TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 717 



Other Fruits — Fair crop. 



Cattle — As to breeding and feeding conditions are about normal. 



Horses — Large number of fine horses brought into the county. 



Swine — In healthy condition; average number. 



Sheep — Good condition; small number. 



Poultry — Large numbers of fine poultry raised. 



Bees — Not many in county. 



Drainage — Large amount of tile being put in; some very large drains. 



Other Industries — A number of new coal mines opened in this county. 



Lands — Increasing in value; a number of farms changing hands but 

 not as many as last year. 



Report of Fair — Held at Boone, September 19th to 21st, inclusive. A 

 very fair attendance considering the wet weather. The finest exhibit 

 of stock and poultry we have ever had. 



BUCHANAN. 



A. G. EIGBY, INDEPENDENCE, OCTOBEE 30, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — ^Excellent. Lack of moisture 

 in the early part of the season cut down the hay crop but later rains 

 brought out the grass for fall feed in fine shape. 



Corn — Is not only above the average in yield but is at least from two to 

 four weeks earlier than last year in point of maturity. 



Oats — Fair yield and quality good where harvested and protected from 

 fall rains. Crop was lighter this year than last, both as to quality and 

 quantity. 



Wheat — Acreage much larger than last year and quality good. In many 

 cases the yield is even beyond 25 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Good average crop in both yield and quality. All small grain 

 that was left in the shock was damaged to some extent by the fall rains. 



Barley — Good. 



Flax — None raised, so far as I know. 



Buckwheat — Acreage small; yield and quality good. 



Millet — Good crop but not a large acreage. 



Sorghum — Not an important crop in this county. 



Timothy — Light yield on account of dry season, but quality first class. 



Clover — Good quality but only a fair yield on account of dry season. 



Prairie Hay — Not much in the county but a fair crop where raised. 



Other Grains and Grasses — No other grasses except pasture, which was 

 short on account of drouth. Fall rains, however, have made excellent 

 pasturage. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes practically a failure on account of the"lack~of 

 moisture. Late potatoes are fair. 



Vegetables — Short crop on account of dry season but where properly 

 tended the quality and yield was good. 



Apples — Largest crop in years — far above the average in quality and 

 quantity. 



