976 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Report of Fair — The best fair ever held. All departments full with the 

 exception of swine. We had a special colt show in which we had thirty- 

 nine entries and all good colts. 



WAYNE. 



E. E. BETTIS, CIJO, NOVEMCER 29, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — In the early part of the season 

 it was cold and wet, later it turned hot and dry, which caused a short- 

 age of most all crops. 



Corn — The corn crop promised to be a bumper crop until the drouth 

 set in. The yield will be short of the average crop but the quality is 

 good. 



Oats — Fairly good. 



Wheat — Fair. 



Rye — None to speak of. 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None. 



BiicJcicheat — None. 



Millelt — Very light because of the drouth. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Light; about three-fourths ton per acre. The qualilty was 

 good and some cut for seed. 



Clover — None to speak of. 



Prairie Bay — Very little. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Pastures short on account of the drouth. 



Potatoes — ^Almost a failure. 



Vegetables — ^None. 



Apples — ^Very scarce. 



Other Fruits — Light crop. 



Cattle — Not very plentiful and in good demand. 



Horses — Fair lot of horses and prices are good. 



Sioine — Plenty of hogs in the spring but cholera has taken most of 

 them. 



Sheep — Have been scarce but a good many have been shipped in 

 this fall. 



Poultry — About the same as usual. 



Bees — None to speak of. 



Drainage — Owing to the natural drainage not much tile is used. 



Other Industries — None. 



Lands — Not much changing hands this year. The average farm would 

 sell for about $75 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Clio September 11-12. It rained on the 11th 

 and we held over one day. We had a very good crowd. 



WAYNE. 



J-OUt.\ JOHIVSXO.N, SEWAL, OCTOBER 28, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season was drouthy. 

 Corn — 30 bushels. 

 Oats — i5 bushels. 



