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Oats — Probably will average 25 bushels per acre; good quality. 



Wheat — Generally produced well. Not a great deal raised here but of 

 good quality and quantity, 



Timothy — Light crop; shortened very much by summer drouth. 



Clover — Same as timothy. 



Prairie Hay — Same as timothy. 



Potatoes — Small yield of early varieties and of poor quality. Late ones 

 were of good quality and the yield was splendid. 



Vegetables — Early vegetables were very poor. 



Apples — Best crop in years. Even the uncared for orchards produced 

 remarkably good quality. 



Other Fruits — Generally produced well. 



Cattle — Short supply. Stockers shipped freely during summer months. 

 Some feeding but not so many as usual. 



Horses — Not advised. 



Stvine — Good lot of spring shoats. Grade improving every year. 



Sheep — More sheep are being handled here. Several large flocks are 

 kept by large stockmen. 



Poultry — About as usual, aside from the fact that here and there poultry 

 raising is more intensified. 



Bees — Not advised. 



Drainage — Quite well drained. Five county drains in north and east 

 sections. Some creeks cause considerable trouble by overflow. Individual 

 farmers have tiled lands pretty thoroughly. 



Lands — Range in price from $50.00 to $200.00 per acre. Generally 

 rolling. 



Report of Fair — Held at Guthrie Center. The county fair was a failure 

 because of the excessive wet weather during the fair week. Great inter- 

 est was manifested at the opening and no doubt the fair would have 

 been an unprecedented success except for above causes. We have a hust- 

 ling management and they will succeed with weather conditions right. 



HANCOCK. 



H. A. EARLY, ERITT, OCTOBEE 18, 1911. 



General Condition of Cro.ps and Season — Very dry during the months 

 of June, July and August. 



Corn — 70 per cent; good quality. 



Oats — 60 per cent; fair quality. 



Wheat — 65 per cent. 



Barley — 70 per cent; good quality. 



Flax — 50 per cent; poor quality. 



Timothy — 58 per cent. 



Clover — 60 per cent. 



Prairie Hay — 60 per cent. 



Other Grains and Grasses — 60 per cent. 



Potatoes — 48 per cent. 



Vegetables — 50 per cent. 



