NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 821 
TAYLOR. 
F. N. Lkwis, Bedford, Si:i'Ti:MnKR 2, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and Season— Fair to good. 
Corn— Fair to good; average crop. 
Oats — Rather poor. 
Wheat — Average crop. 
Rye — Not much grown. 
Barley — Average crop. 
Flax~^o flax. 
Buckioheat — Good. 
Millet— Gooa. 
SorgJmm— Not nuich raised. 
Iwiothy— Good. 
Clover — Good. 
Prairie Hay— Good. 
Other Grains and Grasses— Average crop for this locailty. 
Potatoes — An average crop. 
Vegetables— Good. 
Apples— Foor crop. 
OtJier Fruits— Very poor. 
Cattle — Good. 
Horses — Good. 
Sioine — Good. 
Sheep — Good. 
Poultry— Good. 
Bees — Very good. 
Drainage— Some tiling being done. 
L Jier Industries — Average. 
Lands — Advancing some. 
Report of Fair— About an average year. 
UNION. 
J. M. McCoRXACK, Crfstox, September 21, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and -Season— Continued wet weather early 
in the season not favorable to crops with the exception of timothy and 
clover; all crops will average a little short with the exception of hay. 
Corn— Will not be quite up to an average crop although there is a 
slightly increased acreage in corn this season and the quality will be 
good. 
Oafs— Rather a light yield; quality excellent. 
Wheat— Small acreage of wheat sown in this county but an increase 
over last year and the yield is good. 
Rye— Fair yield on acreage sown, which is small. 
BarZet/- Practically none raised in this county. 
Flax — None raised. 
BuckwJi eat— Acreage light but a good yield where sown. 
Millet — Small patches that were sown were very good. 
Sorghmn— Good yield but little grown. 
