97i IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Clover — Acreage small; yield large. 



Prairie Hay — None to speak of. 



Other Grains and G^-asses — Good early part of season but injured by 

 the extreme dry weather during the summer. 



Potatoes — Small yield; large acreage. 



Ycgetables — Small yield. 



Apples — Large yield but inferior quality. 



Other Fruits — Excellent quality; large yield. 



Cattle — A shortage of cattle; only about 25% on feed. 



Horses — Average number; quality good and prices range from $100 to 

 $225 per head. 



Sivine — Shortage; no cholera in this county as yet. 



Sheep — The average number. 



Poultry — Lots of poultry and prices are good. 



Bees — Only a small number. 



Drainage — Good. 



Other Industries — Flourishing. 



Z;a?jds— "Values range from $75 to $150 per acre. Farms are continually 

 becoming more improved and not many farms changing hands. 



Report of Fair — Held September 16-19 at Milton. The best fair we 

 have held for several years. 



WAPELLO. 



II. R. BAKER, ELDON, SEPTEMBER 24, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good considering the un- 

 usual hot dry weather during the latter part of June up to the middle of 

 September. 



Corn — A good stand. Prospects are for a three-fourths crop; some 

 farmers claiming 60 bushels to the acre. 



Oats — Good quality and harvested in good shape. Yielding from 20 

 to 48 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — More winter wheat than spring wheat; quality and yield good. 

 Price ranges from 76 to 78 cents. 



Rye — Not much sown; good quality; price 50 cents. 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Fair crop; good quality. 



Sorghum — The drouthy season cut the crop short but the quality is 

 good. 



Timothy — Very good crop; about li-o tons per acre and of fair quality. 

 Sells for $12.00 per ton baled. 



Clover — Good average crop and mostly harvested in good shape. 

 Selling at $8.00 to $9.00 per ton baled. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Potatoes — Light crop on account of the drouth. 



Vegetables — Early ones good; late ones poor. 



Apples — The exhibit of apples at our fair would indicate a good crop. 



Other Fruits — Plenty of peaches. 



Cattle — Scarce and high priced. 



