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Drainage — Good. 



Other Indhistries — None. 



Lands — ^Advancing in price rapidly. 



Report of Fair — Held September 4-6. The weather was good. The 

 attendance was not very good on account of other attractions held at 

 the time of the fair. 



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A. W. GOLDBERG, SHENANDOAH, SEPTEMBER 5, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — "The best ever." 

 Corn — Ideal prospects. 



Oats — Heavy crop. Somewhat hurt in shock by rains. 

 WJieat — Heavy crop but hurt in many places on account of rain. 

 Rye— Good but a limited acreage. 

 jBarZei^— Same as rye. 

 Flax — Not any. 

 Buckwheat — Not any. 

 Millet — Practically none. 

 Sorghum — Not enough to report on. 

 Timothy — Good crop but hurt in the shock. 



Clover — Looks as though there would be a good crop at this date. 

 Prairie Hay — Fair and good. 

 Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Pair to good. • . 



Vegetables — Good. 

 Apples — ^Very light. 



Other Fruits — Plums, cherries and grapes very good; others a failure. 

 Cattle — Light supply. 

 Horses — ^Normal. 

 Swine — Average. 

 Sheep — ^Light. 



Poultry — Late but a heavier average than last year. 

 Bees — ^Very few. 

 Drainage — Good. 



Lands — High priced and hard to get. 



Report of Fair — August 12-16. We had rainy weather which caused 

 a loss in attendance and receipts of about 35%. 



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J. C. BECKNER, CLAEINDA, OCTOBER, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Favorable season. 

 Corn — Will be more than an average crop. The early corn is of extra 

 fine quality. 

 Oats — The best I have ever known in Iowa. 

 Wheat — A very heavy crop and large acreage. 

 Rye — Practically none raised. 

 Barley — Very little raised. 



