966 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



POCAHONTAS. 



E. A. ELLIOTT, FONDA, OCTOBER 30, 1913. 



Corn — Fair; about 10% soft or damaged by frost. 



Oats — 70 to 75% of an average crop. 



Wheat — Good average crop. 



Barley — Less than the average crop. 



Flax — Fairly good crop but only a small acreage. 



Millet — Heavy crop. 



Sorghuvi — Good crop; quality good. 



Timothy — Quality good; average crop. 



Clover — Better than the average crop; quality good. 



Prairie Hay — Light crop. 



Otlier Grains and Grasses — Possibly 75% of an average crop. 



Potatoes — 50 to 60% of a crop. 



Vegetables — Less than the average crop. 



Apples — Unusual crop; above the average. 



Other Fruits — Less than the average crop. 



Cattle— Scarce; few on feed. Young stock mostly shipped out to 

 market. 



Horses — Average number and of better quality than usual. High 

 prices prevail, ranging from $125.00 to $250.00 per head. 



Swine — Plenty of pigs but we lost a good many on account of cholera. 



Sheep — The average number of spring lambs and they are in a thrifty 

 condition. 



Poultry — We have a nice lot of healthy young ducks, chickens and 

 turkeys. 



Bees — Below the average. 



Drainage — Our chief industry in this county. 



Other Industries — Tile and cement factories fairly prosperous. 



Lands — Increasing in value, ranging in price from $85.00 to $175.00. 



Report of Fair — Held August 5-8. We had good exhibits, attendance 

 and racing. 



POTTAWATTAMIE. 



CALEB SMITH, AVOCA, OCTOBEH, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops — Had an abundance of rain in the early 

 spring, which made the season late for corn planting, but from the middle 

 of July to the 10th of September very little rain fell. After that we had 

 plenty of moisture. 



Corn — A good stand, but on account of the dry weather during .Tuly and 

 August we have only 60% of a full crop. 



Outs — A good crop and of good quality. 



Wheat — Winter wheat very good; spring wheat above the average and 

 quality very good. 



Rye — Very little raised but the quality is good. 



Barley — Not much raised but the color and weight is good. 



Flax — None raised. 

 . Bucktcheat — None. 



Millet — Very little raised. 



