FOURTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART XII. 689 



Rain at the beginning of the fair marred the attendance to some 

 extent, and caused the carrying over of the fair until Saturday, Septem- 

 ber 12. 



The exhibit of horses was the largest in the history of the associa- 

 tion, as was also that of swine. The exhibits in other departments were 

 well up to the average. 



Corn in this locality is good, the frost doing very little damage. The 

 acreage is about the average, and the yield will be better than first 

 expected. The small grain, owing to the excessive rains this season, is 

 not up to the average and is of light weight. 



Farmers are awakening and beginning to take an interest in getting, 

 a better breed of cattle and improving their herds. 



Land in this county is selling at from $80 to $110 per acre, and some 

 as high as $140 per acre. 



CLINTON COUNTY. 



L. D. Winne. 



Fair held at DeWitt, October 15, 16, 17 and 18, 1903. 



All departments were well filled, and although the weather was very 

 unfavorable, being cold and wet, the attendance was good and the fair 

 was a success. 



Crops were not as good as last year, but there is plenty for home 

 consumption, and some to ship out. 



DALLAS COUNTY. 



JosiaJi Petty. 



Corn in this section is very slow in maturing, a large per cent being- 

 yet in roasting ears, owing to the exceptionally wet season, and land in 

 this vicinity being flat and of deep soil. Some of the land here was too 

 wet to plant at all. 



Oats, with a few exceptions, are of a poor quality, yielding from- 

 twenty to thirty bushels per acre, and light weight, ranging from eighteen^ 

 to twenty pounds to the measured bushel. The quality of wheat is good, 

 and will average fifteen bushels per acre. 



Hay was an exceptionally large crop, yielding from one to two tons 

 per acre, and being fortunate in having good weather at cutting time was 

 well cured, and that which was stored in barns and sheds is in good con- 

 dition, but that in stack is spoiling owing to the rains coming on before 

 thoroughly settled. 



Potatoes are of a very poor grade and yield, there not being enough, 

 raised to supply home consumption. 



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