870 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Millet — None raised. 



Timothy — Excellent. 



Clover — Excellent. 



Prairie Hay — Good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Exceptionally good. 



Potatoes — Good; large yield. 



Apples — Very scarce; poor yield. 



Other Fr-uits — Good. 



Cattle — Average condition. 



Horses — Average condition and the usual number. 



Swine — Same as horses. 



Sheep — Usual condition. 



Poultry — Average condition. 



Bees — Good. 



Report of Fair—Held at Elkader on September 2d-4th, inclusive. Ex- 

 hibits in all departments very good, with the exception of the live stock, 

 which was light. The fair was not a success financially, due to the fact 

 that Gollmar Brothers circus and street fairs were in this locality during 

 our fair week. Our program was pronounced the best we have ever had. 



CLAY. 



W. A. POSEY, SPEXCER, OCTOBER 1, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — This has been an exceptionally 

 good year for crops. The spring was wet, yet the season opened early. 

 Excepting for a short period beginning the last of July, we had plenty of 

 moisture at all times. Corn ripened early and there were no frosts to 

 speak of during September. 



Corn — The ground was in good condition this spring and corn plant- 

 ing started early. Most of the corn was planted by the 25th of May. With 

 the exception of_ about two weeks of dry weather in the middle of the 

 season, the weather was favorable the entire year. On October 1st the 

 late corn was well matured and we have had no frost. Corn is of excel- 

 lent quality. 



Oats — The season was a little too wet for ideal oat weather. Oats 

 started out very rank and made a heavy growth of straw, but they lodged 

 some and there was enough rust and smut to prevent more than a good 

 average yield. 



Wheat — Fall wheat that was properly seeded made a good crop. Spring 

 wheat made about the average crop. 



Rye— "Rye did well and made a full average crop. It grew too rank for 

 a record yield of grain. 



Barley — Barley, like oats, grew too rank for the best crop, and the 

 straw gave way at ripening time. Generally speaking, the yield was 

 good. 



Flax — We had a splendid season for flax. It grew tall and headed out 

 well. Some splendid yields were reported and the flax was of good 

 quality. 



Buckwheat — There was very little buckwheat raised here. 



