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Horses — Raised very extensively and are of a heavy draft grade. 



Surine — Raised very extensively and are of the well bred kind. 



Sheep — More sheep are being raised every year. 



Poultry — The poultry and egg business is quite extensive; bringing 

 a great amount of money to the county every year. 



Bees — Very few bees. 



Drainage — Good natural drainage in the county. 



Other Industries — Few industries outside of farming and stock rais- 

 ing. We have a canning factory which canned over a million cans of 

 corn this year. 



Lands — Are of black loam soil with a good clay sub-soil, the best 

 there is for farming. 



Report of Fair — The fair this year was very good and would have 

 been one of the best ever held had the weather not been rainy. "We had 

 good exhibits, especially of corn and hogs. The dates for our fair were 

 September 13-16, inclusive. 



BENTON. 



H. G. KRUSE, VINTON, OCTOBER 14, 1910. 



Corn — Slightly below the average yield, due to the drouth during 

 July and August. 



Oats — Yield and quality excellent; best we have had in years. 



Wheat — Fairly good yield but very little grown in the county. 



Rye — Excellent. 



Barley — Excellent. 



Flax — None grown. 



Buckwheat — None grown. 



Millet — None grown. 



Sorghum — Quality excellent; yield about two-thirds of a crop. The 

 shortage being due to drouth. 



Timothy — Light yield on account of drouth. 



Clover — Light yield on account of drouth. 



Prairie Hay — Drouth caused light yield. 



Potatoes — Light yield on account of drouth. 



Vegetable — Fair. 



Apples — Light crop on account of early frost. 



Other Fruits — Very light crop. 



Cattle — Supply lighter than for years. Much stock was moved during 

 the drouth. 



Horses — Supply normal; draft variety improving in quality. 



Swine — Supply large but not quite up to this month last year. 



Sheep — Quite a large number of sheep being sent in for feeding pur- 

 poses. Not many bred in this county. 



Poultry — Quality getting better and the flocks are apparently larger 

 this year than ever. 



Bees — Fewer than for many years; many were winter killed. 



Drainage — Constant improvement in drainage. Lots of tile being put 



