TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK-PARTfXII 859 



Wheat— Very little raised. Fall wheat good. 



Rye — Fair crop; good quality. 



Barley — Yield light hut quality very good. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckivheat — None raised. 



Millet — Little raised. Very good quality. 



Sorghum — Very little in this vicinity. 



Timothy — Good yield; weather ideal for harvest. 



Clover — Good crop, and saved in good condition. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Potatoes — Light crop; fair quality. 



Apples — Short crop. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits a light crop; grapes a good crop. 



Cattle — On pastures have done well. Very few being grain fed. 



Horses — A good price and sold out very close. Good demand for all 

 kinds, especially heavy horses. 



Sivine — Crop a little short. No disease. Prices high. 



Sheep — On the increase; more being fed than usual. 



Poultry — Supply good; prices high, both for poultry and eggs. 



Bees — Not much attention paid to bees, and not as much honey as 

 usual; 



Drainage — More attention being paid to drainage than ever before; 

 much tiling, also open ditches. 



Other Industries — Good demand for milk and cream, and parties selling 

 well satisfied. 



Lands — The only way a man can keep from selling his land is not 

 to price it. 



Report of Foir— Held at West Liberty, August 23, 24, 25, 26, 1909. Heavy 

 rains interfered with the progam ; one day's races declared off. Cattle 

 classes were well filled. Horse show good in roadster class; light in draft 

 classes. Swine and sheep exhibits were up to the average, and the poul- 

 try show was fine. The fair was a financial success. 



MUSCATINE. 



H. WILDASIX, WILTOX JUXCTION, OCTOBER 10, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops considerable below what 

 they have been the last few years. 



Corn — About seventy per cent of crop. 



Oats — About sixty per cent of crop. 



Wheat — Good, but very little raised. 



Rye — Fair crop. 



Barley — About thirty per cent of crop. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Very little raised. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Good crop. 



Clover — Good crop. 



