932 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



40 bushels per acre. Spring wheat was of good quality but not much 

 grown. 



Rye — Not a very large crop in the county. The yield this year was 

 large, and of good quality. It is sown mostly as a nurse crop for seeding 

 to grass or clover. 



Barley — Gave very good returns in grain. Straw, however, was not as 

 long as in some other years. It is also used largely for seeding to grass 

 or clover. 



Flax — Not grown in this county to any reportable extent. 



Buckicheat — Not sown extensively excepting where native slough sod 

 is being broken up. The yield promises to be good and of good quality. 



Millet — Very little grown, only for chicken feed. 



Sorghum — Very little grown. The season has been good for this crop. 



Timothy — A shade light on account of the dry winter and the dry 

 weather in May and June. The quality of the hay and seed, however, 

 was extra good. 



Clover — Has been greatly reduced in the past three years on account 

 of the difficulty in getting a stand. Winter conditions have also been 

 bad. The very high price of seed also cut down acreage materially. 



Prairie Hay — Only cut in a very small way. Some townships not hav- 

 ing any and others only a few small pieces. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa is being experimented with in a 

 small way and it appears to be very promising. 



Potatoes — Have been very disappointing in yield, although of fairly 

 good quality, being free from rot and scab. There will not be more 

 than 40 per cent of last year's crop. 



Vegetables — Have not been so good as some other years on account 

 of the heat during the growing season. The quality is not as good as 

 usual either. 



Apples — The most abundant crop known in the history of the county. 

 Probably 100 car loads have gone to waste on the ground. 



Other Fruits — Grapes have been a short crop; plums nearly a total 

 failure; currants and gooseberries with blackberries and raspberries were 

 very satisfactory. 



Cattle — Not so many as usual on account of marketing veal calves and 

 the high price for market stuff. There has been no disease and plenty 

 of feed. 



Horses — Increasing in number again from the low condition of a few 

 years ago. There has been no epidemic and the grade of horses is being 

 considerably improved. There is a large number of colts. 



/Swine— Have been unusually healthy in the county during the past 

 year. They have been marketed very closely and the spring crop of 

 pigs was rather short; high prices have also helped to reduce their num- 

 ber. 



Sheep — There are a good many Hocks in the county; mostly of tlie 

 mutton type. There are no very large flocks. 



Poultry — Disease has taken a good many of our fowls but still the num- 

 ber fitted for market has been large. 



