912 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — Very little. 



Timothy — Average about one ton per acre. Price $15 per ton. 



Glover — Pretty badly winter killed. First crop nearly failure. Too 

 dry; second crop good. 



Other Grains and Gi'asses — Some alfalfa. Crop good. 



Potatoes — One-third crop worth $1 per bushel. 



Yegetatles — Early vegetables good but late damaged by drouth. 



Apples — Very few orchards with any apples to speak of. 



Other Fruits — Strawberries fair crop. Cherries half crop. Blackber- 

 ries and raspberries none. 



Cattle — More cattle in the county than a year ago. No cattle on feed 

 to speak of. 



Horses — Good horses are scarce. 



Stvine — Crop of pigs above normal. Most of the fat hogs out of 

 county at present. 



Sheep — Fine lot of lambs. Good many sheep in county, but can't say 

 how many. 



Poultry — Lots of chickens. Not many turkeys. 



Bees — Hardly enough honey made to winter the bees. 



Drainage — Nothing. 



Lands — Considerable lands changing hands. Good farming lands range 

 in price from $90 to $150 an acre depending on location and improvements. 



Report of Fair — Weather good but hot and dry. Good races. Good 

 show of cattle. Fair display of agricultural products. Good attendance. 

 In all, most successful fair held for the past twenty years. Paid every- 

 thing and had a little money left. Dates July 28th to 31st. 



VAN BUREN. 



D. A. MILLER, MILTON, OCTOBEE 9, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — ^Crops good considering mid- 

 summer being extremely dry. Plenty of moisture after middle of Sep- 

 tember. 



Corn — Quality good. Average yield about forty-five bushels. Some 

 better than last season. 



Oats — An average yield and of a good quality. 



Wheat — Yield excellent and quality good. 



Bye — A short crop on account of small acreage. 



Barley — None raised in this county. 



Flax — None raised. 



BucTcivheat — Small acreage but of good quality. 



Millet — Good quality but not so much as last season. 



Sorghum — Short crop. 



Timothy — A good average crop. Hay excellent; seed yield quite good. 



Clover — Good quality but short on seed. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



