SEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK-PART XII. 809 



RINGGOLD. 



K. E. SHELDON. MOUlfT AYR, SEPTEMBER 27, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. Season a little dry. 



Corn — Good. Above average. Best crop for ten years. 



Oats — Fair. Below average. 



Rye — Fair. 



Barley — None raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Small crop. 



Timothy — Good quality, but light yield on account of drouth. 



Prairie Hay — None raised. 



Potatoes — Fair. Too dry for late varieties. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Largest crop for years. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Have done well. About the usual number. Prices good. 



Horses — All classes have done well. 



Swine — Has done well. 



Sheep — Have done well. Noticeable improvement in quality. 



Poultry — All kinds did well. 



Report of Fair — Held at Mount Ayr, September 6-8. Exhibits in all 

 live stock departments were good, while there was a fair display of 

 fruits and vegetables. Financially and otherwise, the fair was a success. 



SAC. 



S. M. lewis, sac city, SEPTEMBER 29, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Average of crops was good. 

 Season favorable, except in July and August when it was somewhat dry. 



Corn — Good. Larger acreage than ever before. Will yield better than 

 the average. 



Oat.s — Yield and quality good. 



Wheat— Some maccaroni wheat yielded as high as thirty bushels per 

 acre. This was an experiment and gave good satisfaction. 



Rye — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Barley — Larger acreage than usual, and yielded a good crop. 



Flax — Not much raised. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Millet — Heavy crop, yielding from three and one-half to four tons 

 per acre. 



Sorghum — Small acreage, which yielded a light crop of good quality. 



Timothy — Light yield. 



Clover — Light yield of first cutting, while the second cutting produced 

 a good yield of seed. 



Prairie Hay — Good crop. 



Potatoes — Light yield, but of good quality. 



Vegetables — Good. 



