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Sheep — Sheep have done well. 

 Poultry-^— Fine. 

 Bees — A fair year. 



Drainage — Not much tiling being done. 



Lands — Increasing in value and rents are getting higher. Land is 

 selling from $60 to $150 per acre; some small tracts still higher. 



LYON. 



C. W. BRADLEY, ROCK RAPIDS, OCTOBER 15, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — All crops heavy; best we have 

 had for twenty years. 



Corn — At least one-third of the acreage is corn. The crop matured well 

 and the average yield will be at least 50 bushels per acre and the quality 

 is first class. 



Oats — Very heavy and good quality. Average yield 60 bushels to the 

 acre. 



Wheat — Light acreage of wheat. Yield average 20 bushels per acre; 

 quality good. 



i?ye — Very light acreage. Good quality and yield about 25 bushels 

 per acre. 



Barley — Fairly good acreage. Quality first class and yield about 45 

 bushels per acre. 



Flax — Little, if any, grown in this county. 



Buckwheat — Very little in the county. 



Millet — Fair acreage. Good quality and heavy yield. 



Sorghum — Light acreage. Good quality and heavy yield. 



Timothy — Medium acreage. Quality first class and yield good. 



Clover — Medium acreage. Yield good and quality first class. 



Prairie Hay — Very good as to yield and quality. 



Potatoes — Heavy acreage; good quality. Yield 200 bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — All classes of vegetables very heavy and of first class 

 quality. 



Apples — Not any this year. 



Other Fruits — Plums a very heavy crop and quality first class. Grapes 

 were also good but only a light acreage. 



Cattle — In better condition than usual but not so many on hand on 

 account of the light hay crop last year. 



Horses — Plenty of horses and in first class condition. Quality high 

 grade. 



Swine — Very good condition. A great many of them. 



Sheep — In good condition and the average number. 



Poultry — In excellent condition and above the average number. 



Bees — Very few in this county. 



Drainage — Natural drainage good. No swamp lands in the county and 

 little tiling necessary. 



Other Industries — Few manufacturers in the county except concrete 

 stone machinery and cement products. All of these are doing a pros- 

 perous business. 



