908 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Wheat — Winter wheat yielded from twenty to thirty-five busliels per 

 acre. Very little spring wheat sown. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — Fair crop; yield from fifteen to thirty-five bushels per acre; 

 quality good. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — Quality good; general average two tons per acre. 



Clover — Good crop; some has been saved for seed; yield quite light; 

 quality good. 



Prairie Hay — None raised. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Two cuttings of alfalfa and yielded about 

 two tons per acre to the cutting. So far only a limited acreage. 



Potatoes — Poor crop; quality very poor and yield poor. Not over twen- 

 ty-five bushels per acre on the average. 



Yegetadles — Quite good; quality excellent. 



Apples — Nearly a failure. 



Other Fruits — Cherries good; grapes fair; plums scarce and peaches 

 a good yield but very poor quality. 



Cattle — Less than normal. Condition quite good for this season of the 

 year. 



Horses — Condition good. Good draft horses bringing from $175 to $200. 

 More colts have been raised the last few years than usual. 



Bicine — All in good condition. Very little cholera reported this year. 



Sheep — In good condition but not many raised in this county. 



Poultry — In excellent condition and more poultry is being raised than 

 formerly. 



Bees — In good condition. Very few in this locality. 



Drainage — More drainage is being put in every year and the results 

 from the same are excellent. 



Other Industries — Our manufacturing plants are not in the best of con- 

 dition at this time and many are not running full time. 



Lands — What land is changing hands brings stronger prices than one 

 year ago. Good improved farms in this locality sell from $175 to $250 

 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 8th-llth, inclusive, at Grinnell. On 

 account of the rain at that time our fair was not very successful financially. 



SAC. 



GUS STROHMEIER, SAC CITY, OCTOBER, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good. 

 Corn — Average crop in best of condition and all farmers busy husking. 

 Good quality. 



Oats — Good and a good yield. 



Wheat — Not much here but quality good and heavy. 



Rye — Not much here but quality good. 



Barley — Good yield and quality good. 



