734 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Clover — Very light. 



Prairie Hay — Light. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Light. 



Potatoes — Late ones are good. 



Vegetables — Late ones good. 



Apples — Good. 



Other Fruits— Y&vy short crop. 



Cattle — Scarce. 



Horses — Good lot of colts. 



Swine — Big crop. 



Poultry — Lots of it. 



Bees — Quite a number. 



Drainage — Considerable done during the past year; some still at it. 



Other Industries — Great deal of building being done both in the country 

 and in the towns. 



Lands — ^A good many sales made, some as high as $135.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Milford, September 13th to 15th, inclusive. At- 

 tendance good. 



DICKINSON. 



W. W. WHITE, SPIRIT LAKE, OCTOBEK 7, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops light; season dry. 



Corn — Acreage above last year; yield about 25 bushels per acre; quality 

 good. 



Oats — Yield 20 bushels per acre; quality good. 



Wheat — Acreage normal; quality good; yield 12 bushels. 



Rye — ^Very little raised in this county; no report. 



Barley — Very light yield; quality fair. 



Flax — ^Light yield; very uneven. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised; no report. 



Millet — Fair yield; small acreage. 



Sorghum — Good yield; small acreage. 



Timothy — Very light. 



Clover — Badly winter killed. 



Prairie Ha§ — Light crop; good quality. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes light; late ones good average yield; good 

 quality. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Slightly below average. 



Other Fruits — Very good; small fruit fair. 



Cattle — Supply slightly under normal; in good condition. 



Horses — Usual number; grade improving. 



Swine — Average number of young pigs. Weight less than at this time 

 last year. 



Sheep — Good lot of lambs; in good condition and grade improving. 



Poultry — Normal. 



Bees — Normal. 



