FOURTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV. 983 



Rye — We raise no rye in this county. 



Flax — Very little raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised here. 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — None raised here. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Very good. 



Prairie Hay — Good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Fair crop. 



Vegetables — -Good. 



Apples — Good. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle— Good. 



Ho7-ses — Good. 



Sivine — Good; about 50% saved from the original number on account 

 of cholera. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Good; a very profitable industry. 



Bees — Fair. 



Drainage — About sixty drainage districts in this county. About 65% 

 of the land is tiled. 



LanfZs— Selling from $125 to $200 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 2-5. The weather was fine, attendance 

 good and exhibits large. The fair was larger and better than any 

 previous fair. 



