FOURTEENTH AXXTAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV. 911 



Oats — The oat crop was good; that is, the yield was about 38 bushels 

 per acre and the quality very good. 



Wheat — Not much raised in this county and mostly winter wheat. The 

 quality was good and the yield about 20 bushels per acre. 



liye — Good; a very small acreage but good quality. 



Barley — Not a good crop as the weather was a little too hot just at the 

 time it was filling. I think it would average about 28 bushels per acre. 



Flax — Practically none. 



BtickicTieat — None that I know of. 



Millet — I know of none. 



Sorghum — Generally good. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — A fair crop of hay and quite a lot of it cut for seed. It yielded 

 about 300 pounds per acre. 



Prairie Hay — Not any. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Pastures were good all season. 



Potatoes — About one-half crop; not more than enough to supply this 

 county. 



Vegetables — Mostly good. 



Apples — An abundance of all kinds. 



Other F7-uits — Plums scarce. 



Cattle — Scarce but in good demand and in excellent condition. Our 

 cattle are free from disease in so far as I can learn. 



Horses — Plentiful and in good condition. 



Swine — A good lot of pigs and no hog cholera that I know of in the 

 county. 



Sheep — Not many but they are in fine condition. 



Poultry — Lots of poultry. 



Bees — The honey output is large. 



Drainage — This county has natural drainage and docs not require much 

 tilling. 



Other Industries — The iron mining company located at Waukon em- 

 ploys about 75 men and will run day and night the balance of the season. 

 The ore is of high grade and some of it will test 70 per cent iron. 



Lands — Generally rolling and rough, ranging in price from $50.00 to 

 $250.00 per acre. 



Report of Fai?-— Held September 9, 10, 11 and 12. We had a good at- 

 tendance but rain on Thursday spoiled our big day and caused us to 

 run behind. Our exhibits were good in all lines. 



AUDUBON. 

 S. C. CURTIS, AUDUBON, octoi!p:r 20, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Seanson — The general condition of 

 crops was not normal on account of the continued hot and dry weather. 



Corn — Will make about two-thirds of a crop where it has not been in- 

 jured by hail. 



Oats— Just a fair yield. 



Wheat — A good crop, especially winter wheat. Tbe quality was above 

 •the average. 



Barley — A fair crop, , 



