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is quite an interest taken in pure bred stock and the grade of poultry is 
generally very good. 
Bees — Only a few kept here, but they have done well this summer. 
Drainage — In general is good; the flat lands are tiled and are very 
productive. 
Other Industries — Are all in a prosperous condition; brick and tile 
factory; stone quarry; cement block and other industries are all busy. 
Lands — Are very high and selling readily and rapidly at $7o to $150 
per acre. 
Report of Fair — Meld August 11-15 inclusive and was a grand success. 
We had a good display in every department; we had one hundred thirty- 
six horses shown for premiums; fifty-five head of cattle; seventy-five 
fine hogs and fifty-three head of sheep. We also had about eighty speed 
horses on the ground and the racing was good. The art hall was well 
filled and we had an "all-round" good show. The attendance was large 
every day and after paying all our obligations in full and $800 for im- 
provements we have $1,000 in cash left. 
HENRY. 
0. E. Wilson, Winfield. Skptkmber 22, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops aiid Seaso7i — Part of season dry; midsum- 
mer wet; corn bumper crop, badly lodged; oats about seventy per cent of 
an average crop and very little wheat raised but what was raised was 
fine. 
Corn — Bumper crop. 
Oats — Not over seventy per cent of an average crop; all harvested. 
Wheat — Condition, quality and yield all fine but very little raised. 
Rye — Very little raised. 
Barley — None. 
Flax — None. 
Bucktoheat — None. 
Millet — Fine condition; very little being harvested. 
Sorghum — ^Very scarce; not yet harvested. 
Timothy — Very fine as hay and seed. 
Clover — Very fine as hay; seed not over sixty per cent of a crop. 
Prairie Hay — None. 
Other Grains and Grasses — None. 
Potatoes — One hundred ten per cent of an average crop; all harvested. 
Vegetables — Fine; easily one hundred ten per cent of an average crop. 
Apples — Not over sixty per cent of an average crop. 
Other Fruits — Peaches very abundant; other fruits plentiful. 
Cattle — Not so plentiful; none on feed. 
Horses — County is full of horses of a high class; stiff prices prevail. 
Swine — Neglected; not over sixty per cent of an average number; no 
disease. 
Sheep — Usual number of lambs; free from disease. 
Poultry — Full number chickens; turkeys light. 
Bees — Honey crop immense. 
