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Poultry — The American breeds are prevalent and a great many are 

 raised in this county. 



Bees — Not many kept. The season has been too dry for much honey. 



Drainage — Most of our flat and slough lands are tiled. A great deal of 

 tile put in this year. 



Lands — Farm lands are selling from $90' to $225 per acre and there is 

 quite a little changing hands. 



Report of Fair — Fair held October 3-6 inclusive. There were excellent 

 exhibits in the agricultural department but the exhibit of live stock was 

 not as good as usual. Our fair was a success from an educaitonal stand- 

 point. 



MARSHALL. 



H. M. WEEKS, RHODES, OCTOBER, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — At this date the crops are gen- 

 erally in good condition. 



Corn — Prospects are very good for a good corn crop in this locality. 

 Some damage was done by the drouth but the crop will be above the 

 average both as to quantity and quality. 



Oats — The best crop we have had for several years; yield and grain be- 

 ing heavier and of better quality. The crop was saved in excellent shape. 



Whrat — Not much raised; spring wheat yielded from 15 to 20 bushels 

 per acre and winter wheat yielded as high as 38 bushels. Some farmers 

 are putting in a crop of winter wheat this fall. 



Rye — Scarcely any raised in this district. 



Barley — Hardly any raised in this locality. 



Flax — Do not know of a field of flax in this vicinity. 



Buckicheat — None raised. 



Millet — Only raised on land that was too wet in the spring for other 

 crops. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Somewhat lighter crop than usual but the quality is fine, 

 and it was put up in good shape. 



Clover — The new seeding was damaged some by the extreme cold 

 weather last winter but nevertheless the crop was unusually good and was 

 secured in fine condition. Late rains made a good second growth and that 

 saved for seed is making a good yield. 



Prairie Hay — None except sloughs. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Some farmers are experimenting with alfal- 

 fa and it seems to do fairly well. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes did fairly well but late ones are a very light 

 crop, probably not more than 50 per cent of an ordinary crop. 



Vegetables — Fine quality and as a rule the yield was good. 



Apples — Almost a failure; a few Duchess and other early varieties but 

 no winter apples. 



Other Fruits — No peaches, many of the trees killed; pears light; no 

 plums: one-half crop grapes; small fruits fairly good. 



