906 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Swine — Unusually good lot of pigs. 



Sheep — Not a large number of sheep in this county. Spring lambs are 

 in a thrifty condition. 



Poultry — Extra good. 



Bees — Below the average. 



Drainage — Our chief industry in this county. 



Lands — Increasing in value, ranging in price from $110 to $200 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held August 4th-7th, inclusive. Exhibits fair; attend- 

 ance good and racing fine. 



POTTAWATTAMIE. 



C. H. READ, AVOCA, OCTOBER 29, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Good. 



Oats — Good. 



Wheat — Fair. 



Rye — Good. 



Barley — Fair. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Light. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Fair. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Ajiples — Not many apples this year. 



Other Fruits — Not very good. 



Cattle — Good. 



Horses — Good. " 



Swine — Not extra. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Good. ; • 



Bees — Good. 



Drainage — Good. 



Report of Fair — September lst-4th, inclusive. 



POWESHIEK. ^ ' 



JAMES ^'OWAK, JIALCOM, OCTOBER 27, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season was a little late to 

 start with but May, June and July were excellent months for crops of all 

 kinds. It was a little too dry the last week in July and the first two weeks 

 in August but we have had plenty of rain since September 1st. 



Corn — Good quality. Average yield for the county is forty-two and one- 

 half bushels per acre; price sixty-five cents. . 



