ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 947 



Report of Fair — Held at Nashua September 6-9 inclusive. Weather was 

 good; expense about the same; attendance better and more interest shown 

 in the fair than for some time. 



CLAYTON. 



HENRY LUBHSBN, <;AU\ AVILI.o, SEPTEMBER 17, 1910'. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The past season has not been 

 a very favorable one on account of the severe drouth in some localities. 



Corn — Suffered considerable on account of dry weather. If the frost 

 holds off an average crop of 75 per cent is expected. 



Oats — Good crop; quality of the best, and the yield fully up to the 

 average. 



Wheat — Not much raised but some of the spring wheat is reported a 

 good crop. 



Rye — A good yield. 



Barley — The best raised in many years. 



Flax — Very little raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — A fair yield. 



Timothy — Not very good. 



Clover — Light crop. 



Prairie Hay — Light crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Not up to the average. 



Potatoes — Some of the early ones are a total failure; the late ones may 

 yield 50 per cent. 



Vegetables — Not up to the average on account of dry season. 



Apples — A failure. 



Other Fruits — A very small yield. ' 



Cattle — Our farmers are continually improving their herds. Clayton 

 county can boast of some very fine specimens. 



Horses — The Clayton county farmers can boast of having some of the 

 finest horses in Iowa. Horse flesh is very expensive in this section. 



Sioine — One of the principle industries of this county. The farmers 

 realize that the "grunters" are money makers for them. 



Sheep — Our farmers have some very large flocks. The price of wool 

 was a little below the expectations of the farmers. 



Poultry — An industry that is receiving a little more attention each 

 year. The farmer's wife realizes a handsome profit for her labor. 



Bees — A number of our farmers are indulging in the bee business and 

 with good success. 



Drainage — Natural. 



Other Industries — A farmers' creamery is one of the industries our 

 farmers feel proud of. 



Lands — Going up in price with very little offered for sale. 



Report of Fair — The old Clayton county fair, fiftieth anniversary and 

 home-coming was, without a doubt, the largest and best fair ever held. 



