848 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Scarce and high in price. 



Horses — Good supply; good prices. 



Swine — Plentiful; some cholera. 



Sheep — Not many raised. 



Poultry — Plentiful. 



Bees — Healthy. Good honey crop. 



Drainage — Low land nearly all tiled. 



Other Industries— Dairying a profitable industry. 



Lands — Increased valuation abput 25 per cent. 



Report of Fair — Date August 25-29. Weather was ideal and the at- 

 tendance large. This fair association has .$700 in its treasury after 

 paying every dollar of expense and premiums in full. 



JONES. 



CI-IFFORD W. XILES. AXAJIOSA. OCTOBER 7, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops in general are very good. 



Corn — Good; about 40 bushels to the acre. 



Oats — Twenty bushels to the acre. 



Wheat — Good; twenty bushels to the acre. 



Rye — Good; twenty-five bushels to the acre. 



Barley — Good; thirty bushels to the acre. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Fair crop; not a large acreage. 



Millet — Very little raised in this vicinity. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Good; from one to two tons per acre. 



Clover — Very good crop. 



Prairie Hay — Good; very little raised here. 



Potatoes — Not very good; average of 25 to 50 bushels to the acre. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Good and plentiful. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Quite a number of cattle in this vicinity. They are gradually 

 weeding out the poor cattle and improving the breeds. 



Horses — Quite a few heavy horses. 



Swine — Good; quite a loss on account of cholera. 



Sheep — Not very many. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Not many. 



Drainage — All low lands being drained. 



Other Industries — All good. 



Lands — Have increased $50.00 on ihr acre. 



Report of Fair — Held in August. We had a large attendance and 

 everything proved satisfactory. One of the best fairs we have ever 

 had. 



