NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 781 
Horses— We have a very good grade of horses and farmers are paying 
more attention to the raising of a better grade each year. 
Sivine—Wa always have a large number of hogs in this county and 
more attention is given each year to the matter of raising better grades 
the Duroc breed appearing to be the choice, although the Poland China 
is well liked. 
^heep — A few more are to be fed here during the coming winter, but 
that industry does not appear to interest the average farmer very much, 
but more attention will be given to the raising of well bred sheep the 
next year. 
Poultry — A very good year for poultry where good quarters were pro- 
vided. A big loss to young stock resulted in the early spring rains on 
account of poor protection; not much attention being given to raising 
anything but common stock. 
Sees— About the usual number interested in this industry with the 
average production of honey and of good quality. 
Drainage— OwY drainage system was not completed until late in the 
spring and not much benefit was derived excepting in the higher parts 
of the system or district where a very much improved condition was 
noticeable; some of the land produced corn this year that had not been 
seen for twenty years. 
Lands — Values remain stationary, excepting those lands already bene- 
fited by the drainage system, which have increased in value. Eastern 
speculators have bought all cheap lands on the market and will hold for 
higher prices. 
Report of i^alr— Held October 6, 7, and 8; the 6th being entry day. 
On the 5th it rained nearly all day and prospects for a successful fair did 
not look very bright, but on the 6th the clouds passed away and we 
thought we would have a big crowd, especially on the 7th, but a cool 
wind from the northwest made the atmosphere too cold and damp for 
the people to turn out in attendance, consequently the gate receipts v/ere 
much lighter than last year. 
The farmers, upon whom much depends for a successful fair, failed to 
bring farm products for exhibition in the floral hall and that part of our 
fair was nearly a failure, although what little farm produce was brought 
in was very good. 
The textile fabric department was also very light but we presumed 
that the threatening weather deterred many from making entries from 
the fear that their products for that department might be ruined by 
rain. 
The officers of the association are very much discouraged over the 
future of the Harrison County Agricultural Society, knowing that if the 
farmers will do nothing toward trying to make a successful meeting that 
the society will be compelled to cease business. 
HENRY. 
0. N. KxiGiiT. Mt. Pleasant, October, 1908. 
Corn— The corn crop in this county is much better than was expected 
from the general conditions when it was planted; there was a good deal 
