880 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Swine — Good. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Good. 



Drainage — Better than any previous year. 



Lands — Selling at steady prices. 



Report of Fair — Sept. 7-lOth inclusive. We had the best all around 

 fair we have ever held. Good races, good stock; attendance good and at- 

 tractions good. 



WEBSTER. 



p. F. COXDOX, BAEXUM, FEBEUAKY 7, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season of 1909 was very back- 

 ward and much below the average until about June 25th when good grow- 

 ing weather began. Small grain and grass matured very nicely but was 

 a light yield per acre. 



Corn — That v,4iich was planted by May 25th on well drained and high 

 land was of fair yield and sound in quality while that on low land and late 

 plantings was of poor quality. 50 per cent of corn good; 50 per cent poor; 

 some spoiled and about 30 per cent still in the field. 



Oats — Frost and poor germination left oats a very thin stand. Favor- 

 able weather after heading gave grain good weight and quality, averag- 

 ing about 20 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Very little wheat raised in county but was of fair quality and 

 averaged 15 bushels per acre. 



Rye — But little raised. 



Barley — Fair; 30 bushels per acre. 



Flax — Scarcely any raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Good crop for fodder but very poor yield in seed; not over 4 

 bushels in some cases. 



Sorghum — Fair but very small acreage on account of late spring; about 

 100 gallons per acre. 



Timothy — Good on high land; 2V. tons per acre; seed 4 bushels per 

 acre. 



Clover — Good on high land for hay, averaging about 21 tons. No seed 

 to mention. 



Frairie Hay — Fair crop and put up in good condition; about 2 tons to 

 the acre. 



Potatoes — Fairly good and quality fine; late planting suffered by drouth 

 befoi-e maturing; average about 125 bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — Early planting very scarce on account of cool March Aveath- 

 er; late planting did much better. 



Apples — Scarce and wormy; poor quality. 



Other Fruits — Grapes fair; plums and cherries scarce; gooseberries 

 and currants good; raspberries and blackberries scarce; strawberries good. 



Cattle — Went to pasture in poor condition but gained through the sea- 

 son. 



