SEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART Xll. 771 



HENRY. 



THEODORE RUSSELL, WIXFIELD, OCTOBER 24, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops axd Season — Very dry season; crops 

 fair. 



Corn — An average yield and well matured. 



Oats — Not up to the average in yield, but were of splendid quality. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — None sown. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little grown. 



Millet — Only small acreage sown. 



Sorghum — Good, but was blown badly by winds at cutting time. 



Timothy — Light yield, but of good quality. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — None raised. 



Potatoes — Fair yield and of good quality. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Light yield and not of extra quality. 



Other Fruits — Peaches yielded an immense crop and were of good 

 quality. 



Cattle — Owing to short pasturage they are in thin condition. Many 

 had to feed during the season. 



Horses — Are not in very good condition, owing to shortage of past- 

 urage. 



Swine — About the average number raised. Very little disease re- 

 ported. 



Sheep — Not many raised, but number is increasing each year. 



Poultry — Has done well. A great deal raised, and good prices have 

 been obtained the past season. 



Bees — Small amount of honey; season too dry. 



Drainage — Good; well tiled. 



Other Industries — Are in fairly prosperous condition. 



Lands — Are commanding good prices, and it is not surprising that 

 It is so, as crop failures are unknown either in wet or dry seasons. 

 Prices range from eighty to one hundred and forty dollars per acre and 

 are gradually rising. Very little being priced at any figure, and there 

 Is a ready sale for that which is. 



Report of Fair — Held at Winfield, September 18-21, being the first 

 one held under the new management, an incorporated stock company. 

 The agricultural exhibit was the largest and finest ever seen on our 

 grounds. Everybody attending was well pleased, and the prospects for 

 our 1907 fair are very encouraging. It is our object to have all in- 

 terests represented, and with the slogan "Pull together" we feel there 

 can be no doubt as to the success of our future fairs. While our re- 

 ceipts were very good, we have been to a great deal of expense in added 

 Improvements on the grounds, over two hundred dollars being spent 

 on the race track alone. 



