TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII til 



that, until August 1st, it was hot and dry. After the first of August we 

 had abundant and excessive rainfall, damaging stack grain to some extent. 

 No killing frost at this date. 



Corn — The finest all-around crop ever produced in this country; is now 

 well matured, stands up well; yield will be above the average and the qual- 

 ity, excellent. 



Oats — Matured too rapidly on account of the hot winds and dry weather. 

 Grain very small, will weigh from 20 to 30 pounds per bushel; average 

 yield 30 to 35 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Good average crop, about 20 bushels per acre; quality good. 



Rye — Acreage very limited in this county. A good average crop of ex- 

 cellent quality; will average about 22 bushels per acre. 



Barley — Acreage large; matured too rapidly on account of hot, dry 

 weather. Grain smaller than usual; color good; will average from 25 to 

 SO bushels per acre. Crop very satisfactory to farmers on account of the 

 high price. 



Flax — Not many acres in the county. That which was sown on good soil 

 and was well cultivated made an average crop; about 10 or 12 bushels 

 per acre. 



Buckivheat — Acreage limited. Grain well filled; quality good; will 

 probably be injured by the excessive rainfall. Will average about 17 

 bushels per acre. 



Millet — Very few acres; what there is is good. Crop grown only for 

 feed. 



Sorghum — Crop a little below the average on account of drouth; 

 grown here exclusively for molasses. Crop has all been saved and 



Timothy — Not over half a crop; poor conditions, caused by the 1910 

 crushed and is considered a profitable crop by producers. » 



and 1911 drouth. In some localities the crop was entirely destroyed 

 by dry weather. Large per cent cut and threshed for seed; yield from 

 2 to 4 bushels per acre. 



Clover — Old stand destroyed by the 1910 drouth; nearly all of the 

 1911 seeding killed by the hot, dry weather in June and July; that sown 

 latest may make a stand. 



Prairie Hay — Very few acres in the county; crop very light but of 

 good quality. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Mississippi River slough and island hay 

 very good. On account of low water the past season a large amount was 

 cut and cured. 



Potatoes — Most of the early varieties blighted by the heat and drouth 

 of June and July. All late kinds very good. Yield will be about the 

 average for this county. 



Vegetables — Generally good; except early cabbage which was Injured 

 by bugs, worms and other vermin; also took second growth after rains 

 in July and August. 



Apples — Largest crop ever gathered in this county. Early varieties 

 practically wasted, no market here for them. 



