SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 1033 



Ci^INTON. 



J. B. AHBEXS, LYONS, OCT. 14, 1905 



General Condition of Crops and Season. — Very good. The season 

 has been more advanced than last year by nearly twenty days; having 

 "had no frost up lo October 11th; ground very dry. 



Corn. — The prospect for yield of corn is the best we have had for 

 several years. 



Oots. — Yield medium; color good. 



Wheat. — Very small acreage in this section, but yielded well. 



Rye. — Very poor yield. In some sections hardly paid to be threshed. 



Barley. — A good 3-ield but of poor quality. 



Flax. — None raised. 



Buckicheat. — Small acreage but yielded well. 



Millet. — Small acreage, yield fair. 



Sorglnirii. — Very little raised. 



Timothy. — Light yield but of good quality. 



C/ove?\— /Excellent, both in hay and seed. Seed threshed on an aver 

 •age of three bushels per acre and is selling at $6.00 per bushel. 



Praiiie Hay. — None raised. 



Potatoes. — Early varieties fair, while late were both poor in quality 

 and yield. 



Vegetables. — Good. 



Apples. — Yield not very heavy but of good quality. 



Other Fruits. — Were plentiful. 



Cattle. — Quality fair; more are being fed for beef than last year. 



Ho?-ses.— ^Principally draft horses being raised, for which there is a 

 ready sale at good prices. 



Swine. — Supply not so large as last year; quality good: old hogs 

 nearly all sold. 



Sheep. — Very few kept or raised. 



Poultry. — Large numbers raised and are bringing good prices; tur- 

 keys scarce. 



Bees. — Not as plentiful as last year. 



Drainage. — About the usual amount of tile being laid. 



Lands. — Prices range from $80 to $125 per acre; general average 

 around $90 per acre. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Clinton. Sept. 19-22. The weather was 

 ide"l throughout the week. The attendance was larger than ever before 

 and the exhibition a success in every particular. The live stock exhibit, 

 and. in fact, the exhibits In all departments, were larger than any for- 

 mer exhibit two years combined. We had to build additional ppns in 

 fthe svine department to accommodate this exhibit. 



