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Clover — Medium crop, better than timothy. Most of second crop cut 

 for seed. 



Prairie Hay — Two-thirds of a crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa was a good crop and cured in 

 good condition, most of it being cut three times. 



Potatoes — Very light crop. 



Vegetables — All garden vegetables higher than usual. 



Apples — Good crop. 



Other Fruits — Grapes a good crop; cherries good; plums a light crop. 



Cattle — Thinner than usual on account of short pastures but high 

 in price on account of scarcity. 



Horses — Heavy grades command a good price. Some being bought 

 for shipping. 



Sxoine — The spring crop was good, but cholera has taken over 50%. 



Sheep — Many sheep have been shipped in for feeding. 



Poultry — An increasing industry. Eggs have been a good price all 

 season. 



Bees — Not many kept. 



Drainage — Not much done this season. 



Lands — Have held their own in price. 



Report of Fair — Held September 3 to 5 and one of the best fairs 

 we have ever held. The attendance was good and the exhibits were 

 above the average. 



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D. D. STUX, CLAEINDA, 1913. 



General Condation of Crops and Seaso}i — The season was very favorable 

 until the first of July. After that we had no rain for about 2 months. 

 Favorable rains since then. 



Corn — Extra good, considering the extreme heat and drouth. I think 

 corn will average thirty bushels per acre. 



Oats — A fair crop of average quality. 



Wheat — About the average in yield and quality. 



Rye — Very little raised but what we had was extra good. 



Barley — Not enough to mention. 



Flax — Not grown. 



Buckwheat — Not grown. 



Millet — Extra good, very little grown. 



fiorghtim — Fair crop. 



Timothy — Quality extra fine; light crop. 



Clover — Every nook and corner had clover this year and both yield and 

 quality are fine. 



Prairie Hay — Very little left in the county. A short crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fair. 



Potatoes — Small yield; quality only lair. 



Vegetables — Very scarce. 



Apples — Only a few and they are very wormy. 



Other Fr^iits — Good yield of strawberries but all other berries short. 



Cattle — Are in good condition. We have about the normal number of 

 breeding cattle and feeders are being shipped in. 



