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Vegetables — Good crop. 



Apples — Good crop. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Several very good herds of Holsteins, Polled Durhams, and 

 Polled Angus in the county. 



Horses — A better grade of horses raised. They are of the Clydesdale, 

 Percheron and Belgian breeds mostly. 



Sivine — Good grade of hogs raised. Hog cholera has reduced the herds 

 in the county by more than one-half. 



Sheep — More sheep being raised each year. 



Poultry — More raised each year. 



Bees — Not many bees kept. 



Drainage — Natural drainage is good; farmers are tiling low grounds. 



Lands — Value is increasing; average per acre $105.00. 



Report of Fair — Held September 9-13 at New Hampton. "Weather good 

 except September 11-12, when it rained. The attendance was good. 



CLAYTON. 



E. AY. SCHrC, STRAWBERRY POINT, OCTOBER 30, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops slightly below the aver- 

 age; season hot and dry. 



Corn — About 90 per cent of an average crop; about 40 bushels to the 

 acre. 



Oats — 85 per cent; about 30 bushels to the acre. 



Wheat — But little grown here; about 20 bushels to the acre. 



Rye — Not much grown. 



Barley — Very little grown; about 2.5 bushels per acre. 



Flax — None. 



Buckivheat — About 20 bushels per acre. 



Millet — None. 



Timothy — Not a heavy crop; about 8 bushels of seed. 



Clover — Very little threshed. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Potatoes — 50 per cent. 



Vegetables — The usual crop; used entirely for home consumption. 



Apples — Good crop. 



Cattle — No change from last year. 



Swine — Good average crop and in thrifty condition. 



Sheep — Only a few raised but they are in a healthy condition. 



Poultry — 110 per cent and doing very well. 



Bees — I don't know anything about bees. 



Drainage — None. 



Lands — Advanced in price over last year. 



CLAYTON. 



AfAX i:. lUSTIor. KLKAOER, OCTOr.F.l; 17, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Average crop; yielding about 60 bushels to the acre. 



Oats — Extra good crop; going about 50 bushels to the acre. 



