TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 839 



JOHNSON. 



GEORGE A. HITCHCOCK, IOWA CITY, OCTOBER 23, 1909. 



General ConcUtion of Crops and Season — Wet and cold in the spring, 

 down in August. 



Oats — Fair yield and good quality, 

 retarding planting crops. 



Corn — Very fine in some parts of the county in others badly blown 



Wheat — Small acreage but good yield. 



Rye — Small acreage but good quality. 



Barley — Good yield. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Small acreage; poor yield. 



Timothy — Heavy. 



Clover — Winter killed. 



Potatoes — ^Very poor yield because of hot, dry weather. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Very poor yield. 



Other Fruits — Except small fruits, a very poor yield. 



Cattle — About the usual supply and looking well. 



Horses — Scarce and very high in price. 



Siu^ine — Not as many as usual on account of wet, cold spring. 



Sheep — Not many grown in this county. 



Poultry — Plentiful and high in price. 



Bees — Not a good year for honey. 



Drainage — A good deal of tile put in. 



Lands — Very high; prices ranging from $100 to $150 per acre and quite 

 a number have changed owners at these prices. Rents range from $5 

 to $6.25 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Iowa City, September 6, 7, 8, 9, 1909. Small 

 attendance on account of rainy weather. A good exhibit of live stock and 

 good races. 



JONES. 



Fred W. Koop, Moxticello, October 2, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good; season early. 



Corn — Big crop. 



Oats — Good. 



Wheat — No wheat raised. 



Rye — Good. 



Barley — Poor. 



Flajc — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Fair. 



Millet — Small acreage but good. 



Sorghum — Good; small acreage. 



Timothy — Extra good. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



