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Rye — None. 



Barley — Gaod crop but very little grown. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet— Yerj little. 



Sorghum — Good, but not much of it. 



Timothy — Fair crop; cured well. 



Glover — Fair crop. 



Prairie H,ay — Not much but what there was was good. 



Potatoes — Light crop; fair quality. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Almost a total failure. 



Other Fruits — Plums extra big crop; good crop of strawberries; very 

 little other fruit. 



Cattle — Many cattle shipped out during summer; supply short. All 

 in good condition. 



Horses — About the same as last year. 



Swine — Not as good as usual. 



Sheep — In good condition; supply not up to average. 



Poultry — About as usual. 



Bees — Same as last year. 



Drainage — Not so much tiling as usual on account of the dry season. 



Other Industries — Increasing somewhat. 



Lands — Higher in price but not much changing hands. 



Report of Fair — Held September 2-5, 1912. Rained opening day and 

 threatened second and third days so that the attendance was not as 

 good as usual. Live stock exhibits extra good. We had a boys' judg- 

 ing contest which was good. We came out $200.00 short. 



CASS. 



CAEL E. HOFFMAN, ATLANTIC, OCTOBER 15, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season favorable and crops 

 extra good. 



Corn — Yield and quality good. 



Oats — Yield from 40 to 75 bushels per acre and the quality good. 

 Wheat — Good quality. 

 Rye — Not much raised; quality good. 

 Barley — Very good yield. 

 Fla^ — None raised. 

 Buckwheat — None. 

 Millet — Not much grown. 

 Sorghum — Not much raised. 

 Timothy — Average yield. 

 Clover — Average yield. 

 Prairie Hay — Very little prairie. 

 Potatoes — Not an average crop. 

 Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Very few apples on account of frost. 

 Other Fruits — Very little. 

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