THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART XII. 7U ( J 



CLAYTON COUNTY. 



Henry Luehsen, Jr. 



The animal exhibition of the Clayton County Society was hell at 

 National, August 19 to 22. The interest taken and entries made in all 

 departments showed a marked improvement over former years. Though 

 the fair was held a little early and the season somewhat backward still 

 we had one of the most successful ever held in the county. 



The cattle exhibit was fully up to the average while that of horses 

 was a little below that of other years. Still many fine animals were 

 shown. Many swine are produced in Clayton county and this department 

 at the fair was filled. An improvement was 'noticeable in the sheep exhibit, 

 one of the features being a herd of Angora goats. 



Very little wheat and rye are raised in this section but the crop of 

 both was up to the average. Oats were damaged somewhat by the rains. 

 The yield was from thirty to forty bushels per acre. Corn was a three- 

 fourths crops. The early frost did some damage, only about twenty-five per 

 cent being far enough advanced to escape. 



The potato and apple crop were the best raised in years. Small 

 fruits were about a half crop. 



CLINTON'COUNTY. 



C. L. Root. 



Fair held September 9 to 11, 1902, at Lyons. 



The exhibition was fairly successful in way of exhibits and attend- 

 ance. On Wednesday the attendance reached 10,000 persons. The vege- 

 table department was filled with the largest display in the history of the 

 fair. There was also an excellent display of grains and corn. 



The small grains turned out well last season in Clinton county. Hay 

 was an abundant crop and corn a fair yield. There was considerable soft 

 corn, however. 



Many farms are changing hands at $90 to $110 per acre, an advance of 

 $10 to $20 per acre over 1901. 



CLINTON COUNTY. 



L. D. Winnie. 

 Fair held September 16. 17, 18 and 19, 1902 at DeWitt. The exhibition 

 was successful both in exhibits and financially. 



