856 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Drainage — Land is being tiled very rapidly. 



Lands — Value in land has increased 20 per cent; prices range from $80 

 to $150. 



Report of Fair — None. 



MONONA. 



A. W. BUKGESS, OXAWA. SEPTEMBER 22, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Generally not good. Worst 

 season for farmers in the history of the county. 



Com — Smaller acreage; yield averages twenty-five to thirty bushels per 

 acre. 



Oats — Small acreage; yield twenty-five to forty bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Winter wheat, large acreage; yield fifteen to twenty bushels 

 per acre. Spring wheat, small acreage; yield seven to ten bushels per 

 acre. 



Rye — None. 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None. 



BucktoJieat — None. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Largo acreage; good. 



Clover — Large acreage; good. 



Prairie Hay — Poor crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa good. 



Potatoes — Smaller acreage; generally poor yield. 



Vegetables — Poor. 



Apples — Good; big yield and good quality. 



Other Fruits — Good; big yield. 



Cattle — Fewer tham usual. 



Horses — Grade improving. 



Swine — About the same; no cholera. 



Sheep — None to speak of. 



Poultry — Average. 



Bees — About the same. 



Drainage — Ditches going in every where in this part of the county. 



Lands — Moving in fairly good shapo and price? good. 



Report of Fair — Held at Onawa. Septeml;er 14, 1.5, IG, 17, 1909. Attend- 

 ance as good as usual. 



MONROE. 



J. T. PORTER, TVXBIA, OCTOBER 25, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Not up to normal in this sec- 

 tion; cold and wet in spring. 



Corn — Average crop; quality good. 

 Oats — Below the average in quality and quantity. 

 Wheat — Good quality; fifty per cent more acreage. 

 Rye — None sown. 



