ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 959 



Prairie Hay — Very little prairie hay; fair crop. 



Potatoes — Very uneven both as to yield and quality; acreage below 

 that of former years, yielding from sixty to two hundred bushels per 

 acre. 



Vegetables — Fair crop. 



Apples — Good crop. 



Other Fruits — Good crop of small fruits. 



Cattle — Cattle will go into winter in fine condition. Not many cattle 

 being fed in the county at present and the indications are that not many 

 will go into feed lots this winter. 



Horses — The high price for horses the past few years has drained the 

 county of the better grades but a splendid grade of young horses will soon 

 take their places. 



Sheep — Only a few flocks in the county; quality good. 



Poultry — High price of poultry and eggs has caused an increased in- 

 terest in this industry. Improved breeds are being raised. 



Bees — Season favorable and bee keepers are satisfied with results. 



Drainage — A large amount of tile drains have been put in this season. 



Other Industries — Prosperous. 



Lands — Very high and steadily increasing in value, selling from $125.00 

 to $200.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 20-22. All departments were well 

 filled. The attendance on the second day was the largest we have ever ' 

 had. Rain spoiled the program the last day but financially the fair was 

 a success. 



GUTHRIE. 



T. E. GEISELL, GUTHRIE CENTER, OCTOBER 28, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season has been most 

 favorable for all crops with the exception of the hay and potatoes, which 

 were short on account of the early drouth. 



Corn — Exceptionally fine crop; yielding from forty to sixty bushels 

 per acre and it is of the finest quality. 



Oats — Splendid crop; good quality and yielded from twenty-five to fifty 

 bushels per acre. 



Wheat— Best crop we have had for several years; yield and quality 

 good. 



Rye — Very little raised in this county. 



Barley — Good yield; good crop. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — Small crop; very little raised. 



Timothy — Light crop but of good quality. 



Clover — Fair yield. 



Prairie Hay — Good crop. 



Potatoes — An ordinary crop. 



Vegetables — All varieties good. 



