ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 979 



Clover — Not a large acreage but a fair crop, some fields making a sec- 

 ond crop. 



Prairie Hay — Very little. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Some very small fields of alfalfa. Pastures 

 were short on account of drouth. 



Potatoes — About one-half crop and rather small. 



Vegetables — Where vegetables were given good attention they were 

 good, otherwise poor. 



Apples — None. 



Other Fruits— Frost killed most of the fruit and drouth killed the re- 

 mainder. 



Cattle — Not very plentiful and in good demand. Dairy cattle selling 

 very high. Not many cattle on feed. 



Horses — Fair lot of colts but horses are not selling as well as a year 

 ago. 



Sicine — The supply of hogs on hand is not large, although there is a 

 nice lot of young pigs. Stock hogs are selling very high and there are 

 a number of registered herds in the county. No disease reported. 



Sheep — Quite a number of farmers are keeping small flocks of sheep. 

 Breeding sheep are selling high but stock sheep are cheap. "Wool has 

 been low all year. 



Poultry — Quite an interest taken in breeding pure bred poultry. Prices 

 are good and there are the usual number in the county. 



Bees — Very few bees. 



Drainage — Very little tiling being done as the natural drainage is good. 



Other Industries — Doing good business. 



Lands — Lands are being better farmed, more attention being paid to the 

 rotation of crops and better improvements are being made. Good land is 

 selling from $150 to $200 and there is a good deal changing hands. There 

 are a few farms for rent. 



Report of Fair — No fair held. 



LYON. 



CHAS. W. BRADLEY, ROCK RAPIDS, OCTOBER 18, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Large acreage; good quality; average probably 50 bushels per 

 acre. 



Oats— Yield machine measure from 30 to 40' bushels; quality first class. 



Wheat — Small acreage of winter wheat; quality and yield extra good. 

 Small acreage of spring wheat; good quality and yielded from 20 to 30 

 bushels. 



Rye — Very small acreage. 



Barley — Yield 30 to 45 bushels; very best quality. 



Flax — Little raised. 



Bu-ckicheat — Small acreage; good quality. 



Millet — Small acreage; light yield. 



Sorghum — Not any. 



