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Buckwheat — Practically a failure where attempted in the county as 

 the drouth had affected all parts of the county by seeding time. 



Millet — Same as buckwheat. 



Sorghum — I know of none in the county. 



Timothy — In a third to half of the county the yield was not over 15 

 to 25 per cent of normal and quality was low because of the excessive 

 drouth. In the rest of the county the yield was approximately 75 per 

 cent of normal with average quality. 



Clover — For the entire county the yield would be about 50 per cent 

 of normal with the quality 75 to 80 per cent. With rare exceptions no 

 second crop was cut. 



Prairie Hay — Same as timothy. 



Potatoes — Yield and size of tuber below normal. 



Apples — Crop practically a complete failure. 



Other Fruits — Same as apples. 



Cattle — Prices ruling at local auction sales at opening of the season 

 are very high in spite of crop conditions. Stuff ranging on local pas- 

 tures often had to be fed during the late summer and fall and so in some 

 instances quality is low because many farmers hesitated to feed much, 

 fearing a shortage of feed. 



Horses — Quality and prices normal; no more changing hands than 

 usual. 



Svnne — Hogs have ruled high all year. Many farmers are beginning to 

 realize the necessity of holding their breeding stock so the out go of 

 this grade of stock seems to have lessened. 



Sheep — But few raised in the county and I know nothing of them. 



Poultry — Know little or nothing of the poultry industry. 



Bees — Know nothing of the bee industry. 



Drainage — Considerable drainage work has been done in this county 

 this year despite the dry season. Several large private projects have 

 been completed this year besides numerous small ones. There is much 

 undrained and poorly drained land in this county but interest in drainage 

 is increasing. 



FRANKLIN. 



SHERWOOD A. CLOCK, HAMPTON, OCTOBER 18, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Extra good. 



Corn — Forty to eighty bushels per acre; extra good quality and large 

 acreage. Estimated as the largest crop every grown in the county. 



Oats — Fine crop, thirty to fifty-five bushels per acre, over-running thirty- 

 three bushels per 100 bushels machine measure. Extra good quality. 



Wheat — Small acreage in this county; forty bushels per acre raised 

 by the few who sowed it. In late years this crop has been a good pro- 

 ducer. 



Rye — Small acreage; good yield. 



Barley — Small acreage; good yield. 



Flax — Small acreage; poor crop on account of drouth. 



