ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 975 



Poultry — This industry is enthusiastically kept up by the poultry 

 breeders and it is bound to become one of the most popular industries 

 in the county. 



Bees — Not many kept. 



Drainage — Good deal of draining being done, both by individual land 

 owners and by the drainage commission. 



Other Industries— Good. 



Lands — Worth from $40 to $200 per acre owing to the location and 



improvements. 



Report of Fair — Held at West Point September 27, 28 and 29. It was 

 the best fair we have had for ten years; all departments were well filled; 

 races good; weather fine; and attendance good. 



LINN. 



J. B. TRAVIS, MARION, OCTOBER 10', 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Considering the extreme drouth 

 the crops are good. 



Corn — Eighty per cent of last year's yield but the quality is better. 



Oats — Best crop we have had for years. 



Wheat — But little raised; crop good; yield from 20 to 35 bushels per 

 acre. 



Rye — But little raised; average crop. 



Barley — None raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — But little raised. 



Timothy — Light crop; 75 per cent. 



Clover — Light crop; 75 per cent. 



Prairie Hay — But little raised. 



Potatoes — Badly damaged by drouth. 



Vegetables — Badly damaged by drouth. 



Apples — None on account of spring frosts. 



Other Fruits— -Very light crop. 



Cattle — Not many compared with other years. As a rule prices are 

 high. 



Horses — About as many as usual; prices high. 



Swine — Not a very great surplus. 



Sheep — Very few in this locality. 



Poultry — Not a great surplus. 



Bees — Very few. 



Drainage — Farm lands are pretty well tiled. 



Lands — Prices range from $90 to $175 per acre. 



Report of Fair— Held at Marion September 20-23 inclusive. We paid 

 our purses and premiums in full although it rained on Thursday and we 

 were obliged to declare off on Friday, thereby reducing our gate receipts 

 fully $1,200.00. We feel that our fair is growing in favor with the people 



