840 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICL'LTURE 



Vegetables — Good crop of all kinds. 



Apples — Very few raised; crop net up to the average. 



Other Fruits — Good crop. 



Cattle — Scarce and high priced. 



Horses — Scarce. 



Swine — About the usual number. 



Sheep — Not many raised. 



Poultry — About the usual number. 



Bees — Not many. 



Drainage — Few farms untiled, as land is so high farmers cannot af- 

 ford to allow land to lie idle in sloughs. 



Lands — Constantly increasing in price; worth from $90 to $150 per 

 acree. 



Report of Fair — Held at Marion, September 14, 15, 16, 17, 1909. Ac- 

 knowledged to be the best ever held by the association. Was a success 

 financially and otherwise. 



LOUISA. 



X. T. HENDEIX. COIAMBUS J LXCTIOX, SEPTEMBER 15, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season late on account of 

 excessive rains early and corn damaged by drouth in August. Hay and 

 small grain above the average. Pastures in fine condition at present. 

 Plowing for fall seeding of wheat and rye now in progress; acreage 

 will be large. 



Corn — The best corn land damaged ten per cent on account of drouth, 

 poor and medium land damaged ten to thirty per cent; acreage large, 

 twenty-five per cent planted late. 



Oats — Quality good; yield better than past few years, average thirty- 

 two bushels. Early variety better than late. 



Wheat — Quality of fall wheat good and yield better than for several 

 years; also increase in acreage. Spring wheat only fair in quality and 

 yield; small acreage. 



Ryr — Normal crop; quality good and average yield. Perhaps smaller 

 acreage on account of Increased acreage in wheat. 



Barley — Small acreage: quality and yield good. 



Rye — None. 



Buckwheat — Acreage small; outlook good for quantity and quality. 



Millet — But little grown this year. 



Sorghum — Acreage about normal; good outlook for fair crop. 



Timothy — Fine crop and harvested in fine condition. 



Clover — Good; harvested in good condition. More acreage on account 

 of fertilizing the land. Spring seeding damaged by prolonged drouth in 

 August. 



Prairie Hay — Quality good; acreage growing smaller from year to year. 



Potatoes — Early crop fairly good; late crop poor on account of drouth. 

 Outlook fair for sweet potatoes. 



Vegetables — Early vegetables good, later ones injured by drouth. Melon 

 •crop injured by drouth but sold at high prices. 



