EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK-PART XI. 767 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised except on low land; quality good. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Good crop. 



Clover — Good crop. 



Prairie Hay — No prairie hay; some slough hay but of poor quality. 



PoTA'ixJES — Very large acreage; yield uneven, from sixty to three hun- 

 dred bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — Small crop. 



Apples — Poor crop; badly damaged by wind. 



Other Fruits — Light crop. 



Cattle — In fine condition; very few being fed on account of scarcity 

 of corn. 



Horses — Good grade but scarce, being bought close by eastern buyers. 



Swine — A great number in the county; some cholera in a few localities. 



Sheep — Not many in the county but of good quality. 



Poultry — All the best varieties raised in goodly numbers. 



Bees — Not many; honey crop short. 



Drainage — County is well drained by small streams which afford a 

 splendid outlet for tiling. 



Other Industries — Brick and tile factories are doing a good business. 



Lands — Rolling prairie with excellent natural drainage; soil is of a 

 deep rich black loam underlaid with clay; prices from $100 to $130 per 

 acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Grundy Center, September 10 to 12; the 

 weather was fine and attendance good; all classes of exhibits were well 

 filled and the fair was a financial success. 



GUTHRIE. 

 T. E. Grissell, Guthrie Center, December 1, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season was favorable 

 for corn but too dry for oats and hay in the earlier season of their 

 growth. 



Corn — An average crop in quality, but there is some complaint that it 

 does not average up in feeding quality. 



Oats — Poor in yield and quality. 



Wheat — Not enough raised to be taken as a factor. 



Rye — Very little sown. 



Barley — Good yield but little grown. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Not a staple crop. 



Millet — Only a small amount grown. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — Of fine quality, but only about half a crop, owing to the 

 dry weather in April and May. 



Clover — Same condition as timothy. 



