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856 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



AUDUBON. 



H. A. NORTHRUP, AUDUDON, OCTOBER 26, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — 10 per cent better than last year, or better than we have had i 

 the past ten years. 

 Oats — 80 per cent. 

 Wheat — 50 per cent. 

 Barley — 75 per cent. 

 Timothy — 90 per cent. 

 Clpver — 90 per cent. 



Other Grains and Grasses — 75 per cent; grass, 100 per cent. 

 Potatoes — 80 per cent. 

 Vegetables — 90 per cent. 

 Apples — None. 

 Other Fruits — 50 per cent. 

 Cattle — 70 per cent. 

 Horses — 100 per cent. 

 Swine — 100 per cent. 

 Sheep — 50 per cent. 

 Poultry — 100 per cent. 

 Lands — Normal. 

 Report of Fair — Held September 21st-24th, inclusive. 



BENTON. 



A. B. ALLEX, VIXTON, OCTOBEB 20, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn— Best corn crop we have had in years. 



Oats — Yielded about thirty-five to forty bushels per acre. Quality good. 



Wheat — Very small amount grown. 



Rye — Good yield and quality. 



Barley — Good yield, about forty to fifty bushels per acre. 



Flax — Just a small amount grown. 



Buckwheat — Very little grown. 



Millet — Not much grown. 



Sorghum — Very little grown. 



Timothy — Very good. 



Clover — Very good. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Potatoes — Very small acreage; yield good. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Not very plentiful. 



Cattle — Usual condition. 



Horses — Usual condition. 



Swine — Probably 40 per cent more than last year. 



Sheep — Limited number in the county. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Not much attention given to this industry. 



Drainage — Good. 



Lands — Steadily increasing in value. 



Report of Fair — Held September 7th-10th, inclusive. Rained every day. 



