718 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Other Fruits — Quality fine; all kinds abundant. 



Cattle — Doing well; free from disease. 



Horses — In a healthy condition and more attention is being paid to 

 breeding, particularly heavy horses. No epidemics. 



Swine — Generally thrifty and free from disease. 



8hee,p — Thrifty and doing well where raised. Not generally raised 

 throughout the county. 



Poultry — Large number and free from disease. 



Bees — Not many but they have made an abundance of late honey. 



Drainage — Considerable tiling being done this season. 



Other Industries — Practically no other industries outside of agricul- 

 tural and mercantile activity. Conditions are go.od and business of all 

 kinds prosperous. 



Lands — Valued at from $7.5.00 to $200.00 per acre, according to location 

 and improvements. 



Report of Fair — Held at Independence, August 22, 23, 24 and 25. A very 

 successful and satisfactory fair, both from the viewpoint of the manage- 

 ment and the public. 



BUENA VISTA. 



C. H. WEGERSLEV, ALTA, OCTOBER 10, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The forepart of the summer 

 of 1911 was dry and hot. The spring was early and farm work of all 

 kinds was expedited by the seasonable weather. During the months .of 

 May and June the temperature was unseasonable, and no precipitation 

 fell, put during the latter part of the crop season the conditions improved 

 and the fall proved ideal for crop maturity. 



Corn — Corn proved an excellent yield. In spite of early conditions and 

 lack of moisture, the fields stood the excessive heat and turned out well. 



Oats — The yield of early oats was not good but late oats proved to be 

 of fine quality and an excellent yield. The kernels were heavy and plump, 

 weighing in excess of machine measure. 



Wheat — ^Little wheat raised in the county, but of excellent quality where 

 raised. 



Rye — No rye raised in the county to speak of but what little there was, 

 was of good quality. 



Barley — Same as rye. 



Flax — 'Some flax raised on old pasture e;round where broken up. Of 

 good yield and quality. 



Buckwheat — No buckwheat raised. 



Millet — The late planted millet proved an excellent fodder crop and 

 a very heavy yield. 



Sorghum — Little raised. 



Timothy — Owing to the dry weather the timothy crop was light but of 

 good quality. 



Clover — For the same reason, a light crop. The fall rains proved bfc^ie- 

 ficial to clover culture. 



