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Clover — A very low stand. New seeding of last year and this yeax 

 were both almost total failures. 



Prairie Hay — Scarcely any left; light crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Some alfalfa being sown for experimental 

 purposes with good results. 



Potatoes — Early varieties a disappointment; late ones an excellent 

 crop. 



Vegetables — Exceptionally fine. 



Apples — Never more plentiful. At a low estimate I would say that 

 15,000 to 20,000 bushels rotted on the ground. 



Other Fruits — Very plentiful, excepting grapes, which were badly winter, 

 killed. Wild grapes were plentiful and were of fine quality. 



Cattle — Have been in good condition the entire year; no disease; 

 high prices and in good demand. 



Horses — Largely on the increase; no disease; prices high and a fine 

 stock of young colts. 



Swine— 'Sot so plentiful as in some previous years, largely due to the 

 high price of corn. There has been no disease. 



Sheep — Have not been very profitable in this county but the lambs 

 did well this spring and the prices have been very satisfactory. 



Poultry — The dry season was favorable to the raising of poultry and 

 they have done well. 



Bees — Very scarce in the county on account .of disease. 



Drainage — Not much done on account of the drouth. 



Other Industries — On the increase, particularly the cement industries. 



Lands — Have been in good demand at prices from $10.00 to $25.00 per 

 acre higher than last year. 



Report of Fair — Held at West Union, September 5th to 8th, inclusive, 

 under rather unfavorable weather conditions. Good live stock exhibits 

 and the grain, vegetable, pantry and kitchen exhibits were fine. The 

 fruit exhibit was the largest and finest we have ever had. We had good 

 attractions, although we had no racing; in fact the management is very 

 W'ell pleased with the outcome of the fair this year. 



FAYETTE. 



C. H. KNOS, OELWEIN, OCTOBER 28, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — In general the crops are 

 good. 



Corn — Will yield all the way from 30 to 80 bushels per acre; good 

 quality. 



Oats — Quantity good; quality not so good. 



Wheat — None. 



Rye — None. 



Barley — Very little barley raised. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — None. 

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