EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK-PART XI. 753 



CASS. 

 E. E. Marquis, Atlantic, January 1, 1903. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season has been very un- 

 favorable. 



Corn — Average acreage; fair yield-. 



Oats — Poor yield and poor quality. 



Wheat — Fair yield; good quality. 



Rye — Not much raised. 



Barley — Small acreage; yield and quality good. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage; good quality. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay — Grood. 



Potatoes — Average acreage; yield good. 



Vegetables — Large crop; quality good. 



Apples — Poor. 



Other Fruits — Light crop. 



Cattle — Good. 



Horses — Increase in the number raised; prices good. 



Swine — Good condition; no disease. 



Sheep — Good condition and on the increase. 



Poultry — Large number raised; -very profitable. 



Bees — On the increase; output extra good. 



Drainage — Natural drainage, very little tile. 



Other Industries — Manufacturing on the increase. 



Lands — Prices steady, ranging from sixty to one hundred and twenty- 

 five dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Atlantic, September 23 to 29. Weather con- 

 ditions favorable; attendance good; fair a great success. 



CASS. 

 C. L. Herring, Massena, October 22, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good, except oats. 

 Corn — Good; better than an average. 

 Oats — Half a crop. 

 Wheat — Fair to medium. 

 Rye — Very little grown. 

 Barley — Good. 

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