970 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Barley — Fair but not much raised. 



Flax — Hardly any raised here but quality is fair. 



Buckwheat — Hardly any raised this year. 



Millet — In fine shape and considerable grown. 



Sorghum — Only a fair yield and used mostly for home consumption. 



Timothy — Good yield and fine quality. 



Prairie Hay — Not much left. 



Potatoes — Not a large crop on account of drouth. 



Vegetables — Only fair. 



Apples— Good quality but short supply. 



Other Fruits — Only fair. 



Cattle — In good condition but very short supply. 



Horses — Good and high prices prevail. 



Swine — Not many here as hog cholera has taken a great many. 



Sheep — A fair supply shipped in and doing fine. 



Poultry — In good shape and a good supply. 



Bees — Honey is about as fine as I ever saw but we do not have many 

 bees. 



Drainage — Most farms well tiled now. 



Other Industries — In good condition. 



Lands — Some changing hands at from $125 to $250 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Good crowds and fine weather. No accidents of any 

 kind and the best of attractions. 



SHELBY. 



JOS. F. BEH, HAKLAN, OCTOBER 29, 1913. 



Corn — About three-fourths of a normal crop; quality excellent. 



Oats — About a normal yield. 



Wheat — About a normal yield. 



Rye — Not much grown. 



Barley — Little below normal; good quality. 



Flax — None grown. 



Buckwheat — Very little grown. 



Millet — Crop of little consequence; season too dry. 



Sorghum — Good crop; but very little grown. 



Timothy — Good, normal crop. 



Clover — Good, normal crop. 



Prairie Hay — Good full crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa crop good; acreage being increased 

 rapidly. 



Potatoes — Very poor yield generally. 



Vegetables — Poor crop generally. 



Apples — Poor crop. 



Other Fruits — Generally a poor vroyt. 



Cattle — A growing indu.stry. 



Horses — An increase in the breeding of draft horses. 



Swine — The usual number of pigs. However, we have had heavy Josses 

 from swine plague. 



Hheep — An increasing industry. 



