TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 763 



Barley — Acreage 15%. Average yield 10 bushels per acre; extra good 

 quality. 



Flax — Not grown. 



Buckwheat — No acreage. 



Millet — Small acreage; good yield. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — ^Very light on account of dry season. 



Clover — Very light on account of dry season. 



Prairie Hay — Very light, owing to dry season. 



Other Grains and Grasses — None. 



Potatoes — Heavy acreage; quality first class; average 150 bushels per 

 acre. 



Yegetailes — All varieties first class; both as to yield and quality. 



Apples — Good quality; heavy yield. 



Other Fruits — All kinds a very heavy crop; good quality. 



Cattle — First class condition; large numbers raised. 



Horses — First class condition; large numbers raised. 



Sivine — ^First class condition and a great many raised. 



Sheep — A large number and they are in first class condition. 



Poultry — A great many and in good condition. 



Bees — In very bad condition on account of the early dry weather. 



Drainage — Natural drainage good. Land gently rolling and there is lit- 

 tle, if any, artificial drainage. 



Other Industries — Creameries all doing flourishing business. Other small 

 manufacturing establishments doing a good business. 



Lands — Range in price from $100 to $200 per acre. Quality the very 

 best. 



Report of Fair— Held, at Rock Rapids, August 29 — September 1st in- 

 clusive. A very successful fair. 



MADISON. 



A. L. Foster, Winterset, Iowa. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops &.re well advanced, owing 

 to the extreme drouth and the excessive heat which had a tendency to 

 ripen the early planted crops. The season has been one of extremes. 



Corn — Will make from 15 to 50 bushels per acre; quality medium. Quite 

 a large percent being cut for fodder, which is exceptionally good. 



Oats — Quality fair to medium; yield from 20 to 50 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Good quality, especially fall wheat, which was extra good. Yield 

 from 15 to 30 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Not much sown; quality good. 



Barley — ^l''ield from 20 to 40 bushels; quality good. 



Flax — None grown. 



Buckivheat — None grown, owing to the extreme dry season. 



Millet — Not much sown on account of the drouth. 



Sorghum — Not much grown but what few acres there were was good 

 quality and will make 40 to 75 gallons per acre. 



