y40 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



HENRY. 



C. H. TRIBBY, JIT. PLEASANT, IOWA, OCT015ER, 1913. 



Corn — The average yield is about a lialf crop. The summer was ex- 

 tremely hot and dry; the early planting suffered from the heat, was 

 badly fired, and yielded but little corn while the late planting made a 

 fair crop; some farmers claiming as high as 65 bushels to the acre. 



Oats — A little better than the usual crop. Some light in weight but 

 there was a fine crop of straw and as the harvest season was dry the 

 crop was harvested with little waste and no damage to either the grain 

 or straw. 



Wheat — The farmers are paying a little more attention to the wheat 

 crop but of late years the acreage has been comparatively small. The 

 yield was good this year and wheat is considered a paying crop. 



Rye — There is but a small acreage of rye but the yield was good this 

 season; a great deal better than last year. 



Barley — Very little grown. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Too dry for buckwheat. 



Millet — Very little sown but this was good. 



Sorghum — A small crop here. The season was too dry for a good crop. 



Timothy — An excellent crop; the acreage was not as large as usual but 

 the yield was very heavy and the quality first class. 



Clover — Clover was on top this season; the heaviest and most profitable 

 crop we have had for years. The acreage was large and the harvest fine. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Other Grains and G7-asses — Blue grass is the principal pasture grass. 



Potatoes — Light crop on account of drouth. Not enough to supply the 

 local demand. 



Vegetables — Generally of very good quality but below the average in 

 size. Plenty for home consumption. 



Apples — Plentiful, although smaller than usual and fell from the trees 

 badly. The demand is very good for shipping purposes and there is a 

 ready market for them. 



Other Fr^iits — There was a good crop of cherries and lots of grapes. 

 The strawberry crop was badly damaged by the hail, as was some of the 

 other fruits. 



Cattle — Not a great many in tlio county. Quite a number brought in 

 this fall for feeding purposes. 



Horses — Good supply of horses and the best class of horses in the state. 



Swine — A great many raised. A very profitable industry. 



Sheep — Not many raised, although there are a few very good flocks. 



Poultry — A profitable industry in this county. 



Bees — Very little interest in bees, although they seem to be profitable. 



Drainage — Good. Considerable tiling is being done, which greatly im- 

 proves the flat farms. 



Lands — The lands of Henry county are of the best in the state. Our 

 best farms sell as high as $325.00 per acre, while the rolling blue grass 

 pasture land sells from $65.00 to $150.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held August 12-15. The most successful fair in the 

 history of the association. We had an attendance of fully 20,000. 



