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Barley — About an average crop. 



Flax — Very little grown. 



Bitckicheat — "Very little in the county. 



Millet — An average crop. 



Sorghum — Not much grown in this county. 



Timothy — An average crop. 



Clover — Above the average. 



Pradrie Hay — Good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes not very good but the late ones are better. 



Vegetables — Not up to the average. 



Apples — A big crop. 



Other Fruits — An average crop. 



Cattle — Not quite as many cattle raised as usual as the farmers are in 

 the dairy business. Quite a number have been shipped in for feeding 

 purposes. 



Horses — We have a number of good horses. 



Sioine — There were a great number of hogs raised in this county this 

 year but cholera has taken most of them. 



Sheep — The sheep industry is in pretty good shape. 



Poultry — This is a big industry in this county. 



Bees — We have a nice lot of honey this year. 



Drainage — A great deal of drainage is being done. 



Other Industries — In good shape. 



Lands — Rising in value very rapidly. 



Report of Fair — Held September 16-19. Our fair was very successful 

 this year, although it rained all day the 19th. 



LEE. 



JOHN WALLJASPER. WEST POINT, OCTOP.ER 20, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The general condition of crops 

 has been fair; the season was a little wet in the spring and dry from then 

 until October 18th. 



Corn — Suffered from drouth at tasseling time. The crop is from two- 

 fifths to one-half average; quality good. 



Oats — A good crop; heavy grain and good quality. Average yield per 

 acre about 35 bushels. 



Wheat — Very good quality; average 20 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Not much sown. 



Barley — Hardly any grown. 



Flax — ^None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little sown; too dry. 



Millet — Very little sown; fair crop. 



Timothy — Not as good this year as usual. 



Clover — Good crop. 



Prairie Hay — Not worth mentioning. 



Other Grains and Gi-asscs — Several farmers arc trying alfalfa but it is 

 not as generally grown as it should be. 



Potatoes — A fair crop. The extreme drouth has hurt this crop. 



Vegetables — The drouth cut all kinds of late vegetables short. 



