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Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — All killed by early spring frosts. 



Cattle — Feeding cattle are scarce and a great many are being shipped 

 in from other points for feeding purposes. 



Horses — A great many fine horses, mostly of the draft type, are being 

 raised. 



Swine — The number of hogs in this county this year exceeds all 

 former years. 



Sheep — Not raised to any great extent; very few feeders in this 

 section. 



Poultry — Exceptionally good this year. 



Bees — Very few here. 



Drainage — A great deal of draining has been done the past year. 



Other Industries — None of special note. 



Lands — Lands in this section have raised about $10.00 per acre during 

 the past six months. 



Report of Fair — The Guthrie County Fair was held October 4-7, and 

 a fine exhibit of the resources of the county was on display. After the 

 first day the weather was fine and the crowds were record breakers. The 

 association spent considerable money this season on permanent improve- 

 ments. 



HANCOCK. 



F. E. ROGEES, BEITT, OCTOBER 25, 1910. 



General Conditions of Crops and Season — Crops are in better condition 

 than they have been since 1901; all, with the exception of potatoes, being 

 above the average. 



Corn — On account of poor seed many fields had to be replanted but 

 we will have more than an average crop. 



Oats — Average yield; weight was heavy. 



Wheat — Better crop than we have had for. years; yield varying from 

 twenty to thirty-five bushels per acre. There were a few fields of winter 

 wheat sown. 



Rye — Only a few fields of rye but the average was thirty-five bushels 

 per acre. 



Barley — Extra good quality and bright on account of favorable weather 

 during harvesting. The yield varied from thirty to fifty bushels. 



Flax — But little sown but the yield was good. 



Buckwheat — Very little sown; dry weather affected the yield. 



Millet — Very little sown; thin stand on account of dry weather. 



Sorghum — What little there was sown was good. 



Timothy — Lighter stand than usual, averaging from one ot two tons 

 per acre. 



Clover — Was a good deal better than timothy, some going as high as 

 three tons per acre. 



Prairie Hay — On account of the dry weather more low lands were cut 

 than heretofore and more prairie hay will be shipped than for years. 

 The quality was above the average. 



