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Other Industries — This is an agricultural and stock growing county. 

 We have immense beds of limestone and await more favorable trans- 

 portation facilities and development. 



Lands — Good corn land in demand. More land is changing hands this 

 year than a year ago and at advancing prices. 



Report of Fair — Held September 17-19. We had fine exhibit of horses, 

 grains and vegetables. Only a fair exhibit of cattle and poor exhibit of 

 hogs, sheep and poultry. Weather was bad and the attendance very poor. 



MAHASKA. 



H. D. RHINE, NEW SHAEON, OCTOBER 22, 1912. 



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

 plowing is progressing rapidly and the ground is in fine condition. 



Corn — Above the average in quality and quantity. Some early com is 

 being cribbed. 



Oats — Extra good crop. 



Wheat — Best in years, yielding from 20 to 40 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Not much raised in this county. 



Barley — None. 



Flax — Not any. 



Buckwheat — Very little. 



Millet — Small crop. 



Sorghum — Average crop. 



Timothy — Good average crop. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Clover seed very good. 



Potatoes — Good average crop. 



Vegetables — Plenty. 



Apples — Almost a failure. 



Other Fruits — Berries were plentiful, peaches and pears a failure. 

 Plums were an exceptionally good crop. 



Cattle — Short supply. 



Horses — Plentiful. 



SvAne — Spring crop light; fair crop of fall pigs. Cholera reported in 

 some localities. 



Sheep — Average crop. 



Poultry — Good crop. 



Bees — Nearly all winter killed. What were left gathered a good 

 supply of honey. 



Lands — Going up in price. Farms are changing hands at from $150 

 to $225 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 16-19. Attendance was good consid- 

 ering the threatening weather at the beginning of the fair. Financially 

 the fair was a success. 



