864 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Wheat — Winter wheat good; spring wheat little less than average. 



Barley — Fair crop. 



Millet — Average crop. • 



Sorghum — Good crop. 



Timothy — Big crop; both seed and hay. 



Clover — Good crop. 



Prairie Hay — Big crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good general average. 



Potatoes — Early planted were good but the late ones were only fair. 



Vegetables — Early ones good; late ones just fair. 



Apples — No crop. 



Other Fruits — Generally a good crop. 



Cattle — In good condition. 



Horses — In good condition. 



Swine — In good condition; some cholera. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Extra good. 



Drainage — Considerable work done during the year, both county and 

 private. 



Report of Fair — Best fair ever held. The attendance was only fair 

 due largely to Ringling Brothers circus coming in on fair week. 



CASS. 



JOHX J. CURRY, ATLANTIC, OCTOBER 29, 1914. 



Corn — 80 per cent. 

 Oats — 75 per cent. 

 Wheat — 80 per cent. 

 Rye — None. 

 Sorghum — None. 

 Clover — 85 per cent. 

 Potatoes — 75 per cent. 

 Yegetables — 65 per cent. 

 Other Fruits — 65 per cent. 

 Cattle — 80 per cent. 

 Horses — 85 per cent. 

 Swine — 75 per cent. 

 Sheep — 70 per cent. 

 Poultry — 85 per cent. 

 Bees — 70 per cent. 



Lands — Not much land changing hands. 



Report of Fair — Held at Atlantic, September 14th-18th, inclusive. Bad 

 weather; good exhibits and big crowds. 



CASS. 



D. P. HOGAN, MASSENA, SEPTEMBER 30, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Fair season. 

 Corn — About a half to two-thirds of a crop. 

 Oats — Good; a big crop. 



