THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV 915 



HARRISON. 



A. B. HASBROOK, MISSOURI VAIXEY, OCTOBER, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — A very favorable season. Ex- 

 cellent crops. 



Corn — A larger crop than for many years. 



Oats — Better than for many years but only fair. 



Wheat — A bumper crop, both as to yield and quality. Also a larger 

 acreage than in former years. 



Rye — Very little rye was raised but the yield and quality were good. 



Barley — Almost none produced. 



Buckwheat — ^Very little grown. 



Millet — What little was raised was of good quality and abundant yield. 



Sorghum — Principally raised for forage. 



Timothy — Little produced. Crop cut short by dry weather in June. 



Clover — This crop not extra owing to dry weathei;. 



Prairie Hay — Less every year. Rainy weather has been unfavorable 

 to the harvesting of this crop and much of the hay is of inferior quality. 



Potatoes — Fair crop; quality good. Potatoes have been an uncertain 

 crop for years. Dry weather usually cuts the crop short. 



Vegetables — All kinds are abundant; quality good. All melons ex- 

 ceptionally good. 



Apples — A very light crop; quality only fair. 



Other Fruits — All small fruits abundant; pears yielded well. 



Cattle — The leading beef breeds are Herefords, Short Horns and Red 

 Polled. The Jerseys are the favorites for dairying although some other 

 breeds are raised. 



Horses — Percherons are more numerous than any <jther breed. The 

 present high prices for horses tends greatly to increase the production 

 of horses in this county. 



Swine — The mortgage lifters. Great numbers are raised. Duroc Jersey 

 is the favorite breed. Poland Chinas come next. 



Poultry — The poultry show at the fair was not up to former years. 



Drainage — A great interest manifested in drainage and much of the 

 swamp area has already been reclaimed. 



Lands — Have increased in value greatly. 



Report of Fair — Held September 24-27. Bad weather made it almost 

 a failure. We had but small exhibits and a very small attendance. 



HENRY. 



JOHN A. BAXTER, WINFIELD, OCTOBER 28, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — A very prosperous year. 



Corn — Good. Averaging from 30 to 70 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Fair crop; averaging from 25 to 40 bushels; good quality. 



Wheat — ^Very little sown but fair crop and good quality. 



Rye — None to speak of. 



Barley — Good. Very little sown. 



Flax — None grown. 



