PART XIII 



Report of Agricultural Conditions by County and 

 District Agricultural Societies in Iowa, 1914 



ADAIR. 



FRED D. MARTIX, GREENFIELD, SEPTEMBER 28, 1914. 



General Condition of Croj^s and Season — Fairly good. Season dry, gen- 

 erally. 



Corn — Fairly good. 



Oats — Twenty to forty bushels; fair. 



Wheat — Both spring and winter wheat very poor. 



Rye — Poor. 



Barley — Poor. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Fair; three-fourths crop. 



Sorghum — Good. 



Timothy — Poor. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — Fair. 



Potatoes — One-third crop, but of good quality. 



Vegetables — Generally poor. 



Apples — Almost a failure. 



Other Fruits — Fair. 



Cattle — Not as many as usual, but they were sold off on account of the 

 scarcity of water. 



Horses — Good and doing well. 



Swine — Fair. 



Sheep — About an average. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Not a good year for bees on account of drouth. 



Drainage — Too dry. 



Lands — Advancing in price and rents going up. 



Report of Fair — Held September 8-10, 1914. Weather conditions bad, 

 but, under the circumstances, we came out in good shape. The exhibits 

 were good, races very good, attractions the best we ever had, and the 

 public was well pleased. 



