FOURTEENTH ANNTAf. Y1«:AR nOOK— PART XIV. 070 



WINNEBAGO. 



J. r. nOYI), HUITALO CKNTEK, NOVEMUKU 20, IDIH. 



General Conditions of Croi)s and Season — Good; season a little back- 

 ward and wet at opening but progressed nicely and closed good. 



Com — Good, well matured and put in the crib in fine condition; aver- 

 age yield 40 to 50 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Good, cut and threshed in good condition; average yield about 

 40 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Fair crop; average yield about 20 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Very little raised; quality good. 



Barley — Fair crop; yield lighter in weight than usual; average yield 

 about 30 bushels per acre. 



Flax — Good; acreage small. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Acreage small but the yield was good. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Good; very little cut for seed; yield of hay large. 



Clover — Good, both as to yield and quality. 



Prairie Hay— Good yield and put up in fine condition. 



Potatoes — Yield fair but quality good. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples— Fine quality and fair yield. 



Cattle — Fine condition. The farmers are paying more attention to 

 breeding than heretofore. 



Horses — Same as cattle. 



Sicine — Large numbers were raised but cholera has taken a great many 

 of them. Quite a number were saved by vaccination with tested serum. 



Sheep — Not many raised but they have proved profitable. 



Bees — ^Very few kept. 



Drainage — A vast amount of drainage being done, especially private 

 drainage. 



Lands — Quite a movement in real estate has been experienced this 

 year. The price has advanced from $10 to $25 per acre. 



WINNESHIEK. 



LAURITZ il. EXGER, DECOKAH, OCTOBER 10, 1913. 



Corn — A good full crop; would consider it a 100% crop. 



Oats — Yield 40 to 50 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Very little raised here. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — Light crop; 20 to 30 bushels per acre. 



Flax — 10 to 12 bushels per acre. 



Buckicheat — Little raised. 



Millet — Very little raised. 



Timothy — 4 to 6 bushels per acre. 



Clover — But little raised. 



Prairie Hay — None that I know of. 



Other G-rains and Grasses — Good average crop. 



