grass and very little of that. 



Potatoes — Very poor. 



Vegetables — Not as good as usual on account of dry weather during 

 the growing season. 



Apples — Not as good as usual; too dry during the growing season. 



Other Fruits — None to speak of. 



Cattle — The usual number on hand but many have been shipped in. 

 Lots of breeding cows. 



Horses — Generally healthy. 



^wine — Thousands have died and others are losing them through dis- 

 ea^. 



Sheep — Only a few. 



Poultry — The usual number raised. 



Drainage — Still being pushed to a finish; mostly laterals as the large 

 district ditches and tile are practically all in. 



Lands — Few transfers taking place at from $150 to $200 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held the first week in September. The weather was 

 ideal and the attendance unusually good. The exhibits were good in all 

 departments, except swine, which was due to hog cholera. 



CARROLL. 



PETER STEPHANY, CARROLL, SEFTEMBER 27, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops very good; season just 

 fair. 



Com — Good average crop. 



Oats — Fairly good crop. 



Wheat — Fine crop. 



Rye — Not any. 



Barley — Average crop. 



Timothy — Good crop. 



Clover — Fine crop. 



Prairie Hay — Good crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fine grass year; very heavy. 



Potatoes — Just a fair crop. 



Vegetables — Fair crop; not as good as generally raised. 



Apples — Lots of apples. 



Other Fruits — Generally speaking they were satisfactory. 



Cattle — Very good shape. 



Horses — In good condition. 



Swine — Considerable cholera; otherwise in fine condition. 



Poultry — Plentiful. 



Bees — Plentiful. 



Drainage — Considerable county drainage being done. 



Lands — Conditions very fine; prices going higher every day. 



Report of Fair — Most successful fair in the history of the association. 



