770 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



MITCHELL. 



Carl H. Spaanum, Osage, October 17, 1911. 



(General Condition of Crops and Season — Generally fair; hay crop rather 

 light 



Com — Average crop. 



Oats — About 40 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Generally good. 



Timothy — Good crop. 



Prairie Hay — Very light. 



Potatoes — Early ones very light; late ones good. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — ^Large crop. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Report of Fair — Held Sept. 26-29 inclusive. Fair crowd; good exhibits. 



MONONA. 

 Geo. O. Holbbook, Oxawa, October 9, 1911. 



(General Condition of Crops and Season — Fair. Some localities slightly 

 damaged by drouth. 



Corn — Average yield. 



Oats — Light. 



Wheat — Winter, extra good; spring varieties light on account of drouth. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — None raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Yield hurt by drouth. 



Clover — Yield hurt by drouth. 



Prairie Hay — Very light crop; less than half. 



Potatoes — Fair yield of late potatoes. 



Apples — Good yield. 



Other Fruits — Fair. 



Cattle — Only small lots, no feeding. 



Swine — Good stock of spring pigs; some disease. 



Sheep — None. 



Poultry — Good; no disease. 



Drainage — None needed this year. 



Lands — Not much change of ownership; good prices. 



Report of Fair — Held at Onawa, September 12-15 inclusive. More inter- 

 est shown in the fair this year than ever before. 



MONROE. 



LOREN PERRIIT, AXBIA, OCTOBER 25, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops fair; season dry. 

 Corn — Average 28 bushels per acre. 



