NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 761 
BUTLER. 
N. W. SCOVEL, BUTI.KR, SEPTEMBER 18, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good. 
Corn — Good, but a little backward owing to the late spring. 
Oats — Good. 
Wheat — Fair. 
Rye — Good, 
Barley — Good. 
Flax — I know of none in the county. 
BucJcwheat — Average what there is of it, which is very little. 
Millet — Good. 
Sorghum — Average, but very little in county. 
Timothy — Good. 
Clover — Good, but very little sown. 
Prairie Hay — Good, but very late, owing to the late spring. 
Other Grains and Grasses — On the average they all are the best in 
five years. 
Potatoes — A very good crop. 
Vegetables — All are good. 
Apples — About an average crop. 
Other Fruits — Mostly good, except blackberries, which were hurt by 
a dry spell at the time they were ripening. 
Cattle — Not in very good condition ov/ing, it is thought, to the hot 
weather and scarcity of shade. 
Horses — Average, except that a great many young colts died at foaling. 
Swine — Good; number below average owing to the scarcity of breeding 
stock, caused by their being sold on account of very poor corn crop last 
year. 
Sheep — Average. 
Poultry— A little light. 
Bees — Very good. 
Drainage — Considerable tile has been laid this year. . 
Other Industries — About an average with years past. 
Lands — Soil was in good condition for w^orking during the whole 
summer, and the price has steadily advanced. How^ever, there were 
but few sales. 
Report of Fair — Held September 1, 2 and 3, 1908. Report was a little 
better than in former years and is gradually getting better. ^ 
CALHOUN. 
H. A. Arnold, Mansox, October 19, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and Season — Fairly good; too much rain 
in early part of season but the balance very favorable. 
Corn — Nearly all matured; will grade good. 
Oats — Fair; too much moisture in the early part of the season for 
good results. 
Wheat — None raised to speak of. 
Rye — Good. 
