762 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



. . LUCAS. 



J. C. Williamson, Chariton, December 4, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — We experienced one of the most 

 severe drouths this season that we have ever known. 



Corn — Will make about 60% of an average crop. 



Oats — About an average crop; extra fine quality. 



Wheat — Extra good; good quality. 



Rye — None. 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None. 



BiicJcwheat — None. 



Millet — Very little raised. Not very good. 



Sorghum — A little planted and it made a good crop. 



Timothy — Hay very light, making from one-half to a ton per acre. 

 Seed was good and almost all of the timothy was threshed for seed. 



Clover — A very light crop, no second crop. 



Prairie Hay — Very little prairie hay. 



Potatoes — Almost a total failure except the very earliest ones. 



Vegetables — Not very good; too dry. 



Apples — A good yield and good quality. 



Other Fruits — Fair crop. 



Cattle — Feeding cattle almost all shipped out. A fair demand for dairy 

 cows. 



Horses — Selling for a great deal less than they were a year ago. We 

 have plenty. 



Swine — Quite a number on hand but not many being fed on account of 

 the low prices. There are a few cases of cholera in the county. 



Sheep — A good many small flocks in the county but they are not in very 

 great demand. 



Poultry — Fair year for poultry. Good prices have been realized for both 

 eggs and poultry. 



Bees — Too dry for bees. 



Lands — Farms are not selling very fast but they bring good prices. Quite 

 a number being sold at auction. 



LYON. 

 CiiAS. W. Bradley, Rock Rapids, Oct. 24, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season very dry until July, 

 after that time we had plenty of rain. Small grain crop very light; corn 

 good; grass and pasture good. 



Corn — Corn acreage 25%. Average yield 30 bushels per acre; good 

 quality. 



Oats — Very short on account of early drouth. Average yield, about 15 

 bushels per acre; quality good. 



Wheat — Very small acreage; average yield 20 bushels per acre; good 

 quality. 



Rye — Little, if any, grown. 



