It seems to be the general experience that the winter wheat slightly exceeds the spring wheat in yield.

Corn is generally grown on the upland as a feed crop for use on the farm. The varieties grown produce smaller stalks and smaller ears than those of the eastern part of the state. The White Cap Dent seems to be one of the most successful varieties, and good yields have been obtained from Blueflower Flint and other varieties of this class.

Oats are grown on practically all the farms operated by the owners, and the crop ranks as one of the most important of the county. The grain yields are very uncertain, but in the most favorable years forty to fifty bushels per acre are obtained, and a considerable part of the crop is marketed.

Alfalfa is of local importance as a hay and forage crop. The crop is grown principally on irrigated land, but also to some extent on the dry-land farms. The yields under irrigation vary from two to four tons per acre per season. On the upland alfalfa is both planted in rows and cultivated, and seeded broadcast, the yields being considerably less than on the irrigated land. The quality of the alfalfa grown in the county is good.

Irish potatoes constitute one of the special cash crops of the county. This crop is grown principally under irrigation in the Lodgepole valley. The yields are commonly 150 to 175 bushels per acre.

Sugar beets also are an important special crop, on irrigated land. The acreage runs usually less than that of Irish potatoes. The tops are in local demand for stock feed.