NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 809 
Putatocs — Early potatoes were fair but was too dry for late ones. 
Vegctahli'S — Hardly an average crop on account of the cold and wet in 
May and June. 
Apples — Some extra fine apples but the frost killed the bloom in 
streaks. 
Other Fruits — Peaches fine quality; strawberries, raspberries and black- 
berries light crop; grapes were a fair crop but of extra fine quality. 
Cattle — There are several small herds of Shorthorns and Polled Angus 
In this county; a few fine Herefords and Red Polls and a fair grade of 
common cattle, which are in fine condition. 
Hojscs — Extra fine lot of pure brcds and grades, both draft horses and 
roadsters. Also have a fine showing of Shetland ponies. 
Sivine — The swine showing at the fair was of a quality that would 
have looked well at the state fair; large and of good quality. 
Sheep — Though they arc doing fine there are but very few sheep com- 
pared with other stock. 
Poultry — No county can boast of better poultry than we. It was too 
wet this season for young chickens, consequently the crop is light. 
Bees — Very little interest taken in bees in general, although we have 
an apiary that ships queen bees to almost every clime. 
Drainage — An increase in the amount of tile each year, we need more. 
Other Industries — Very prosperous. 
Lands — Very good; I am told that one man has eighteen acres of early 
potatoes that wiH make two hundred fifty bushels per acre and on the 
same ground raised a crop of millet seed that will make fifty to sixty 
bushels of seed per acre. 
Report of Fair— Held September 14 to 18, 1908. The show of cattle, 
horses, hogs and sheep was extra good for a county fair; the show of 
fruits was also fine; corn fine; oats poor, while wheat, rye and barley 
was just fair. Fine showing of timothy and clover seed. Not much 
poultry shown but what was shown was fine. Taking the exhibits alto- 
gether we had a very good showing in each department. The county 
superintendent had charge of the displays. 
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A. W. Goldberg, Siiexaxdoaii. October 16, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and Season — Season about two or three 
weeks late and general condition below average. 
Corn — About two-thirds of a crop. 
Oats — About one-third of a crop. 
Wheat — Two-thirds of a crop. 
Rye — None to speak of. 
Barley — None. 
Flax — None. 
Buckwheat — None. 
Millec — ^Very little. 
Sorghum — None. ] 
Timothy — Good. 
Clover — Good. ' i I ' ] 
