NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 801 
Wheat — Very little sown; some very good yii'lds of winter wheat but 
spring wheat was light and of good quality. 
Rye — Did well where sown but very little raised. 
Barley — Very light acreage but yield and quality fair. 
Flax — None. 
Buckwh eat — None. 
Millet — None in this vicinity. 
Sorghum — None raised. I think this is the first year for eighteen 
years that we have not had samples of sorghum shown at our fair. 
Timothy — Good crop and secured in good condition; very little sown 
for seed. 
Clover — Good crop, especially fine second growth; not much sown for 
seed but what was sown was of good quality and yielded good. 
Prairie Hay — No wild hay in this district except in sloughs. 
Other Grains and Grasses — Fine crop of timothy and clover; pastures 
have been good, except for a short time in September. 
Potatoes — Early potatoes were good while the late potatoes were of 
light yield but of fine quality; none rotted. 
Vegetables — Good yield of all vegetables. 
Apples — Fair crop of early fall varieties; winter apples light yield. 
Other Fruits — Grapes good; fair crop of peaches and pears; peaches 
seem to be doing better in this section every year; cherries good; few 
plums and small fruits light. 
Cattle — A leading industry here, many fine herds and many good 
feeders and shippers in this district; have had no disease the past year 
and cattle are looking fine. Much attention being given to the improve- 
ment of stock and there were eighty-four cars of cattle shipped from 
Rhodes since last report, October 12, 1907. 
Horses — Above applies to horses. Horses have been healthy and prices 
good. Twenty-three cars of good horses shipped from Rhodes since last 
report; heavy draft horses are mostly bred. 
Swine — Many good breeders in this district, some of whom have shown 
stock at several county fairs. The stock is free from disease, generally, 
and there is a good crop of spring pigs; fifty-nine cars have been shipped 
frcm Rhodes since last report. 
Sheep — Not many in this district; show at fair small; seven cars 
shipped from Rhodes since the last report. 
Poultry — A profitable industry; egg and poultry dealers at this place 
report shipments from Rhodes for last six months at one thousand cars 
of eggs and sixty thousand pounds of live poultry. 
Bees — Not many kept but those who have them report a good season 
and a good yield of honey, which is worth from ten to fifteen cents per 
pound. 
Drainage — Most of the low ground in Marshall county is well tiled. 
Other InduMries — Very good in all branches. 
Lands — High in price and still advancing; sales in this vicinity have 
been made from $100 to $175 per acre during the past year. 
Report of Fair — Held at Rhodes September 29, 30, October 1 and 2. 
Weather was cold and disagreeable but attendance was very good. A 
51 
