SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. lUoD 



MARSHALL COUNTY. 



BEX BICIIARDS, RHODES, OCTOBER 23, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops, Etc. — The season was exceptionally wet, 

 but the general average of crops is up to that of former years. 



Corn. — Corn will compare well with that of previous years. In some 

 localities it is badly dov/n, which will make very hard picking, and 

 some soft corn, but as a whole will yield a very good crop. 



Oats. — Yielded about enough to pay cost of raising and rental of 

 ground. 



Wheat. — Very little raised. Averaged about eight bushels per acre, 

 and of fair quality. 



Rye. — Small acreage, which yielded about thirty-five bushels per acre 

 and was of good quality. 



Barley. — Small acreage, but of good quality. 



Flax. — None raised. 



Buckwheat. — None raised. 



Millet. — Very little raised. 



Sorghum. — Very little raised. 



Timothy. — Yielded a light crop, averaging about one ton per acre. 



Clover. — Yielded two fairly good crops, although the first cutting 

 was damaged to some extent by rains. 



Prairie Hay. — None grown. 



Potatoes. — Of good quality but yielded a light crop, not averaging 

 over seventy-five bushels per acre. 



Vegetables. — Good. 



Apples. — Poor. 



Other Fruits. — Poor, with the exception of plums, which yielded an 

 abundant crop of excellent quality. 



Cattle. — Are well bred and in good condition. There are plenty of 

 feeders and a large number were shipped during the year. 



Horses. — Scarce, and prices high. 



Swine. — The production of pigs was large; they are in a healthy con- 

 dition. 



Sheep. — Very few are raised, but a good many are fed in the north- 

 em part of the county for market. 



Poultry. — The season was favorable for chickens, but very poor for 

 turkeys. 



Bees. — A splendid year for them. A good crop of honey was gath- 

 ered and is selling at a reasonable price. 



Drainage. — Some tiling is being laid. 



Lands. — Remain about the same in price as last year. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Rhodes, October 3-5. As this was the first 

 fair held by our association for three years much interest was taken. 

 The weather was exceptionally favorable and the attendance good. There 

 were no races, as we have no track. 



