9G2 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Horses — Good price. 

 Sxoine — A good deal of sickness. 

 Sheep — About as usual. 

 Poultry — Good. 



Drainage — A great deal being put in. 

 LrtMff's— Selling from $100 to $250 per acre. 



MUSCATINE. 



W. H. SIIIPMAN, WEST LIBERTY, OCTOBER 27, 1913. 



Corn — The unfavorable weather in the early season made the crop 

 short but later the season was more favorable and the crop is well 

 matured. 



Oats — Yield a little below the average and quality fair. 



Wheat — Fair yield and very good quality. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — Small acreage; fair yield; good quality. 



Fla^c — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Very small acreage; good yield. 



Timothy — Good crop and saved in excellent condition. 



Clover — Good crop; second cutting extra good. 



Potatoes — Light yield but fine quality. Bringing a good market price. 



Vegetables — Sweet potatoes a good crop and fair quality. 



Apples — Good crop and fine quality; will keep well into the winter. 



Other Fruits — Watermelons a big crop in this locality and sold at 

 good prices. Many car loads shipped. 



Cattle — Not much interest taken in dairy stock; feeders not very 

 plentiful. 



Horses — Good draft horses bringing a good price and there is a good 

 demand for same. 



Swine — Some disease and many farmers are not stocking up. 



Sheep — Not much Interest in this industry. However, we have sev- 

 eral pure bred flocks and they bring their owners good returns. 



Poultry — No disease. This is a most profitable industry in this 

 county. 



Bees — Not many kept but very satisfactory results have been re- 

 ported. 



Drainage — Very few tile put in; farms are already well drained out. 



Report of Fair — Held August 18-21, and was a success. 



O'BRIEN. 



GEORGE GARDNER, SHELDON, OCTOBEK 1, 1913. 



General ConMtion of Crops and Season — Condition of crops good; fore 

 part of the season favorable but during August and September it was 

 very dry. 



Corn — Extra good; will average 100 per cent or better. A few late 

 fields slightly chaffy on account of the drouth. 



Oats — Straw short; quality good. About 7.5 per cent of the average 

 crop. 



