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Potatoes — Early ones a failure; late ones one-half crop. 



Vegetables — Two-thirds of a crop; excellent quality. 



Apples — Abundant crop; more than enough to supply local demand. 



Other Fruits — Strawberries one-half crop; cherries and plums plentiful. 



Cattle — Very scarce on account of short pasture. Not more than one- 

 half the usual number. 



Horses — Not in as good condition as usual but the usual number. 



Swine — In normal condition. More young pigs than usual; old hogs 

 mostly sold off. 



Sheep — In good condition; not many of them, 



poultry — Usual number. 



Bees — Not doing well on account of lack of material to work on. 



Drainage — Good. 



Other Industries — Very prosperous. 



Lands — Changing ownership at advanced prices. About $10 or $15 

 higher per acre than a year ago. 



Report of Fair — Held at Moville September 6-8 inclusive. Very success- 

 ful. Our exhibits were especially good. 



WORTH. 



E. H. MILLER, NORTH WOOD, OCTOBER 6, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The spring was very nice and 

 crops were put in in fine shape. Later the season was dry and the crops 

 on high land were Injured somewhat. 



Corn — A fine crop except on high or sandy land. The crop is ma- 

 turing fine without frost. 



Oats — Yield is somewhat uneven. High pieces yielded from 10 to 20 

 bushels while other fields yielded from 35 to 40 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — As a rule wheat did not yield well and it is badly shrunken. 



Rpe — Very little sown but that seems good. 



Barley — A fair yield; very good quality; good color. 



Flax — Early crop yielded fairly well but the late crop was badly in- 

 jured by the drouth. 



Buckwheat — Very little sown but the yield promises to be good. 



Millet — A fine crop; not grown very extensively. 



sorghum — But little planted; looking fine. 



Timothy — A very short crop. 



Clover — Poor yield; second crop came on fine and yielded well. 



Prairie Hay — Very little here. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Slough hay is better than for many years, 

 owing to the dry weather. 



Potatoes — Early crop was badly injured by the drouth but the late crop 

 is doing fine. 



Vegetables — Late ones are good. 



Apples — Plentiful and of very fine quality. 



Other Fruits — Plums were a fine crop. 



Cattle — Plentiful; not in the best of condition on account of short 

 pastures. 



