952 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Drainage — Good natural drainage. Some tiling done. 



Other Industries — Making good progress. 



Lanffe— Sell from $75.00 to $200.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Donnellson August 20-22. The attendance was 

 very good; attractions and exhibits good and altogether the meeting was 

 a financial success. 



LINN. 



H. T. LOCKWOOl), CENTRAL CITY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops in general are good but 

 the season was a little too dry for the best results. 



Corn — An average of about 40 bushels to the acre in this community. 



Oats — An average of about 25 bushels. 



Wheat — Very small crop. 



liye — A good average crop. 



Barley — Good average crop. 



Flax — No flax raised in this community. 



BucJcwheat — Fair average. 



Millet — Good average. 



Sorghum — Good quality. 



Timothy — Fair average. 



Clover — Heavy crop; good quality. 



Prairie Hay — Short. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Light. 



Potatoes — Poor average. 



Vegetables — Good average. 



Apples — Good average crop. 



Other Fruits — Fair average crop. 



Cattle — Somewhat scarce in this community. 



Horses — Good price but scarce. 



Swine — Good price but not many of them. 



Sheep — Average price; good quality, and good supply. 



Poultry — Good average. 



Bees — Scarce. 



Drainage — On the increase. 



Other Industries — Good average. 



Lands — The price is gradually increasing and all farms are receiving 

 better care. 



Report of Fair — Held September 1-5 at Central City. We had a very 

 good attendance and the gate receipts were better than they have been 

 for several years. We had a good showing of all farm products. 



LINN. 



GENE FAGAN, MARION, OCTOItEn 10, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — About three-quarters of a crop 

 in this vicinity. The season has been dry. 



Corn — Acreage 95,756; estimated yield 3,700,000 bushels. 

 Oais— Acreage 62,111; estimated yield 1,800,000 bushels. 

 Wheat — Acreage 2,600; cstimatod yield in, 000 bnshrls. 



