FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART II. 



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The first decade of December brought continued fine weather with favor- 

 able conditions for gathering the corn and cribbing the entire crop. The 

 season as a whole was favorable for the production of a fair output of the 

 staple crops. Though germination and growth were belated, the warmth 

 and dryness of autumn brought ample compensation to the patient and 

 faithful tillers of the soil. 



