942 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



IDA. 



RICHARD VARNER, IDA GRO\'E, DECEMBER 8, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Average about 50 bushels per acre. Good. 



Oats — Good yield and a good crop. 



Wheat — Not very much raised but good yield. 



Rye — None. 



Barley — Good. 



Flax — None. 



Buckivheat — None. 



Millet — Very little raised. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — About two tons to the acre. 



Clover — Fair crop. 



Prairie Hay — About one ton to the acre. 



Potatoes — Short crop. 



Vegetables — Short crop. 



Apples — Short crop. 



Other Fruits — Short. 



Cattle — High and not many fed. 



Horses — Good grade. 



Swine — Short; many died from cholera. 



Sheep — Some fed for market but not many in the yards now. 



Poultry — Five cars shipped from this point and a good supply now on 

 hand. 



Bees — All died last winter. 



Drainage — None. 



Other Industries — Doing well. 



Lands — Selling at advances in price. 



IOWA. 



.J. p. BOWLING, VICTOR. SEPTEMBER 12, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Long drouth bad for corn and 

 grass; small grains fair yield and quality. Hay crop good. 

 Corn — Good, considering the drouth. 

 Oats — Good. 



Wheat — Good; not much raised. 

 Rye — Very little raised. 

 Barley — Good. 

 Flax — None raised here. 

 Buckwheat — Good. 

 Millet — Not much raised. 

 Timothy — Good. 

 Clover — Good. 

 Prairie Hay — Good. 

 Potatoes — Poor crop. 

 VegetaMes — Poor on account of droutli. 

 Apples — Fair. 



