764 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Timothy — One-half to one ton of hay per acre; quality of seed was fine 

 but only a small amount of timothy was cut for seed; light yield. 



Clover — Fair yield but the quality was as good as an ever harvested. 

 On account of the dry weather there will not be much clover seed as there 

 was no second growth. 



Prairie Hay — Quality good; not very much in the county. 



Potatoes — Almost a failure on account of the bugs, grasshoppers and 

 drouth. 



Tegetalles — Not many grown. Only in localities where there were local 

 showers. 



Apples — Exceptionally large crop and better quality than usual. Winter 

 varieties are free from worms and are well matured. 



Other Fruits — Peaches good and plentiful; plums abundant; raspberries 

 and blackberries were injured by the drouth. 



Cattle — There is a shortage of cattle and they are not in very good con- 

 dition, owing to the short pastures. The farmers have had to feed hay 

 and corn fodder for the past two months. 



Horses — Seem to be in good demand at fair prices. The farmers are 

 raising more than usual. 



Swine — The average number but they are marketed as rapidly as they 

 can be fatted on account of the high price of corn. 



Sheep — Quite a number of sheep are kept in the county and they seem 

 to be doing remarkably well. 



Poultry — About the usual number. Turkeys have done splendidly. 



Bees — The season was entirely too dry for bees. 



Drainage — There has been considerable tile put in this season. 



Other Industries — There has not been as much building done this year 

 as last. More cement is being used for building than before. 



Lands — Not so much land changing hands as last year. 



Report of Fair— He\d at Winterset on Sept. 12-14th inclusive. The ex- 

 hibits were good but not a very large showing in some departments. On 

 the whole we had an average fair although the attendance was smaller 

 than usual on account of threatening weather. 



MAHASKA. 



C. F. MoMYEB, New Shakon, Sept. 22, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season was dry; crops suffered 

 from the drouth. 



Corn — Large acreage; good quality. 



Oats — Poor yield, about one-half a crop; good quality. 



Wheat— Spring wheat poor; fall wheat good quality; one-half crop. 



Rye — Small acreage; good quality and yield. 



Barley — None. 



Flax — None, 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — None, 



Sorghum — Good. 



