838 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



JEFFERSON. 



JOHN HEBOX, LOCKEIDGE, JANUARY 21, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season of 1909 in this 

 section of the State was somewhat peculiar, in tliat it was cold and dry 

 in the beginning; very hot summer months and frosts in October. 



Corn — Corn crop was a very good prospect until the extremely dry 

 ■weather of the latter part of Julj- and August. Think the crop will aver- 

 age 25 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Somewhat thin on the ground but extra good quality; probably 

 averaging 30 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Extra heavy straw and the berry well filled; many fields yield- 

 ing over 30 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Good yield but acreage smaller than usual. 



Barley — Acreage small and yield poor; thin on ground. 



Flax — None raised in this vicinity. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Very small quantity sown. 



Sorghum — None in commercial quantity. 



Timothy — Hay crop lighter than usual; selling at present from ten to 

 twelve dollars per ton. 



Clover — Badly killed out; not much hay put up and not much seed 

 threshed. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Pastures were good until fall when the dry 

 weather came on. 



Potatoes — Good crop; some froze by the October freeze. 



Vegetables — A fair average. 



Apples — Good crop but many were frozen before picked. 



Other Fruits — No peaches; fair crop of cherries; blackberries, raspber- 

 ries, and strawberries about as average. 



Cattle — Have done well on pasture and have brought good prices. 



Horses — A good many young horses are being raised and prices are 

 high. 



Swine — The high price of hogs and corn will shorten the crop for next 

 season. A good many farmers have sold their hogs very light. 



Sheep — Not many sheep kept in this vicinity but there seems to be 

 a tendency toward increase. 



Poultry — A good and increasing interest is taken in this department; 

 poultry and eggs are both a very good price. 



Bees — Not much being done in the improved method of handling bees. 



Drainage — Not much being done in this line; some farmers are trying 

 in a small way. 



Lands — There has been a good many changes in ownership, generally 

 at increased prices. 



Report of Fair — No fair held in this county. 



