ELEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 1001 



Cattle — In fine condition; about the usual number in the county; very 

 few on feed as yet. 



Horses- — Average number; prices steady; large number of spring foals. 



Swine — Smaller number of spring pigs; old swine mostly marketed; 

 no disease. 



Sheep — Increasing industry; Shropshires and Hampshires are the fav- 

 orite breeds. Farmers are not satisfied with the price of wool. 



Poultry — Increasing in numbers but not enough kept to supply the egg 

 and chicken demand; prices very high. 



Bees — Excellent season for bees. 



Drainage — Much attention shown in regard to drainage this year. Many 

 thousands of rods of tiling and open ditches have been put in. 



Lands — Advanced fully 25 per cent in value the past year, the average 

 price for improved farms being about $135.00. 



Report of Fair — Held August 24-25 and 26. Large attendance; fair ex- 

 hibit of cattle, horses and sheep; very large exhibit of swine. Much in- 

 terest displayed in all departments, particularly in the machinery and art 

 departments. 



SIOUX. 



H. SLIKKERVEER, ORANGE CITY, OCTOBER 11, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season favorable; crops above 

 the average. 



Corn — Very good. 



Oats — Good. 



Wheat — Above the average. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — Fair. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None grown. 



Millet — Small acreage; good. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Fair crop. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay— Good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Fair crop. 



Vegetables — Very good. 



Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — None. 



Cattle — Doing good; good pasture. 



Horses — All right; no disease. 



Swine — Good; no disease. 



Sheep — Very few sheep in this part of the county. 



Poultry — Good; no disease. 



Bees — Fair. 



Drainage — Very good. 



Other Industries — None. 



