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Buckicheat. — Small acreage, but indications at this time are that it 

 will yield a good crop. 



Millet. — Good both in quality and yield. 



Sorghum. — Damaged to some extent by winds. An excellent grade of 

 molasses is produced and yields about eighty gallons per acre. 



Timothy. — Of good quality, and yielded about one and one-half tons 

 per acre. 



Clover. — -First crop damaged to some extent by rains at cutting time, 

 but indications are that second cutting will yield a good crop both in 

 seed and hay. 



Prairie Hay. — None raised. 



Potatoes. — Season too wet. Irish potatoes yielded about half a crop 

 of fair quality, while s\veet potatoes yielded about one-third crop of good 

 quality and are selling for sixty cents a bushel. 



Vegetables. — Good. 



Apples. — Yielded about one-third the usual crop and were of fair 

 quality. 



Other Fruits. — Plums, good; strawberries, half a crop; grapes, good; 

 blackberries, good; peaches, very light crop. • 



Cattle. — Are in excellent condition, owing to pastures being excep- 

 tionally good. No disease reported. 



Horses. — Are in excellent condition, and demand is good for all grades... 



Swine. — The spring was unfavorable for pigs, owing to being excep- 

 tionally wet and cold, but all hogs are doing well at this time and no 

 disease is reported. Old stock is mostly all sold off and good prices 

 were obtained. 



Sheep. — Have done well. 



Poultry. — Have done well and good prices are obtained. 



Bees. — Have done well. 



Drainage. — Some tiling is being done. 



Other Industries. — Manufacturing of brick to a small extent, and we 

 understand that the parties contemplate making tile the coming spring. 

 Canning of tomatoes is carried on to some extent. 



Lands. — Prices are high, very little changing hands. 



Report of Fair. — Held at West Point, Aug. 29-31. This was the thir- 

 ty-fourth annual exhibition of the West Point Agricultural society. The 

 weather was exceptionally favorable throughout the days of the fair, 

 and about five thousand people were in attendance. Exhibits were 

 good in all departments, and the fair was pronounced a success in every 

 particular. 



LINN. 



E. HEATON, FAIRFAX, SEPTEMBER, 28, 1905, 



General Condition of Crops and Season. — Good, although the fore part 

 of the season was exceptionally wet. The latter part has been very 

 favorable and all crops matured well. 



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