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Bees — Winter very severe on bees. Not much attention being paid 

 to them. 



Drainage — No county drainage. Considerable tiling being done. 



Lands — Gradually increasing; being listed all the way from $150.00 

 per acre to $225.00. The fertility of the soil has been considerably 

 improved of late. 



Report of Fair — Held September 17-19th. The exhibits in most de- 

 partments were much larger than in former years. The attendance 

 was good considering the weather, there being between seven and eight 

 thousand in attendance. 



GUTHRIE. 



J. A. MCLAUGHLIN, GUTHRIE CENTER, OCTOBER 29, 1912. 



Corn — Bumper crop. Wet season. 



Oats — Fair. 



Wheat — Very good. 



Millet— Gooa. 



Sorghum — Good. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay — Good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fair. 



Potatoes — Fair. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Poor. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Scarce. 



Horses — Not plentiful. 



SvAne — Too much hog cholera. 



Sheep — Good. Not very many. 



Poultry — Average. 



Bees — Fair. 



Drainage — Good. 



Other Industries — Medium. 



Lands — High. 



Report of Fair — Dates 24-27, 1912. Rained some every day. 



HANCOCK. 



R. J. MC MILLEN, BRITT, OCTOBER 19, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — In general very good. 

 Corn — Most of the corn well out of the way of frost. The yield will 

 be from 50 to 65 bushels. 



Oats — Very heavy, yielding from 50 to 90 bushels. 

 Wheat — Not much raised. Did not seem to fill well. 

 Rye — Small patches grown; yield good. 

 Barley — Very little grown but a, good crop. 

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