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Clover — Good crops, both first and second. 

 Prairie Hay — None. 

 Other Grains and Grasses — Not any. 

 Potatoes — Big yield. 

 Vegetables — Good. 

 Apples — Small yield. 

 Other Fruits — All small fruits good. 

 Cattle — Farmers not raising many cattle. 

 Horses — Good. 



Swine — Good. Some cholera. 

 Sheep — Few but good. 

 Poultry — Good. 

 Drainage — Most all drained. 



Report of Fair — Held October 3, 1912, and proved a big success. The 

 attendance was good and we intend to hold a three day fair next year. 



TAMA. 



A. G. SMITH, TOLEDO, OCTOBER 4, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Above the average. 



Corn — Better than an average crop. A small amount hurt by frost; 

 not to exceed 10%. A larger acreage than last year. 



Oats — 15% in excess of average crop and quality excellent. 



Wheat — Small amount but of excellent quality. Yield about 20 bushels 

 per acre. 



Rye — Small acreage but quality and yield good. 



Barley — Small acreage but yield and quality very good. 



Flax — I know of none. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Small acreage. Yield and quality good. 



Sorghum — Only enough for private use grown. 



Timothy — Small acreage. Yield and quality good. The hay was thin 

 but of excellent quality, averaging from 1 to 1^2 tons per acre. 



Clover — None for seed. Hay yielded from 1 to 1% tons per acre. 



Potatoes — Good quality; yield about the average. 



Vegetables — Good yield and excellent quality. 



Apples — Scarcely any. 



Other Fruits — Lots of cherries, plums and berries. 



Cattle — Not so many as usual. 



Horses — Draft horses are increasing in number and grade. 



Swine — Increase in both quality and number. 



Sheep — Only small flocks. 



Drainage — No drainage districts at all. 



Other Industries — We have brick and tile factories, cigar factories and 

 paper and flour mills. 



Lands — Excellent land, adapted to general farming and stock raising. 

 Steadily advancing in price. Average price $100 to $125 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Date of fair September 17-20. On account of rainy 

 weather our exhibits were not up to the standard, nor was the attendance. 



