FOURTEEXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV. 957 



Report of Fair — Held September 9-11, at Pella. Every department was 

 well represented with the exreption of farm and garden products. We 

 had good weather but one day and the fair was called off on the morning 

 of the 11th. 



MARSHALL. 



II. M. WEEKS, RHODES, SEPTEMBER 30, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Fair; some damage by drouth. 



Corn — Generally an average crop; yield will be 3.5 to 60 bushels per 

 acre. 



Oats — A good crop and good quality. Yielded from 35 to 50 bushels 

 per acre. 



Wheat — But little spring wheat being grown here. Winter wheat is 

 being grown more and more and it is a good crop, yielding from 25 to 35 

 bushels. 



Rye — I know of none. 



Barley — But little raised. 



Flax — None. 



Millet — The late spring caused considerable ground to be sown to 

 millet. Somewhat hurt by the drouth but generally a good crop. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Was a good crop and was put up in good condition. Yielded 

 from 1 to 2 tons of hay per acre. The second crop was injured by drouth. 



Clover — Severe winter reduced acreage but the crop was fair and of 

 excellent quality. The second crop was very light on account of the 

 dry weather. Seed crop good. 



Prairie Hay — No wild hay except slough hay. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Some are having fair success with alfalfa 

 and some are experimenting with sweet clover. 



Potatoes — The early crop was cut short by dry weather and the late 

 ones only a light crop. 



Vegetables — Gardens suffered from the drouth. 



Apples — Plentiful; the showing at the fair was good. 



Other Fruits — Most fruits made a fair crop. 



Cattle — Not so many farmers engaged in the breeding of pure bred 

 stock; more attention is being given to feeding. 



Horses — Good demand for horses at high prices. Heavy draft horses 

 are being bred most extensively in this district. 



Sic-ine — Has been a hard season for swine on account of disease; 70 

 cars of hogs have been shipped from Rhodes since January 1, 1913. 



Sheep — Comparatively few are raised in this section of the country. 

 A good many w'estern sheep are being shipped in for feeding purposs. 



Poultry — A leading industry. Large shipments of eggs and live poul- 

 try are being made from this section. One dealer in Rhodes has shipped 

 21,000 cases of eggs and 30,000 pounds of live poultry since IMarch 1, 1913. 



Bees — But few kept in this vicinity. 



Drainage — Nearly all slough land in this county has been reclaimed by 

 private work. 



Other Industries — All doing a profitable business. 



