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Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — Very little. 



Timothy — ^Light crop of hay; seed fairly good. 



Clover — New seeding a fair crop; .old seeding light. 



Prairie Hay — Very little in the county. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Bliiegrass was fair in the spring but very 

 short during the summer. 



Potatoes — Early ones a very light crop; late ones almost a failure. 



Vegetables — Small crop. 



Apples — Best ever grown here. 



Other jPndis— Plums good. 



Cattle — Thin on account of poor pasturage. I believe the supply is 

 short. 



Horses — About the same as last year. 



Swine — Large stock of pigs but they have not done so well as usual 

 on account of dry pastures. 



Sheep — Good stock of lambs and more than the average number of 

 feeders. Lambs only are in fair condition. Pastures sLort. 



Poultry — Plenty. 



Bees — Fair. 



Drainage — Considerable tiling being done. 



Lands — ^Values holding strong. 



Report of Fair — Held at Massena September 4-7 inclusive. A very good 

 fair. Attendance good. Unusually good swineshow. 



CEDAR. 



C. F. SIMMERMAKER. TIPTON, OCTOBER 2, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — ^The forepart of the season 

 was very dry. However, we had occasional rains which insured us good 

 crops. Had a very heavy rain on September 6th and have had plenty 

 since that date. Crops in general are good and our farmers are pros- 

 perous. 



Corn — Good crop; above the average; large acreage. 



Oats — Fair crop; some fields very poor while others were very good, 

 going from 40 to 50 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Good; not a large acreage. 



Rye — Fair crop; quality good. 



Barley — Good; quality fair. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — Crop light; quality extra good. 



Clover — Fair crop; quality good. 



Prairie Hay — None to speak of. 



