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Rye — Good quality. 



Barley — Small acreage; good quality. 



Flax — Very little flax raised here. 



Buckwheat — Good crop; small acreage. 



Millet — Small acreage; quality good. 



Sorghum — Very good; quality fine; heavy yield. 



Timothy — Average yield; good quality. 



Clover — Very little clover, due to winter kill and early drouth, 



Prairie Hay — ^Very good crop; good quality. 



Potatoes — Early ones light; late ones fine, heaviest crop in years. 



Vegetables — Small vegetables good; abundant crop. Tomatoes fine qual- 

 ity; heavy yield. Cabbage, pumpkins, squash, etc., a bumper crop. 



Apples — Bumper crop; heaviest in years, running as high as 22 bushels 

 to the tree. 



Other Fruits— Cherries fine, largest crop in years. Plums the same. All 

 kinds of berries were abundant. 



Cattle — Quality fine. Largest number of young calves seen in years. 



Horses — Fine yield. Farmers are raising lots of young colts. Good 

 outlook for winter sales. 



Swine — Good; number of hogs above the average. 



Sheep — Average number of sheep raised. 



Poultry — Very good. Eggs are plenitful but prices are high. 



Bees — Good crop; lots of honey of excellent quality. 



Drainage — Natural drainage good; very little artificial drainage done 

 in this vicinity. 



Other Industries — Doing well. 



Lands — Steadily increasing in value; average price now about $125.00 

 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Anamosa, August 22-26, inclusive. Weather per- 

 fect; large and enthusiastic crowd; exhibits fine. 



JONES. 



FEED W. KOOP, MONTICELLO, OCTOBEE 16, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Extra good; forepart of season 

 dry. 

 Corn — Better than average. 

 Oats — Good. 



Wheat — Practically none raised. 

 Rye — Good. 

 Barley — Good. 

 Flax — None raised. 

 Buckwheat — Very little raised. 

 Millet — Good but very little raised. 

 Sorghum — Good. 

 Timothy — Light crop. 

 Clover — Light crop. 

 Prairie Hay — None. 



