EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI. 809 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — More raised each season. 

 Drainage — Excellent. 

 Lands — All advancing -in value. 



Report of Fair — Held at Milton, September 17-20. One of the most 

 successful fairs ever held by association. 



WAPELLO. 



H. R. Baker, Eldon, October 10, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season very unfavorable 

 during spring months on account of cold wet weather; later part of season 

 more favorable and crops are good. 



Corn — Large acreage and the indications are that it will yield from 

 thirty to sixty bushels per acre. 



Oats — Fair yield and good prices. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yield and quality good. 



Rye — Very little raised; yield and quality good. 



Barley — Very little raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little grown. 



Millet — What little there was sown made a good crop. 



Sorghum — Small amount sown for feed and yielded well. 



Timothy — Good crop, but weather was unfavorable about harvest time 

 and considerable of it damaged. 



Clover — Good crop. Splendid second growth although there was not 

 much cut for seed. 



Prairie Hay — Very little to cut in this locality. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Some are experimenting with alfalfa and it 

 is doing well. 



Potatoes — Fair crop and of good quality. 



Vegetables — Very good crop. 



Apples — Scarce and high in price. 



Other Fruits — Very little raised on account of late frosts during the 

 spring. 



Cattle — Are in better than average condition on account of excellent 

 fall pasture. Also a noticable improvement in breeding. 



Horses — In good condition, and good animals command a good price. 



Swine — Large number raised and are in a healthy condition. 



Sheep — Not many raised in this locality. 



Bees — Poor season for the production of honey. 



PoLXTRY — Raised quite extensively and there is a noticable improve- 

 ment in breeding. 



Drainage — More than the usual amount of tile laid during the past 

 season. 



Lands — Price ranges from $40 to $125 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Eldon, September 4-6. Attendance not quite 

 up to average. 



