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W licat — Fair; nol uiiicli raised in this couuty. 



Kije — Fair. 



Barley — Not as good as tlie last few years. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckicheat — Not much raised; good. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — Good. 



Timothy — Extra good crop. 



Clover — Extra good crop; not much raised. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fair. 



Potatoes — About one-half crop. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Extra heavy crop. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — All in good condition as usual and about as many raised. 



Hoises — About the same as in the past five years. 



Sivine — Good; about the same number being raised as in the past few 

 years. 



Sheep — Sheep raising declining steadily. 



Potiltry — About the same as usual. 



Bees — No honey this year; about one-third as many bees as usual. 



LaH(Zs-7Steady. 



Report of Fair— Held, at Elkader on September 3-5 inclusive. The 

 weather was too hot for much of an exhibit of stock, but we consider 

 the fair this year the best in the history of the association. 



CLAYTON. 



HENRY LEUHSEX, GAKXAVILLO, OCTOBER 11, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Slightly below the average 

 yield, but there should be no reason for complaint. 



Corn — A fair yield; will average about 75 per cent of a crop. 



Oats — Quality good but light yield. 



Wheat — Not much raised in this section. 



Rye — A good average yield. 



Barley — Light yield; quality not the best. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckicheat — None to speak of. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — A fair crop. 



Timothy — ^A good crop; considerable of it cut for seed. 



Clover — Not a very good crop; a great deal of it winter killed. 



Prairie Hay — A good all around crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — A fair crop. 



Potatoes — A light yield, particularly the early ones; the late ones 

 promise at least two-thirds of a crop. 



Vegetables — A good crop. 



Apples — A large yield in this section. 



Other Fruits — A good average crop. 



