TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 719 



Prairie Hay — None in the county. 



Other Grai^is and Grasses — Hay crop generally light on account of dry 

 weather. 



Potatoes — Early planted potatoes light crop, but late fields yielded well 

 and the quality was excellent. 



Vegetables — Fine; the early spring was favorable to early planting. 



Apples — The largest crop in many years was harvested this season. 

 Thousands of bushels were wasted, as there was no demand for same. 



Other Fruits — All fruits, including berries, were of excellent yield and 

 quality. 



Cattle — Cattle were thin during the early summer because of short 

 pasturage, but late rains brought this out and cattle are in fine condition. 



Horses — High in price and scarce in number. 



Sicine — The dry season and fine spring favored farrowing and swine 

 conditions are ideal. The largest showing of hogs at the county fair 

 ever seen. 



Poultry — Conditions favorable and much poultry raised. 



Drainage — The dry year made drainage unnecessary, but low fields were 

 drained to an extent because of favorable conditions. 



Other Industries — Business good. Building in the county extensive and 

 much improvement in farm conditions. 



Lands — Not much land changed hands this year, but the prices were 

 maintained and in some instances raised in price from $5.00 to $15.00 

 per acre. 



Report of Fair — The Buena Vista County Fair was held at Alta, August 

 15th to 18th, inclusive, and while the exhibits and attractions proved good, 

 the attendance fell off, owing to causes over which the management had no 

 control. The financial outcome of the fair was not encouraging. 



BUTLER. 



W. C. SHEPAKD, ALLISOX, IOWA, OCTOBER 10, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Mostly good; some crops were 

 hurt by the dry weather during the summer. 



Corn — Generally an average crop. That on dry land was hurt some by 

 the drouth, but all ripened in good condition. 



Oats — About an average crop. That on sandy land hurt by drouth. 

 Grasshoppers took a great deal in the eastern portion of the county. Qual- 

 ity of grain and straw good. 



Wheat — Generally a good crop; above the average. Not much raised in 

 the county, but the acreage is increasing year by year. 



Rye — Not much rye raised; about the average quality. Selling high. 



Barley — Not much raised. It is of good quality and is selling high. 



Flax — I do not know of any flax in the county. 



Buckwheat — I do not know of any buckwheat in the county, but should 

 think it a very poor year for this crop .on account of the many rains 

 during the first part of October. 



