FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 789 



Corn— Acreage planted large, and will be an excellent crop both in 

 quality and yield. 



6>a/5— Yielded well and were of excellent quality. 



W/ieai— Yield and quality fair. 



/^ye— Small acreage, but yielded well and was of good quality. 



Barley— Sma.ll acreage, but yielded fair and was of good quality. 



Flax— Very little sown. 



Buckzuheat — Small acreage sown, but prospects are for a good crop. 



3fil let— Yielded, a very good crop. 



So rghutn— Yield and quality good. 



Timothy— Yielded a heavy crop and seed was of good quality. 



Clover — Yield and quality fair. 



Prairie hay — Very little in this district. 



Potatoes — An unusually large yield, and were of excellent quality. 



Vegetables— hXl varieties did well . 



Apples — Yield and quality fair. 



Other Iruits- Yielded well and were of excellent quality. 



Ca///i?— Principally beef breeds are raised, including Shorthorns, Here- 

 fords and Polled Angus; some few Jerseys are kept for dairy purposes. 



Horses — Special attention is being given to breeding »of Percherons and 

 heavy draft breeds, although a good many road horses are raised. 



SwiJie — Poland Chinas, Berkshires and Chester Whites are the leading 

 breeds raised, although of late years the Duroc Jersey is becoming more 

 popular. 



6'>^<?(f/>— Coarse, middle and fine wool flocks are raised quite extensively 

 in this district. 



Poultry — This industry is a very extensive and profitable one. 



Bees— This industry is engaged in by a number of enthusiastic apiarists 

 in this district, and is increasing in popularity. 



Drainage — Natural drainage is very good. 



Other industries— FloMT mills, canning factories, and cheese factories can 

 be found in the smaller places, while in the larger towns there are factories 

 of most every nature which gives employment to thousands of people. 



Lands — Are increasing in value, prices ranging from $50 to $125 per acre. 



Repjrt of fair — The West Point District Agricultural Society held its an- 

 nual exhibition at West Point on August 30th, 31st and September 1st and 

 2d. The exhibits in every department were large and of excellent quality. 

 The weather was very unfavorable, it raining almost the entire [week, which 

 materialiy cut down the attendance, but otherwise the fair was a success in 

 every particular. 



