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Drainage — ^We have but little low, marshy ground that requires large 

 open ditches. Our farms have nearly all been tiled out, or are being 

 tiled now. 



Other Industries — Progressing. 



Lands — Too much cannot be said of the fertility of the lands of Henry 

 County. Our farms have doubled in value during the past 12 years and 

 today command the very highest prices. 



Re,port of Fair — Held at Mt. Pleasant, August 15th to 18th, inclusive. 

 We had a large attendance; good exhibits; good attractions; in fact the 

 fair was in every way a success. 



HOWARD. 



M. B. DOOLITTLE, CBESCO, DECEMBEE 3, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The drouth in June and July 

 reduced the crops 30 per cent per acre. 



Corn — The early planted corn made five-eights of a full crop. That 

 planted late made a full crop. 



Oats — That sown early made a full crop but that sown late was a total 

 failure. 



Wheat — Eighteen bushels per acre. 



Rye — Thirty-two bushels per acre. 



Barley — Forty-four bushels per acre. 



Flax — About one-tenth the usual acreage. Yielded about ten bushels 

 per acre. 



Buckwheat — About one-eighth of the usual acreage. Yielded about 18 

 bushels per acre. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — One-fourth the usual acreage. Late in growth and not very 

 sweet. 



Timothy — About three bushels of seed to the acre. Hay made three- 

 fourths of a ton per acre. 

 Clover — Winter killed. None to report. 

 Prairie Hay — Five-eighths ton per acre. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa, too little and too uncertain to 

 count. 



Potatoes — Early ones made about 50 bushels per acre and the late 

 ones about 150 per acre. 



Vegetables — About three-fourths of a crop; some imported. 



Apples — Double crop. 



Cattle — Not so many raised as four years ago but the grade is better. 



Horses — Numerous. Percheron and Clydesdale predominate. 



Swine — Abundant. Generally healthy. Some in the southwestern part 

 of the state have died from disease. 



Sheep — Sold mostly for the Chicago market. 



Poultry — An increased number of chickens raised. Ducks, turkeys and 

 geese scarce. 



