THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV 927 



Bees — Very few. 

 Drainage — Good. 



Lands — Average from $100 to $200 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held on August 21-23. The exhibits and racing were 

 good, the attendance large and the fair a success financially. 



LEE. 



JOHX WALLJASPER, WEST POINT, OCTOBER, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Generally above the average. 

 Corn — Above the average. On account of the late season planting was 

 late. 



Oats — Way above the average. The cool, wet weather of May and June 

 was just right for oats and it yielded the heaviest for any year during 

 the last 20 years. 



Wheat — Not so much sown as usual. Winter wheat was hurt by the 

 late March snow and freeze but notwithstanding all these drawbacks the 

 yield was fair. 



Rye — Very little sown; quality fair. 

 Barley — Scarcely any sown. 

 Flax — None sown. 



Buckivheat — Not much sown but this promises to do well. 

 Millet — Some millet sown. Good crop this year. 

 Sorghum — A good crop. 



Timothy — A good average crop. More sown than in former years. Hay 

 about two-thirds of a full yield. 



Clover — Clover did not do well on account of the severe winter. 

 Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Blue grass and other grains and grasses 

 did remarkably well. 



Potatoes — A good crop, good quality. 

 Vegetables — A good crop and fine quality. 

 Apples — A medium crop; good quality. 



Other Fruits — Cherries and plums were good, peaches a failure and 

 pears still suffering from the blight which has attacked a number of 

 pear trees during the last few years. 



Cattle — Somewhat scarce on account of the farmers selling their sur- 

 plus stock on account of the severe drouth. 



Horses — Command a good price and farmers are paying considerable 

 attention to the breeding. The colt show at our fair was one of the best 

 in the state. 



Swine — This is the "old reliable standby" for our farmers. All are 

 in a healthful condition at this time. 



Sheep — Farmers are paying more attention to sheep and flocks may be 

 seen all over the county. On many farms they are taking the place of 

 cattle. 

 Poultry — Every farmer raises chickens. An important industry. 

 Bees — Not much attention paid to this industry. 



