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Other Lines of Industry

The soil is well adapted to the production of all
kinds of crops, such as wheat, rye, corn, and buckwheat.
It is doubtful if any section of the United
States grows larger or sweeter cabbage, and the yield
of potatoes is sometimes enormous. Cattle raising is
given much attention, while many farmers are devoting
much time to blooded horses and hogs. No
better sheep country can be found, and as many as
six hundred head have been s