876 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Wheat — Not a large acreage in this county. Spring wheat has been 

 coming into favor again but not very extensively. Winter wheat is not 

 very largely grown but the crop was good. 



Rye — Only a small acreage. 



Barley — Not rauch grown but the quality was fine and the yield fair. 



Flax — ^Very little grown. 



Buckicheat — I know of none. 



Millet — Raised only for the purpose of killing out the quack grass and 

 for poultry food. 



Sorghufn — Is nearly a product of the past. It formerly was an im- 

 portant crop in this county. 



Timothy — Was a good crop this year and the quality of seed produced 

 was extra good. There is very little clear timothy raised. 



Clover — Has done well this year where there was a stand. The acre- 

 age has been greatly reduced in the last three years through poor seeding. 



Prairie Hay — Only a few small patches. 



Other Grains and Grasses- — Alfalfa is being experimented with in a 

 small way, and wherever tried has been quite successful. 



Potatoes — About a half crop. The quality is good and there is no 

 rot or scab. 



Vegetables — Excellent. Mostly grown for home use. 



Apples — A very short crop but of good quality. Not more than ten 

 per cent of the usual yield matured. 



Other Fruits — Were of fine quality and good yield, excepting grapes, 

 which were a light crop. 



Cattle — Have been unusually free from disease and are in extra good 

 condition. Pastures have been exceptionally good. 



Horses — Have been unusually free from disease and there has been a 

 large crop of spring colts. Prices have held up extra well in view of 

 the large increase in the number of horses and colts on the farm. 



Swine — Have suffered considerably from cholera in some localities. 

 Only an average lot of spring pigs and they are being rapidly pushed 

 for market on account of high prices and the stock on hand next year 

 is likely to be considerably reduced. 



Sheep — Not many in the county although there are a number of small 

 flocks. There has been no disease and the returns have been satisfactory. 



PouW-y — Free from disease throughout the county and on account of 

 the favorable season there has been an extra large crop of young stuff. 

 Prices have been very satisfactory. 



Bees — Which have nearly disappeared from the county on account of 

 the bee disease prevailing for a number of years, are slowly coming 

 back. It has been a poor year for honey, but the stock on hand appears 

 to be healthy. 



Drainage — Has increased very rapidly and many car loads of tile 

 have been put in during the past summer. The results have been uni- 

 formly satisfactory. 



Other Industries— Building has been unusually brisk during the past 

 year, with better buildings than ever before being put up. 



Lands — Have not increased so much in the last six months as in the 

 previous six months and are not moving quite so freely as they did in 



