THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII. 705 



BOONE COUNTY. 



A. J. Gardner. 



Fair held at Ogden September 11, 12 and 13, 1902. The fair was very 

 ■successful so far as exhibits went, though it was less so financially. The 

 exhibit of stock was better than for several years past. 



Last spring being very favorable for planting, a large acreage was 

 put under cultivation, and early prospects were for a large yield. However, 

 the excessive rains of the summer did great damage to small grains, much 

 of the low lands being flooded and the crops entirely destroyed. Corn also 

 suffered greatly. The early acreage was the largest in several years and 

 under favorable conditions would have made the largest yield ever known. 

 As it was the yield was about thirty bushels per acre. The greater portion 

 was soft. The oat crop ran about thirty bushels per acre and of a poor 

 quality. Potatoes yielded well though those of early planting rotted 

 considerably. 



Farm lands have advanced considerably the past year and are now sell- 

 ing at $75 to $90 per acre. 



BUCHANAN COUNTY. 



A. E. Fartoell. 

 Fair held at Independence, September 30, October 1, 2 and 3, 1902. 

 Good weather prevailed and the gate receipts were the second largest in 

 the history of the present society. 



Exhibits were satisfactory in all departments, fully up to the average 

 of former years. A noticeable feature was the large increase in the number 

 and improvement in the quality of the sheep exhibit. Our farmers are 

 beginning to realize that no other kind of stock will bring as good returns 

 with so little labor, and on a considerable number of the farms of the 

 county are found small but well graded flocks of sheep. 



The corn crop of the county, much of it planted late and its growth 

 and maturity delayed by wet, cool weather, was much below the average 

 in quanity and quality. Our best informed farmers estimated that the 

 feeding value of the crop was not above twenty-five per cent of the average 

 for the past ten years. 



The oat crop was almost a total loss. The quality, poor at best, was 

 •further damaged by the wet weather which prevailed at harvesting time 

 -and interfered with cutting, stacking and threshing. 



An unusally large crop of hay was secured, somewhat damaged by 

 ■wet weather, but in a fairly good condition. 



