I'HiRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV 903 



CLAYTON. 



11. A. AXTKLL, STRAWBERRY POINT, OCTOBER 22, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Fair. 

 Corn — 70 per cent. About 40 bushels per acre. 

 Oats — 85 per cent. About 40 bushels per acre. 

 Wheat — Good. 

 Rye — Good. 



Barley — Fair; about 30 bushels per acre. 

 Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Good; 25 bushels per acre. 

 Timothy — Good. 

 Clover — Good. 

 Prairie Hay — Good. 

 Potatoes — Good. 

 Vegetables — Good. 

 Apples — None. 

 Other Fruits — Good. 

 Cattle — In good condition. 

 Horses — Good. 



Swine — 80 per cent of the usual number. 

 Sheep — Not many in this township. 

 Poultry — Good. 



Drainage — Not very much in. 

 Lands — Good. 



Report of Fair — Larger attendance than ever before. Held Septem- 

 ber 3-6 inclusive. 



CLAYTON. 



D. E. MVINGOOD, ELKADER, OCTOBER 28, 1912. 



General 'condition of Crops and Season — Plenty of moisture with 

 good crops in general. 

 Corn — Large crop. 

 Oats — Good. 

 Wheat — Good. 

 Rye — Good. 

 Barley — Good. 

 Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Not much raised. 

 Millet — Hardly any. 

 Sorghum — Very little grown. 

 Timothy — Fair crop; quality good. 

 Clover — Good. 

 Potatoes — Bumper crop. 

 Vegetables — Large variety and all good. 

 Apples — Scarce. 



Other Fruits — Berries plentiful. 

 Cattle — Breeds are good and improving. 

 Horses — Good breeds and improving. 



