760 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



LINN. 



E. E. HENDERSON, CENTRAL CITY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1911. 

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O&neral Condition of Crops and Season — No frost at this writing and all 

 crops mati^'d. The season was dry in the beginning but late rains have 

 given the pastures and ground plenty of moisture. 



Corn — The best crop in years; all matured and of splendid quality. 



Oats — Yielded from 15 to 40 bushels. Excessive rains after the oats 

 were in the shock affected the quality and made a large percent of it 

 inferior. 



Wheat — Small acreage grown; not up to the usual quality and yield. 



Rye — Very little grown this year; poor quality; yield 12 to 25 bushels 

 per acre. 



Barley — Not as much as usual grown ; poor yield and not up to standard 

 quality. 



Flax — ^None grown. 



Buckwheat — ^Very little grown. 



Millet — Fair, very little grown this season. 



Timothy — Good quality; light yield. 



Clover — ^Very little clover was grown this season. The dry weather of 

 last fall killed the greater part of the clover in this section. 



Prairie Hay — Light; very little raised. 



Potatoes — Early ones nearly a failure but late ones will be of good 

 quality and a fair crop. 



Apples — Large crop; best in years. 



Other Fruits — Strawberries lighter crop than usual; other berries a 

 good fair crop. 



Cattle — There will be about the usual number on feed. This is a good 

 dairy county and milk cows are in good demand and scarce. Feeders 

 in good demand. 



Horses — Plentiful but in good demand. High grade of draft horses 

 raised principally. 



Swine — About the usual number raised; no disease reported in the 

 county. 



Sheej) — A large number raised and in good demand. 



Poultry — Getting to be one of the leading industries of the county. 



Drainage — About the usual amount of tile drainage being done; quite 

 a number are using cement tile manufactured in the county. All the clay 

 tile being used this year is shipped in from outside the county. 



Lands — In good demand; selling from $80 to $140 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Central City on September 5th to 8th, inclusive. 

 We had a rainy week. Exhibits in all departments except the swine 

 department were above the average. Much interest was manifested and 

 the attendance surprisingly large considering the weather. The farmers 

 are taking much interest in the success of this fair as it has been con- 

 ducted several years without races and has been very successful. This 

 is the first time for years that we have come out behind financially. 



