862 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Barley — Yielded fairly good but there is only a small acreage in this 

 county. 



Flax — I know of none. 



Buckwheat — Was a good crop but the fall season was too wet to reap 

 it in good condition. 



Millet — Very little grown in this county. 



Sorghum — This has been a good year for sorghum but there is a small 

 acreage. 



Timothy — A very good crop and put up in good condition. 



Clover — Same as timothy. 



Prairie Hay — None left in the county. 



Other Fruits — About the usual crop. 



Cattle — About the same as usual. There is a good demand for cat- 

 tle. 



Horses — Average number. A fairly good demand. The large horses 

 are more in demand. 



Sioine — Probably not so many as usual because of the prevalence of 

 hog cholera in the county last fall. 



Poultry — Increasing both as to number and quality. 



Bees — I believe the number of stands is increasing. 



Lands — Increasing in value and ranging from $100 to $225 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Pleld September 15th-19th, inclusive. A fair attendance 

 each day but the rainy weather prevented a large attendance. The people 

 in general were satisfied with the fair and its management. 



CALHOUN. 



"W. Q. STEWART, ROCKWELL CITY, OCTOBER 23, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Fairly good crops; early 

 fall months too dry for corn in the southern part of the county. 



Corn — Average twenty-five to forty bushels per acre. 



Oats — ^Average thirty-five bushels but not of good quality. 



Wheat — Not much grown. Winter wheat averaged from fifteen to 

 twenty bushels. 



Rye — Not any. 



Barley — None to speak of. 



Flax — I know of none. 



Millet — Fair crop; not a large acreage. 



Sorghum — Not any. 



Timothy^Good. Yielded about one and a half tons per acre. 



Clover — First crop yielded one ton to the acre; the second crop yielded 

 one bushel of seed per acre. 



Prairie Hay — Good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fair. 



Potatoes — Fair crop but not enough to supply home demand. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — None to speak of. 



Other Fruits — Medium. 



Cattle — Poor. 



Horses — Average number. 



