TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 733 



Report of Fair — Held at Bloomfield, September 12th to 15th, inclusive; 

 attendance was good and altogether we had the best fair we have ever 

 had in this county. 



DELAWARE. 



J. B. HIGMAN, MANCHESTEE, OCTOBER, 1911. 



Corn — Good, better than normal. 



Oats — Fair yield but badly damaged while in the shock by the ex- 

 cessive rains. About 35 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — About 20 bushels per acre; also damaged by rains. 



Rye — 20 bushels per acre, badly colored; selling at 75c per bushel. 



Barley — Same as other small grain. 



Buckwheat — Looking good. 



Millet — Good crop. 



Sorghum — ^Yield good, but not much raised. 



Timothy — About 3 bushels per acre, selling at $6.00 per bushel. Hay 

 about one-half crop, selling at $14.00 per ton. 



Potatoes — Less than one-half crop. 75c per bushel. 



Vegetables — Cabbage and late turnips good. 



Apples — About a normal yield; selling at 50c. 



Cattle — General condition good, pastures good. Fresh cows bring 

 around $50.00. 



Horses — Selling at good prices. 



Swine — Most of the old stock sold and spring pigs rather backward on 

 account of lack of grain. No hog cholera reported. 



Lands — Increasing in value; many sales at $150.00 per acre. Farms 

 rent for from $3.00 to $6.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Manchester, August 29th to September 1st, 

 inclusive. Fine display of all kinds of stock; also had good exhibits in 

 Floral Hall and Grain and Vegetable departments. 



DICKINSON. 



F. H. KELSEY, MILFORD, OCTOBER 23, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season very dry; small grain 

 and hay crop light; corn crop fair. 

 Corn — Estimated at 20 bushels. 

 Oats — Average 10 bushels, estimated. 

 Wheat — Estimated at 20 bushels. 

 Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — Fair crop; about 20 bushels per acre; small acreage. 

 Flax— Too dry for flax. 

 Buckwheat — ^None. 

 Millet — None. 

 Sorghum — Fair. 

 Timothy — Light. 



