SEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII. 759 



Bakley — Small acreage, but jielded a good crop. 



Flax, Buckwheat — None raised. 



Sorghum — Small acreage, but good crop. 



Timothy, Clover — Good quality, but light yield. 



Prairie Hay' — Very small acreage of hay land of this kind, but 

 yielded well. 



Potatoes — Light yield, hut of good quality. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Fair yield, but of poor quality. 



Other Fruits — Good, except plums and blackberries. 



Cattle — Doing well. 



Horses — Good ones are scarce. Prices high. 



Swine — In first-class condition. Prices good. 



Sheep — Very few in this county. 



Poultry — Good, except turkeys. 



Bees — Very few kept. 



Other Industries — The general businesses are in a healthy condition. 

 There are no factories, but the farming interests are all worked to 

 their fullness. 



Lands — Range in price from ninety to one hundred and twenty-two 

 dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Fair held at De Witt, September 11-14. It rained 

 some on Wednesday afternoon but on the other days fair weather pre- 

 vailed. Attendance was good. 



DAVIS. 



J. C. BROUGHARD, BLOOMFIELD, OCTOBER 24, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season dry; no general 

 rains through growing season. Crops generally very good. 



Corn — Good, both in quality and yield. 



Oats — Quality good, but yield below average. 



Rye — Small acreage, but yield and quality good. 



Millet — Small acreage, but yielded a fair crop. 



Sorghum — Good yield, but small acreage. 



Timothy — Yield of hay light; seed fair; of good quality. 



Clover — Fair. 



Pot.\toes — Good quality, but light yield. 



Vegetables — On account of very dry season were only fair. 



Apples — Fair crop, both in quality and yield. 



Other Fruits — Strawberries, good; blackberries and raspberries, dried 

 up; plums and grapes, good; peaches, large yield and of good quality. 



Cattle — Are only in fair condition, owing to shortage of pasturage. 

 Feeding steers bring a fair price, while stock cattle are low. 



Horses — Have done well. Demand and prices good. There is an in- 

 crease in the number of colts being raised. 



Swine — About the usual number raised. No disease reported. 



Sheep — Have done well. No disease reported. 



Poultry- — An increased interest taken in this industry. 



