FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 779 



Oats—F2i\r. 



Wheat— 'Poor , both in quality and yield. 



Rye — Very little sown in this county, but yielded a fair crop. 



Barley— An excellent crop. 



Flax^ Buckwheat— ^one grown. 



Millet— Did very well. 



Sorghum — Small acreage, but yielded well. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie ^aj'— Excellent. 



Other grains and grasses — Did well. 



Potatoes— Yielded^ a large crop and were of excellent qnality. 



Vegetables — Did well. 



Apples — Only a fair crop. 



Other fruits — Did well. 



Cattle—ThQ usual number raised and are in good condition. 



Horses— Not as many raised as last year. 



Swine — The usual number raised, but are only in a fair condition, owing 

 to high price of feed. 



Drainage— A great deal of tiling is being laid. 



Lands— Are the same in price as last year, but very few transfers are 

 being made. 



Report of fair— Held at Sac City, August 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. The 

 weather was favorable, attendance good, and exhibits in every department 

 were large and of excellent quality. 



SHELBY. 



L. H. Plckard, Harlan^ Iowa, October 26, 1904. 



Crops in general have been very good, although the planting season was 

 about two weeks late, but a very favorable fall has given the corn crop 

 ample time in which to mature. 



Corn — A larger acreage planted than usual, and will be an excellent crop 

 both in quality and yield. 



Oats — Yielded well and were of good quality. 



Wheat — A small yield, but were above the average in quality. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — An average crop . 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage, but yielded fair and was of good quality. 



J/z//*?/"— Yielded a very good crop , although acreage sown was very 

 small. 



Sorghum— 'S>mQX\ acreage, but yielded well. 



Ti?nothy — Very little raised except as sown with clover crop. 



Clover — Excellent both in quality and yield. 



Prairie hay — Very small acreage, but yielded well and was put up in 

 good condition. 



Potatoes — Yielded a very large crop and were of good quality. 



