FOLRTEEXTII AXXI'Ar, VKAU liDDK- ['A KT XIV. 977 



Wheat — 25 bushels. 



Rije— 20 bushels. 



Barley — I know of none. 



Buckwheat — I know of none. 



Millet — Not much raised. 



So7-ghu7n — Not much grown. 



Tiviothy — li,^ tons. 



Clover — 11/4 tons. 



Potatoes — Small yield . 



Yegetables — Small yield. 



Apples — Not very good. 



Cattle — Scarce and high. 



Horses — A very good supply and they command a fair price. 



SiciJie — Not an over supply; some cholera in the county. 



Sheep — A few flocks kept. 



Poultry — A good supply. 



Bees — None to speak of. 



Lands— $60 to $130 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 4-6, at Sewal. 



WEBSTER. 



W3r. H. BLACK, FT. DODGE, OCIOBEB 1, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season has been favorable 

 for all crops; notwithstanding the fact that at times it was very dry. 



Corn — Despite late planting the crop is of good quality and yield. 



Oats — Very good quality and a fair crop. Some fields running around 

 65 bushels per acre and some as low as 30 bushels. 



WJieat — Spring wheat did very well but winter wheat did not do so 

 well owing to the open winter. It yielded about 25 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Very little grown in this locality but the quality is good. 



Barley — Practically none. 



Flax — Acreage small but the yield was good. 



Buckivheat — None raised. 



Millet — Very little raised but it does well. 



Sorghum — Very small acreage but the yield was good. 



Timothy — Good crop generally although in some places it was poor. 



Clover — Very good crop of clover hay. This year's seeding looks a 

 little unfavorable. 



Prairie Hay — Small acreage but the yield was good. 



Potatoes — Only a fair crop; some fields will yield around 175 bushels 

 per acre and others only 25 bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — Everything good. 



Apples — Only a fair crop; new orchards did very well but the older 

 ones were a complete failure. 



Other Fruits — No plums, small crop of cherries and a few grapes. 



Cattle — Fewer raised every year but the farmers are gradually learning 

 the value of pure bred sires and the grades are improving. 



Horses — Farmers are using only registered stallions now and there is 

 mucli interest in the raising of good horses. 

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