FOURTEENTH AXNIAL YEAR ROOK— PART XIV. 981 



Oats — About 75%. "While the yield was below the average the color 

 and weight of the grain was good. 



Wheat — Winter wheat was unusually good. Spring wheat, however, 

 was about 65% of the usual yield. 



Rpe — Very little rye raised in this county. 



Barley — About 65% of the normal yield; quality excellent. 



Flax — Only a few scattering patches of flax grown. 



Buckwheat — Only a few fields in the county. 



Millet — About 75% of a crop; unusually good quality. 



Sorghum — Little or no sorghum raised in this county. 



Timothy — Very light; only about 65% of a crop. 



Clover — Unusually good crop; good quality and very good yield. 



Prairie Hay — Very poor owing to the hot and dry weather. 



Other Grains and Grasses — The alfalfa crop was good and many farm- 

 ers are taking an interest in this crop. 



Potatoes — Not up to the standard. I should judge not over 50% of the 

 normal crop. 



Vegetables — Owing to the very hot dry summer vegetables were un- 

 usually poor; not over 65% of a crop. 



Apples — Good crop of apples this year; good variety. 



Other Fruits — Small fruit such as plums, grapes, etc., were very good 

 and the yield normal. 



Cattle — Woodbury county carries and feeds a large number of cattle 

 and this winter w'ill see many farmers feeding cattle, as the crops in 

 this county are much better than in many other counties of the state. 



Horses — Sound horses with weight are selling very high and there 

 seems to be a good demand for them. 



Sivine — Owing to hog cholera the stock of pigs has been cut down 

 materially. I should judge not over 75% of the usual production. 



Sheep — There are a large number of sheep being fed in this county; 

 more than ever before. 



Poultry — Owing to the favorable season the poultry industry has 

 thrived and from all reports the production of poultry will be larger 

 than for many years. ' 



Bees — A good crop of honey, and taken on the whole the year has been 

 a very successful one w'ith beekeepers. 



Drainage — A little improvement along this line was made this year. 

 The farms generally are w^ell drained as there has been a great deal of 

 drainage put in in the county in the past ten years. 



Other Industries — It is estimated that the output of local factories, 

 exclusive of packing house products, will be increased approximately 

 $1,000,000 in 1913. Packing houses all increasing capacity, especially the 

 Armour & Co. plant. 



Lands — There has been a stead increase in the value of lands this year 

 and while there has been but few farms sold the value has increased 

 from 5 to 8 per cent. 



Report of Fair — The Interstate Fair was held September 15-19. The 

 fair w^as unusually successful from the point of attendance and from the 

 general condition of the treasury at the end of the fair. The exhibits in 

 every department were much larger and more comprehensive than ever 



