FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 897 



Report of Fair — Held September 22d-25th, inclusive. We had fine 

 weather but our attendance was cut somewhat by reason of the fact that 

 the Tama county fair and the Jasper county fair were held on the same 

 dates. Our exhibits were all good. 



MARSHALL. 



W. M. CLARKE, MAESHALLTOWN, OCTOBKR 14, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Not the average amount of 

 rainfall during the first part of the season but since then we have had too 

 much. 



Corn — Average crop but it is being damaged at this time by the con- 

 tinual rains. 



Oats — Yielded forty-five bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Winter wheat good; spring wheat but a fair crop. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — But little raised and that only an average crop. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised for market. 



Millet — Small acreage but a good crop. 



Sorghum — None raised for market. 



Timothy — Small acreage. Yielded one and one-half tons per acre. Not 

 much seed saved. 



Clover — First crop good; second crop fair. Not much seed saved on 

 account of hail storm and wet weather. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Average crop. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes, a fine crop and good quality. Late potatoes, 

 a good crop but harvested in poor condition. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Very scarce and poor. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — In good condition; fall pastures fine. 



Horses — Average number of colts being raised. Mostly draft breeds. 



Sivine — No disease to speak of this year. Not the usual number on 

 hand, however, on account of the scarcity of brood sows. 



Sheep — Very few raised. 



Poultry — A large and growing industry. 



Bees — Honey output small and of an inferior quality. 



Drainage — No public drainage. Nearly all low places are tiled by 

 individuals. 



Lands — Continue to advance in price. Modern methods of farming 

 bring satisfactory results. 



Report of Fair — Held September 14th-19th, inclusive. Taken as a whole 

 our fair was one of the best we have ever had. We had especially good 

 exhibits in the stock and agricultural department. We had considerable 

 rain during the week and for the first time in many years we are in 

 debt. 



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