FOURTEENTH ANXCAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV. 967 



i^o rg h n m — None. 



Timothy — A good crop and quality fine. 



Clover — An average crop and secured in good condition. 



Prairie Hay — Above the average crop and secured in good condition. 

 Very little left in this county. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Each year farmers are raising more alfalfa 

 and they find it a paying crop. 



Potatoes — An average acreage but the yield was light on account of the 

 dry weather during July and August. 



Vegetables — A light yield. 



Apples — A small crop. 



Other Fruits — A good crop of small fruits, such as cherries, raspberries, 

 strawberries and grapes. 



Cattle — The grade is. improving and there are quite a number of pure 

 bred herds in the county. Dairying is carried on to a considerable extent. 



Horses — Each year more attention is being paid to the raising of good 

 draft horses. Supply not adequate to the demand. 



Sivine — Considerable disease among the swine. 



Sheep — Very few raised but more and more fed for the Omaha markets. 



Poultry — A good year for poultry and good prices have prevailed for 

 both eggs and poultry. 



Bees — Hardly an average year for bees on account of the dry weather 

 during July and August. 



Drainage — Not much done this year. 



Lands — Increasing in value but not as much changing hands as a few 

 years ago. 



Report of Fair — Held at Avoca September 9-12. The. exhibits were up 

 to the average but on account of the rainy weather on Tuesday and 

 Wednesday the fair could not be called a financial success. 



POWESHIEK. 



J. T. CESSXA, GBIXNELL, SEPTEMBEB 29, 1913. 



Corn — 70% of the average crop; quality fair. 



Oats— 95 % . 



Wheat — None raised. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — Very little raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckioheat — None. 



Timothy — 85% of the average crop. 



Clover— 115%. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Potatoes— 25%. 



Vegetables — 90%. 



Apples — 100 % ; poor quality. 



Other Fruits — Cherries, plums and peaches good. 



Cattle — Condition good but not so many as usual. 



Horses — Normal. 



