922 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTL'rtE 



CASS. 



I), r. HOGAN, ATLANTIC, OCTOBER 17, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good. 



Corn — About one-half crop; quality good. 



Oats — Big crop; quality good. 



Wheat — Big crop winter wheat; good quality. • 



Rye — None. 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None. 



Buckicheat — Not any. 



Millet — Not any. 



Sorghum — Very little. 



Timothy — Good fair crop of hay; quality good. The seed crop was good. 



Clover — Good crop of hay; quality good. Not a great deal of seed. 



Prairie Hay — Not much grown. 



Potatoes — Late ones a total failure; early ones a light crop. 



Vegetables — Early ones fair; late ones a light crop. 



Apples — Very light crop; late apples almost total failure. 



Other Fruits — Peaches a big crop; plums fair; strawberries good. 



Cattle — Light supply on hand but they are in good condition. 



Horses — The usual supply and in good condition. 



Sici7ie—A nice lot of pigs on hand but probably one-third of them 

 died with cholera this summer and they are still dying. 



Sheep — Pair supply and in good condition. 



Poxiltry — Large crop. 



Bees — Usual condition. 



Drainage — Too dry to tile. 



Lands — Not much selling; price held higher than last year. 



Report of Fair — Exhibits light and attendance light. Interest seems to 

 be lagging and we may not hold a fair another year. 



CASS. 



R. B. MARKER, ATLANTIC, OCTOBER 30, 1913. 



Corn — Quality good; 60 per cent of an average yield. 



Oats — Quality good; 70 per cent of a crop. 



Wheat — Good; 70 per cent of a crop. 



Rye — Not much raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Practically none grown here. 



Millet — Practically none. 



Sorghum — Very little. 



Timothy — Very good crop; 80 per cent. 



Clover — About 40 per cent. 



Prairie Hay — Unknown. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Some alfalfa being started. 



Potatoes — Very poor. 



Vegetables — One-half crop. 



Apples — 25 per cent of a crop. 



