EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI. 815 



Corn — Fields weedy and crop late; not over elghty-per cent matured 

 at time of frost; about sixty per cent of a full crop. 



Oats — Averaged twenty-five bushels per acre and tested twenty-seven 

 pounds. 



Wheat — Yielded thirteen bushels per acre of No. 3 grade. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — Yielded twenty-four bushels per acre . 



Flax — Very little raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Little raised. 



Sorghum — Little raised. 



Timothy — Seventy-five per cent of crop. 



Clover — Good full crop but owing to frequent rains was put up in 

 poor condition. 



Prairie Hay — Eighty-five per cent of full crop, good quality. 



Potatoes — Will make eighty per cent of a full crop. 



Vegetables — Fairly good. 



Apples — Good crop of Wealthy apples but other varieties poor; crop 

 sixty-five per cent of crop. 



Other Fruits — Plums and cherries almost a failure, other fruits gen- 

 erally good. 



Cattle — Healthy and in good condition. 



Horses — Good condition. 



Swine — Generally healthy; about seventy -five per cent of pig crop. 



Sheep — Healthy. 



Poultry — Crop was late but the average number of chickens raised; 

 turkey crop light. 



Bees — A poor season for honey. 



Drainage — A large number of drains are being constructed and over 

 twenty county ditches have been dug or are contracted for varying In' 

 length from three to twenty-nine miles. 



Lands — Not much land changing hands but sales have been made 

 recently at prices ranging from $52.50 to $100 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Clarion, September 3 to 6, with good ex- 

 hibits and attractions; receipts suflBcient to pay expenses. 



