&72 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Timothy— \ery little raised, only for liay. The crop is below the 

 average. 



Clover — Very little raised and only for hay. 



Prairie Hay — An average crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — ^Good. 



Potatoes — Fair crop. 



Tcgetatles — Good. 



Apples — Good, big crop. 



Other Fruits — Rather below the average. 



Cattle — Good condition. 



Horses — Good condition. 



Swine — Are in bad shape; most all of them are dying from cholera. 



Sheep — Good; lambs a good average and in good condition. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Good. 



Drainage — Very good in this county. 



Other Industries — Dairying and gardening have been profitable the 

 past season. 



Lands — Prices going up and in demand. 



Report of Fair — Held September 10-12th. Taking everything into con- 

 sideration we had a reasonably good fair. 



TAMA. 



A. G. SMITH, TAMA, SEPTEMBER 30, 1913. 



General Conditions of Crops and Season — Average year. 



Corn — Average crop. 



Oats — Average crop. 



Wheat — Average crop. 



Rye — Good. 



Barley — Not much grow^n. 



Buckwheat — Limited. 



Millet — Good crop. 



Sorghum — Very little made. 



Timothy — A good average crop. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — Very little. 



Other Grains and Gr-asses — July and August were dry months and cut 

 the grasses short. Since September 1st they have picked up. 



Potatoes — Hardly any; too dry. 



Tegetables — Short; dry season. 



Apples — Good crop; poor grade. 



Other Fruits — Average crop. 



Cattle — Good condition; all breeds arc being improved. 



Horses — Good improvement. 



Swine — Considerable cholera. 



Sheep — Only a few in the county but they are of good grade. 



Poultry — Our farmers raise considerable poultry but pay very little 

 attention to breed. 



Bees — Very few. 



