8^0 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



HENRY. 



A. I.. UERGSTEX. W'lXFIELD. OCTOBKR 21, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops fair and of good quality, 

 with the exception of some late corn. The early part of the season was wet 

 and the later extremely dry. 



Corn — -Some soft corn; yield about twenty-five per cent below normal. 



Oats — Fair average crop; good quality. 



Wheat — Larger acreage than usual with good yield and quality. 



Rye — Very little. 



Barley — Very little. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Very scarce. 



Sorghum — None to speak of. 



Timothy — Good quality and fair yield. 



Clover — Good quality. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Potatoes — Fair average yield; nice quality. 



Vegetables — Fair. 



Apples — Very scarce. 



Other Fruits — Good average crop except peaches and pears. 



Cattle — Few on feed. 



Horses — Good number and extra quality; selling high. 



Swine — Light crop. 



Sheep — Very few. 



Poultry — Good average crop. 



Drainage — Good . 



Bees — Very few. 



Lands — Selling from $100 to $200 per acre; considerable changing hands. 



Report of Far/— Held at Winfield, September 14, 15, 16, 17, 1909. Rainy 

 and cold the first two days but fine weather and good attendance the last 

 two days. 



HOWARD. 



J. K. nOOLITTLE, CRESCO. JANU.\RY 24, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — A late spring with a drouth 

 in July hindered the growth of crops somewhat. 



Corn — The crop was not allowed to mature sufficiently and there is a 

 large amount that is soft and spoiled in the crib. About one-fourth of 

 the crop is still in the fields. 



Oats — Very good quality but was injured in the shock by severe rains. 

 The average yield per acre was 20 bushels. 



Wheat — Not much raised in county but what was grown was of good 

 quality and yielded twenty to twenty-five bushels per acre. There was 

 more winter wheat sown in the fall of 1909 than ever before. 



Rye — Good quality and quite an acreage sown. Yielded 19 to 24 bushels 

 per acre. 



