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Sheep — More and better sheep being raised. 

 Poultry — Quite an interest taken in poultry raising. 

 Bees — Not many; a great number died during the winter. 

 Report of Fair — No fair held. Too dry. 



BENTON. 



SOL WHITE, VINTON, OCTOBER 7, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Very good. 



Oats — Excellent. 



Wheat — But little grown. 



Rye — Good. 



Barley — Good to extra fine. 



Fla^ — None grown. 



Buckwheat — But little raised. 



Millet — Not much grown. 



Sorghum — Good; small acreage. 



Timothy — One-half crop. 



Clover — Small crop. 



Prairie Hay — Pair. 



Potatoes — Small crop. 



VegetaMes — Good. 



Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Scarce and high. 



Horses — Good. 



Sivine — Diseased; about one-half the usual number. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Very good. 



Drainage — Good. 



Other Industries — Thriving. 



Lands — Selling from $165 to $225 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 4-6 inclusive. A very good fair. 



BLACK HAWK. 



C. A. ROWND, CEDAE FALLS, IOWA, NOVE^MBEE, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good. 



Corn — Slightly above the average. A frost that came before the corn 

 was sufficiently matured and a high wind which blew the corn down 

 badly caused considerable soft corn. 



Oats — At least 10 bushels above the average. 



Wheat — Froze out badly in some places. Where the stand was good 

 results were very satisfactory. 



Rye — A little above the average. About 19 bushels per acre. 



Barley — Fully up to the average; from 40 to 45 bushels per acre. 



