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Oats — Light yield. 



Wheat — Good crop; small acreage. 



Barley — Less than the average crop. 



i^tos— Generally good but quite a little did not mature and some in- 

 jured by the rains after cutting. 



Timothy — Very p.oor; not enough rain. 



Clover — Poor. 



Prairie Hay — Poor. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes fair crop; late ones good. Some frozen 

 in the ground. 



Cattle — In good condition. A good many farmers had to cut up corn 

 for feed during the summer but late rains made good pastures and 

 brought the cattle out in good condition for winter. 



Horses — Good condition. 



Swine — Not a very favorable season; no disease. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Good season. 



Drainage — Extra good season for drainage on account of dry weather. 

 The county let contracts for over $400,000.00 drainage. 



Lands — Quite a few farms changing hands at an advance of from $10.00 

 to $30.00 per acre. 



FAYETTE. 



E. A. MCILREE, WEST UNION, OCTOBEE 14, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Have been exceptionally good 

 in this county the past year. 



Corn — One of the best crops produced in many years. The entire 

 crop came to full maturity without a frost and fully three-fourths of the 

 crop was cut for fodder. Husking has commenced and the yield is fine. 



Oats — Fine quality; yield cut down somewhat by the drouth the 

 forepart of the season. Straw was exceptionally good. 



Wheat — Very little winter wheat, but some spring wheat. The quality 

 was very fine and the yield good. 



Rye — Cut short by the drouth in the spring; not much grown in this 

 county. ! 



Barley — One of the largest and most profitable crops raised in the 

 county. The yield was from 30 to 40 bushels per acre, and the quality 

 was good. Sold at $1.00 per bushel. 



Flax—^oi grown in sufficient quantity to be an item of any conse- 

 quence. 



Buckwheat — Grown in very limited quantities. 



Millet— Only grown in small fields, then sparingly. 



Sorghuin— Has become quite a factor again. Probably 50 mills have 

 been working up the crop in this county. The quality of this crop was 

 extra good this year. 



Timothy— K light crop on account of the failure of new seeding, both 

 last year and this year. The few pieces cut for seed produced extra good 

 returns. In some cases as high as $50.00 per acre. 



