S78 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Oats — Yield a little below the average; quality fair. 



Wheat — Small acreage; yield and quality good. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — Fair yield; quality poor. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very small quantity raised. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — Acreage small; quality very good. 



Timothy — Very heavy; best in years. 



Clover — Uneven but very good as a whole. 



Prairie Hay — I know of none. 



Other Grains and Grasses — A few small fields of alfalfa. This crop is 

 yet experimental. 



Potatoes — Decrease in acreage; quality fair. Yield from seventy-five 

 to one hundred seventy-five bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — All kinds good. 



Apples — No late varieties. 



Other Fruits — Grapes plentiful and good; some peaches, cherries and 

 plums. 



Cattle — About average in number but rather thin in flesh. 



Horses — Increased in number. Many for sale and prices are good. 



Swine — More than the usual number. Condition good. 



Sheep — Only a few. Farmers seem to be going out of the business. 



Poultry — Plentiful. Largest exhibit ever seen at the fair. 



Bees — Very few kept. 



Drainage — No drainage districts. Good natural drainage. Some til- 

 ing being done. 



Lands — Not much changing hands but seems to be increasing in price. 



Report of Fair — Held August 25-27, 1914. Weather was fair but 

 cool. The attendance was good and more money was paid out in pre- 

 miums than in any previous year. After paying premiums in full and 

 all expense the society has neat little balance. 



HANCOCK. 



B. L. MC MILLEX, BRITT, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season has been good 

 with plenty of rain and although the weather has been a little cool, 

 crops have matured well. 



Corn — Corn estimated to go around forty-five to sixty-five bushels per 

 acre. 



Oats — Early oats were a little light but quality was good. Yield about 

 thirty-five to forty bushels per acre. Late oats were better than early 

 oats. 



Wheat — Very little wheat raised in this county. 



Rye' — Rye made a good crop here. 



Buckwheat — ^Most buckwheat raised here does fine but the acreage 

 is small. 



Sorghum — No mill around here and although a lot of cane is raised it is 

 all feed for horses during the winter. 



