938 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



HARDIN. 



GEO. W. HAYNES, ELDORA, OCTOBER 27, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season— Generally good. 



Corn — Very good; many yields going as higli as 60 to 65 bushels per 

 acre. Think a safe average would be about 50 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Quality generally good; yield running from 25 to 60 bushels per 

 acre. 



Wheat — Very good; some yields of spring wheat running 30 bushels 

 per acre. 



Rye — Not much raised. 



Barley — Quality good and an average yield. 



Flax — Not much raised. 



Timothy — Average yield; quality good. 



Clover — More clover grown this year than for the past five years by 

 25 per cent. 



Prairie Hay — Small amount left; quality and yield good. 



Potatoes — Very small crop; quality fair. 



Apples — Good crop. 



Other Fruits — Fair. 



Cattle — About the average increase; many western cattle shipped in. 



Horses — About as usual. 



Swine — Increase rather light on account of disease. 



Sheep — About normal. 



Poultry — Normal. 



Drainage — This work is being carried on as fast as possible. 



Other Industries — Growing. 



Lands — Generally on the rapid increase. 



Report of Fair — Held September 2-5, 1913. Weather and crowds good. 

 We had a very successful fair. 



HARRISON. 



A. B. IIASBROOK, MISSOURI V^VLLEY, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season was dry and a 

 very high temperature prevailed from the 20th of May to September 10th. 

 It was favorable to cultivation and harvesting of crops and despite the 

 excessive heat and much rainfall the farmers have little to complain of 

 at this time. 



Corn — In general the corn crop is good and of excellent quality. 



Oats — Fair yield and of good quality. Not much raised in the county. 



Wheat — The greatest crop ever produced in the county, both as to 

 acreage and yield. Some yields reported as high as 40 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Not much raised. The yield was fair and quality good. 



Barley — Not much raised. 



Flax — Hardly any grown. 



Millet — A light crop. 



Sorghum — Raised for forage; a good crop. 



Timothy — A light crop; injured by hot, dry weather. 



Clover — A fair crop. 



