EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI. 783 



Potatoes — Poor in quality and quantity. 



Vegetables — Fair yield; quality good. 



Apples — Crop a failure on account of late spring frosts. 



Other Frxhts — Light yield. 



Cattle — Many high grade cattle in this vicinity, for which the fairs 

 are responsible; the state fair educates the breeders and the county and 

 district fairs educate the other farmers in this line. 



Horses — Horses have grown in importance the past five years and 

 prices are high. Many western horses have been sold here on account 

 of prices being too high for good and well bred horses. 



Swine — This industry is greatly responsible for the present pros- 

 perity; prices are good and there is little disease. 



Poultry — Quality is improving. 



Bees — Did well 



Drainage — Much tiling being laid in the level lands. 



Other Industries — Thriving; plenty of room for more factories. 



Lands — Prices steadily advancing. 



Report of Fair — Held at West Point, August 20 to 22. Attendance was 

 somewhat reduced on account of the farmers being too busy with de- 

 layed harvests to attend. The horse and cattle exhibits were fair; the 

 swine, sheep and poultry exhibits first class; races were the best ever 

 held on our grounds. All in all our fair was a success. 



LINN. 

 E. E. Henderson, Central City, October 4, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season very wet; corn and 

 all grains very weedy. 



Corn — Not over three-fourths stand; fairly well matured; less than 

 usual cut for fodder. 



Oats — Very light yield and of poor quality. 



Wheat — None raised. 



Rye — Very little raised; light yield. 



Barley — Pair average yield. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little grown; light yield. 



Millet — Good; small acreage. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Fair average yield of good quality. 



Cix)ver — Fair crop; spring seeding doing fine. 



Prairie Hay — Very little raised; light yield and not very good quality. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Blue grass pastures in fine condition. 



Potatoes — Fair in quality and yield. 



Apples — Poor crop. 



Cattle — In splendid condition; pastures have been good. This is a 

 dairy country and nearly all farmers sell milk or cream to local creameries. 



Horses — In good demand; good ones are scarce and prices are high. 



Swine — Average in number; no sickness reported. 



