FOURTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV. 969 

 PLYMOUTH. 



GEO. M. SMITH, LE MARS, DECEMBER 6, 1913. 



General Conditi07i of Crops and Season — Crops medium; latter part of 

 season very dry. 



Corn — Decrease from year of 1912 although the acreage is larger. The 

 quality is fair. The outlook in July was for a bumper crop but it was 

 too dry in August for the development of the corn. 



Oats — Quality good; average 33 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Quality good; average yield 12 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — Acreage less than in previous years; quality good. Yield about 

 30 bushels per acre. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Not much sowed this year. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Fair. 



Clover — Good crop considering the season. 



Prairie Hay — Not a large acreage this year, but a good crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa did well. 



Potatoes — Somewhat of a failure; not enough for home consumption. 



Vegetables — Poor. 



Apples — Very poor crop. 



Other Fruits — Plums a fair crop. 



Cattle — Cattle are looking fine and we have the average number. 



Horses — Demand is mostly for the large heavy draft horse. 



Swine — More cholera than for a number of years. 



Sheep — Many farmers raise sheep in the western part of this county 

 and they have done exceptionally well this year. 



Poultry — A very profitable industry in this county. 



Bees — Not many interested in this industry. 



Other Industries — Doing a profitable business. 



Lands — Selling from $150 to $200 per acre but, not much demand for 

 same. 



Report of Fair — Held a short course in July but interest seems to be 

 lagging and it was not well supported. 



SAC. 



GUS STBOHMEIEE, SAC CITY, OCTOBER 6, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season backward to start with 

 but the balance of the season was fair. Croj)s are only average but the 

 quality is good. 



Corn — In good shape but not more than the average crop, yielding on 

 the average of 33 bushels per acre. Out of the way of frost. 



Oats — Early and late oats in fair condition but a light crop. Yielding 

 on the average of 36 bushels. 



Wheat— GooA quality of winter wheat but not much here. 



JEijfe—4xOod. Quality this year but only a small amount sown. 



