TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 781 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Good. 



Timothy — Good; extra good seed crop. 



Clover — Hay good; extra good seed. 



Prairie Hay — None to speak of. 



Potatoes — Small yield. 



Vegetables — Very good. 



Apples — Good; large yield. 



Other Fruits — Very good. 



Cattle — Better breeding; not so many in the county. 



Horses — More interest in breeding; normal amount. 



Swine — Exceptionally good showing at the fair; not so many in the 

 county as in other years. 



Sheep — Good showing; this industry is on the increase. 



Poultry — Better than other years. 



Bees — Have done well. 



Drainage — Not much done this year. 



Lands — Increase in price. 



Report of Fair — Held at Tingley on September 6-9, 1911. The exhibits 

 were larger and better in all departments than in former years but the 

 rainy weather of each day cut our receipts very materially. 



SAC. 



GUS W. STBOHMEIEE, SAC CITY, OCTOBEE, 1911. 



Geneal Condition of Crops and Season — ^With the exception of potatoes 

 all crops were fair. The season was very favorable in the beginning but 

 about the first of June dry weather set in and continued until the middle 

 of September. 



Corn — Average crop and in fair condition. Out of the way of frosts. 



Oats — Average crop and good weight, although hurt by the dry weather 

 the fore part of the season. 



Wheat — Fair; not much raised. 



Rye — Some raised; good quality. 



Barley — Good; well headed; quite an acreage. 



Flax — Small acreage but good quality and yield. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage; average crop. 



Millet — Good; quite a good deal raised. 



Sorghum — Good. We have two sorghum mills in operation. 



Timothy — Light but good quality. 



Clover — Good and well seeded. 



Prairie Hay^-Fair but not much left here. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Doing fair; some alfalfa doing well. 



Potatoes — Short crop; good quality. 



Vegetables — Good considering the dry season; fine quality. 



Apples — Not much sale but they are fine and we have lots of them. 



Other Fruits — Fair and good quality. 



