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Stoine — Supply 85 per cent. Condition 95 per cent. 

 Sheep — Supply 75 per cent. Condition 100 per cent. 

 Poultry — Supply and condition 100 per cent. 

 Bees — Supply 80 per cent. Condition 85 per cent. 

 Drainage — Large amount being done. 

 Other Industries — Some factories coming in. All busy. 

 Lands — 20 per cent of an increase in price for 1912. 

 Report of i^air— Held September 24-27. 



GREENE. 



S. C. CULBERTSOX, JEFFERSON, OCTOBER 25, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops generally very good. 

 Have had an ideal season. 



Corn — Yield estimated at from 40 to 75 bushels per acre. Large 

 acreage. 



Oats — Yield about 40 to 50 bushels per acre and of good quality. 



Wheat — But small acreage; yield from 25 to 30 bushels. 



Rye — But little raised. 



Barley — Little raised. 



Flax — None to speak of. 



Buckwheat — Very little sown. 



Millet — Very good crop. 



Sorghum — But little grov/n. 



Timothy — Fair crop of hay. Lack of early rains cut the crop short. 



Clover — Large crop but no seed in it. 



Prairie Hay — Acreage small; crop good. 



Potatoes — Very light crop. Dealers buying elsewhere for local de- 

 mand. 



Vegetables — Unsually good crop and quality. 



Apples — Almost a complete failure. 



Other Fruits — Cherries, strawberries and grapes good. 



Cattle — A shortage of all kinds. Not as many on feed as usual at 

 this time. Quality is getting better. 



Horses — Quality of draft horses excellent. There seems to be a short- 

 age at this time and prices are high. 



Sunne — To start with we had a light stock of pigs and at present the 

 hogs are dying in all parts of the county. Shortage here next spring 

 will be heavy. 



Sheep — Not many raised. 



Poultry — Much interest is being taken in the raising of fine and better 

 poultry. In healthy condition. 



Bees — Not any. 



Drainage — Greene County is doing a vast amount of drainage. Several 

 county drains put in this season and more contemplated. Also lots of 

 private drainage being done. 



Other Industries — Merchants have generally had an unusually good 

 business this season and banks have plenty of cash for local demand 

 and deposits are growing. 



