SIXTH ANNUAL YFAR-BOOK— PART X. 1037 



Wheat. — None raised. 



Rye. — Small yield and poor quality. 



Barley. — Good. 



F]ax. — Very little raised. 



Buckwheat. — Blighted and a total failure. 



Millet. — Very little sown. 



Sorghum. — Small acreage but of good quality. 



Tiviiothy. — Good. 



Clover. — Good. 



Prairie Hay. — Smal' acreage but yielded well and was put up iu 

 exceller.t condition. 



Potatoeii. — Poor. 



Vegetables. — Good. 



Apples. — Fair. 



Other Fruits. — Good. 



Cattle. — Usual number raised and are in good condition. 



Horses. — Good marketable classes are raised, for which there is a 

 ready sale at good prices. 



Sioine. — Are generally in a healthy condition, except in the west 

 part of the county, where cholera is quite prevalent. 



Sheep. — Not many kept or raised, but are in good condition. 



Poultry. — Raised extensively and is the source of much revenue to 

 the farmer. 



Bcvs. — Are quite generally kept, but the season being too wet ha& 

 caused the honej- product to be very small. 



Drainage. — A great deal of tiling is being laid. 



Other Industries. — Are gasoline engine works, planing mills, sash 

 and door factory, furniture, several large wagon factories and a disc 

 and harrow factory. 



Land. — Quite a few transfers have been made at good prices. 

 Report of Fair. — Held at Charles City, Sept. 12-15. 



FRANKLIN. 



J. W. CUMMINGS, HAMPTON, OCT. 16, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops and Season. — Good. 

 Corn. — Well matured and of excellent quality. 



Oats. — Yielded well. Quality good, except those threshed from the- 

 shock, which were discolored to some extent. 

 Wheat. — Fair. 

 Barley. — Fair. 

 Buckwheat. — Poor. 

 Sorghum. — Good. 



Timothy. — A very good crop of seed. 

 Clover. — Light crop. 

 Prairie Hay. — Good. 



