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Bees — Very few kept so far as we have been able to discover. 



Drainage — Much attention being given to drainage. Practically all 

 waste lands have been reclaimed by tile drainage. 



Lands — Have rapidly increased in value the past few years and prices 

 now range from $200 to $250 per acre. This is owing to the fact that 

 people are beginning to realize that Iowa is the best all around producing 

 state in the union. 



Report of Fair — Held at Williamsburg on September 9th-llth. Owing 

 to the extreme heat the exhibits were not as large as usual but the qual- 

 ity was good. We had excellent attractions and altogether we had a suc- 

 cessful fair. 



IOWA. 



F. 11. KARSTEN, MAKENGO, OCTOBER 23, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Not up to last year. Not 

 enough rain. 



Co7-n — General average 37 bushels per acre; quality good. 



Oats — General average 34 bushels per acre; quality fair. 



Wheat — Very little raised. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — Very little raised. 



Flax — None. 



Buckioheat — None. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — Good stand. 



Timothy — Pair. 



Clover — Good crop. 



Prairie Hay — Very little. 



Potatoes — Poor. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Good. 



Cattle — Not many. Feeders being shipped in now. 



Horses — Average price; good supply on hand. 



Swine — Nearly all taken by cholera. 



Sheep — Mostly raised by the Amana Society. 



Poultry — Good condition and good prices prevail. 



Bees — Limited supply; honey shipped in. 



Drainage — Great deal of it done. 



Lands — Price a little higher every year. Good farms bring $200. 



Report of Fair — A successful fair. 



JACKSON. 



W. D. MCCAFFREY, IMAQUOKETA, OCTOHER 4, 1913. 



Corn — Good. 



Oats — Fair. 



WTieat— Fair. 



Rye — Good but not much raised. 



Barley — Not much raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



