TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 783 



Cattle — Probably fewer cattle in the county than for years at this sea- 

 son. Dry pastures and good prices have caused cattle to be sold off 

 rather close. 



Horses — A greater interest being taken in the raising of good horses. 

 There are many good colts this season, 



Svyine — The county is full of fine young pigs; no cholera but much 

 sickness has been reported and many of the finest herds have recently 

 died. 



Sheep — Not many kept but the interest is increasing. 



Poultry — One of our leading industries. 



Bees — Only a few small bee farms; not a very good year for them; 

 too dry. 



Drainage — Considerable tiling was done last spring and the west fork 

 of the Nishna Botna river is being widened and straightened under the 

 Iowa drainage law. 



Other Industries — Doing well. 



Lands — ^Values are about on a par with one year ago. Prices range 

 from $100 to $250 per acre with the average price at about $135. 



Report of Fair — Held at Harlan August 21 to August 24 Inclusive. We 

 had the largest paid attendance ever had at our fair. Our exhibits were 

 not up to standard so far as quality was concerned but on the whole we 

 had a very successful fair. 



SIOUX. 



J. G. VAN DEN BERG, ORANGE CITT, NOVEMBER 30, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Spring was favorable but the 

 summer months were very dry; in some places the wells gave out. The 

 crop average is below normal. 



Corn — Fair in some localities; owing to dry season the average is light. 



Oats — Light crop; early oats poor; late oats will average from 18 to 30 

 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — ^Very fair; averaging from 10 to 22 bushels per acre; good 

 quality. 



Rye — None raised here. 



Barley — Poor, average 10 to 20 bushels per acre. 



Flax — None raised here. 



Buckwheat — None raised here. 



Millet — Average crop. 



sorghum — Average crop; very little raised. 



Timothy — ^Very light. 



Clover — Medium crop. 



Prairie Hay — Very light. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Below the average. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes very poor, late very ones good yield and 

 good quality. 



Vegetables — Very good. 



Apples — Good quality and good crop. 



