TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 753 



JOHNSON. 



GEOEGE A. HITCHCOCK, IOWA CITY, OCTOBEB 12, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good, 



Corn — Very fine indeed. Made a good growth and was not hurt mucli 

 by the dry weather. 



Oats — Good quality; yield about one-half crop. 



Wheat — The fall wheat was good both in quality and yield but the spring 

 wheat was very poor. 



Rye — Grood quality; not much raised. 



Barley — Not more than the average yield. 



Flax — None grown. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — ^Very little sown. 



Sorghum — Not much grown in this county. 



Timothy — Very light crop. 



Clover — ^Not much lived through the winter but what did made a fair 

 crop. 



Prairie Hay — None to speak of. 



Potatoes — Early ones not up to average yield. Late ones did not ripen 

 so well but the yield was immense. 



Vegetables — Late ones very fine. 



Apples — We have not had such a yield for years. 



Other Fruits — With the exception of peaches all kinds made a good 

 yield of good quality. 



Cattle — Fully the usual number. 



Horses — Scarce and high prices. 



Swine — The usual number of spring pigs. Not much sickness reported. 



Sheep — Very few in this county but what we have are good. 



Poultry — Quite an industry with the farmers. Most of them have good 

 flocks. 



Bees — About the usual number and they have put up a good deal of 

 honey. 



Other Industries — Progressing. 



Lands — ^Prices high, ranging from $75 to $250 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Iowa City, August 29-September 1, inclusive. We 

 had splendid weather and good attendance. Best fair we have had in 

 years. 



JONES. 



L. W. BUSSELL, ANAMOSA, OCTOBEB 21, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Early spring; very dry sum- 

 mer; excessive rains in the fall. Crops in general are good; above the 

 average. 



Corn — Very good; heavy yield; good quality. 



Oats — Fair; heavy yield; poor quality on account of drouth. 



Wheat — Small acreage; fair yield. 

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