ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 965 



Other Industries — On the increase. 



Lands — Going up in price; selling from $50.00 to $150.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair — No fair held. 



HUMBOLDT. 



E. B. BRAVIXDEB, HUMBOLDT, OCTOBER 15, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The general condition of 

 crops is good, the scarcity of rainfall injured some corn but on the whole 

 the crops are better than usual. 



Corn — There is a large acreage in the county this year and most of 

 it will go fifty bushels to the acre. 



Oats — We have had some pieces of oats that yielded as high as 87 y 2 

 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Practically none sown, except for hog pasture. 



Barley — Good, but very little raised. 



Flax — None raised that I know of. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — That which was late enough to be benefited by the fall rains 

 was very good. 



Sorghum— A good crop; excellent quality. 



Timothy — Light crop on account of dry weather. 



Clover — The first crop was light but was put up in fine shape. The 

 second crop was fair and seemed to have some seed in it. 



Prairie Hay — Was very light. 



Potatoes — Generally a poor crop. 



Vegetables — Plentiful; fair quality. 



Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — None to speak of. 



Cattle — Are looking very good this fall, the late rains helped the 

 pastures. 



Horses — A good lot of colts was raised in the county this year. Some 

 were shown at our fair and were of excellent quality. 



Swine — Fair; the early pigs did not do well for some reason. Duroc 

 Jerseys predominate. 



Sheep — More sheep are being raised from year to year; mostly Shrop- 

 shires. 



Poultry — The dry weather promoted poultry raising this year and 

 there seems to be an abundance of chickens of excellent quality. 



Bees — The honey output was not up to the standard but the quality 

 was good. 



Drainage — An enormous amount of tile has been put in the past year. 



Other Industries — Trade in every line is booming this fall; help is 

 hard to get. 



Lands — Farm lands have increased fully $25.00 per acre in value. 

 The average price for a good farm is from $100.00 to $125.00 per acre. 



